Heberto Avila Sala

H.A. Sala has been an attorney licensed to practice law in California for 33 years. He has been certified as a legal specialist in Criminal Law by the California Board of Legal Specialization of the State Bar of California for 20 years, and is presently the only practitioner in Kern County to achieve this distinction.

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California

Since 1982

Criminal Defense Attorney

H.A. Sala, A Professional Law Corporation

1986 - Current

Deputy Public Defender

Kern County Public Defender's Office

1983 - 1986

Univ of California Davis

Undergraduate Degree

UC Berkeley School of Law Boalt Hall

Law Degree

AV Preeminent Rating in Legal Ability & Ethical Standards

Martindale Hubble

2016

Bench and Bar Award

Kern County Bar Association

2014

Atticus Finch Award

Kern County Bar Association

2011

Certified Legal Specialist in Criminal Law

California Board of Legal Specialization of the State Bar of California

1995

Judicial Appointments Evaluation Committee-KCBA

Chairman

2011 - Current

Oversight Committee, KCBA Indigent Defense Program

Chairman

2011 - Current

Kern County Bar Association Charitable Foundation

Director

2011 - Current

California State Bar  # 104142

Member

1982 - Current

Ethics and Fair Administration of Justice

Continuing Legal Education

Opening Statements, Cross-Examination & Closing Argument

Continuing Legal Education

Litigating Unlawful Detentions

Continuing Legal Education

Conducting Effective Preliminary Hearings

Continuing Legal Education

Criminal Defense Law in Kern County

California State Bar

Certified Specialist - Criminal Law The State Bar of California Board of Legal Specialization

The State Bar of California