The Law Office of Domenic J. Lombardo is a San Diego based law office dedicated solely to the practice of defending criminal charges. Mr. Lombardo is a licensed criminal defense attorney in California State and Federal courts. He appears primarily in San Diego matters but has aggressively defended thousands of individuals throughout the State. He brings a wealth of experience to bear on every case, together with a team of investigators, forensic consultants, and paralegals, as necessary.

Mr. Lombardo has expertise and success in all areas of the law relating to criminal defense. His experience as a lawyer has helped many who have faced criminal charges in San Diego. These include, but are not limited to aiding clients with San Diego arrest and bench warrants, juvenile court proceedings, sex and drug crimes, theft, murder, domestic violence, and crimes against children. We handle three strike matters, domestic violence cases, and restraining orders.

 The San Diego Law Office of Domenic J. Lombardo serves within the state, federal, and county courts throughout San Diego including the El Cajon, Vista, Chula Vista, Kearney Mesa, and Juvenile Courts. He works primarily as a San Diego criminal lawyer but has aggressively defended thousands of individuals throughout California.

His jury trial experience, includes, for example: murder (gun, choking, fists/feet), rape, sexual assault, rape (multiple alleged victims), kidnapping with intent to rape, rape of unconscious person, child molestation, felony gun possession, felony drug possession, felony assault (knife, bottle, fists), felony domestic violence, battery causing great bodily injury (knife, fists), robbery, car theft, three strikes, DUI, misdemeanor assault (machete, knife, fists), misdemeanor battery (fist, cell phone), fraud, grand theft, restraining order violations, misdemeanor domestic violence (rock, scissors, fists, choking), vandalism, misdemeanor driving violations, and many others.

 Mr. Lombardo's trial practice includes several acquittals after trial to the court (without jury), most recently on behalf of a physician where the rare "necessity" defense was successfully invoked.

 He has successfully argued for the suppression of evidence, resulting in dismissal, of many types of cases, including: rape, felony gun possession, felony drug possession, felony drug transportation, felony drug possession for sale, three strikes, felony theft, DUI, and others.

Mr. Lombardo has successfully defended probation and parole revocation hearings, and he has won the release of a prisoner serving a life sentence.

Mr. Lombardo has successfully defended restraining orders and on occasion he will obtain restraining orders on behalf of clients who need protection from harassing persons.

Mr. Lombardo has obtained many court orders nunc-pro-tunc (relating back in time) changing the nature of a conviction in order to save a person from severe collateral consequences of a conviction, such as in matters involving a defendant's professional license or immigration status.