Los Angeles County and Orange County
Laurence B. Donoghue

Immigration • Family Law • Criminal Defense

Legal Solutions for Southern California
Aggressive Representation

Located in Rancho Palos Verdes, California, The Law Offices of Laurence B. Donoghue provides outstanding representation to clients in the South Bay area and throughout Los Angeles and Orange county in the areas of immigration and naturalization, criminal defense, and family law.

Dare to Compare: Donoghue Wins!

• Trial experience - Laurence Donoghue has handled hundreds of jury and court trials over the more than 30 years he has been practicing law, with a very high overall trial win rate. He is a former prosecutor with over 25 years of experience:
  • at the federal level with the United States Department of Justice
  • at the state/county level with the Los Angeles County District Attorneys Office
  
  
• Advanced Education
  • Laurence Donoghue has 10 years experience as a distinguished law school professor.
  • He earned an LLM graduate law degree from the George Washington University School of Law in Washington, D.C.
  • He was granted a national graduate law study fellowship.
  • He earned his Juris Doctor (law) degree and his Bachelor’s Degree from the University of California, Davis.
  
  
• Multi-Jurisdictional Practice - Laurence Donoghue is licensed to practice law in a number of jurisdictions, including the United States Supreme Court, the California State Supreme Court, the United States Court of Military Appeals, and the United States Board of Immigration Appeals.
  
  
• Professional Honors –
  • professional positions on numerous bar association committees and projects
  • a delegate to the California State Bar Annual Meeting Conference of Delegates
  • chosen as a top prosecutor by the Los Angeles County District Attorneys Office Association of Deputy District Attorneys
  • special advisor to the Stanford Research Institute in a legal research project
  
  
• Service - The Law Offices of Laurence B. Donoghue wants to help you, can help you, and will help you. We offer:
  • a free half-hour initial consultation
  • day or night emergency personal service
  • 24/7 contact through voice mail, email and fax
  • investigative, language translation, and notary services
  • We are a multi-language speaking office, for English, Spanish, Tagalog, and French-speaking clients.

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