National recognition
Bakersfield criminal defense trial lawyers
You deserve a good lawyer. You can afford a good lawyer.
When your freedom, family, career, or reputation is at risk, experience matters. Raimondo Law defends clients from the earliest investigation through jury trial.
Featured verdict
Not guilty verdict reached in Ridgecrest murder trial→
- 25+ years in Kern County courts
- 6,000+ criminal cases handled
- 135+ criminal jury trials
25+Years of trial experience
6,000+Criminal cases handled
135+Criminal jury trials
4.9Published Google rating
Admissions & professional affiliations
Experience recognized across the legal community.
Decades of criminal-defense work in Kern County are backed by courtroom experience and longstanding connections to the state and federal legal community.
Focused on criminal law
Reputation in the courtroom. Humanity outside it.
Being charged with a crime can stop life as you know it. The Law Office of Mark Anthony Raimondo understands what you are going through, and the purpose is simple: to give you a second chance at life.
From DUI misdemeanors through complex murder accusations, the firm brings preparation, trial skill, and direct client care to every stage of the case. Not every case needs a jury—but every case benefits from a lawyer the prosecution knows is prepared to try it.
Vigorously defending
Criminal defense built around the stakes of your case.
Explore the firm’s principal practice areas. Every matter begins with a confidential review of the evidence, exposure, and available defense options.
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DUI
Bakersfield DUI defense from an experienced criminal trial team.
Explore defense options → 02Domestic Violence
Bakersfield domestic violence defense for restraining orders, battery, corporal injury, threats and related criminal charges.
Explore defense options → 03Drug Charges
Defense for California drug possession, sales, trafficking and search-and-seizure cases in Bakersfield and Kern County.
Explore defense options → 04Violent Crimes
Experienced Bakersfield defense for assault, robbery, kidnapping, carjacking, arson and other serious violent-crime allegations.
Explore defense options → 05Sex Crimes
Confidential Bakersfield defense for sexual assault, molestation, internet offenses and sex-registration exposure.
Explore defense options → 06Weapons Charges
Bakersfield criminal defense for firearm possession, prohibited-person allegations, concealed weapons and gun enhancements.
Explore defense options → 07Murder
Bakersfield homicide and murder defense backed by extensive jury-trial experience in Kern County courts.
Explore defense options → 08White Collar Crimes
Defense for fraud, embezzlement, theft, financial investigations and white-collar criminal charges in Bakersfield.
Explore defense options → 09Gang Charges
Defense for California gang allegations and Penal Code 186.
Explore defense options → 10Three Strikes
Bakersfield defense for California Three Strikes cases, prior-strike allegations and Romero motions.
Explore defense options → 11Expungements
California expungement, dismissal, reduction and record-clearing help from Raimondo Law in Bakersfield.
Explore defense options → 12Mental Health Law
Bakersfield criminal-defense representation involving mental-health diversion, competency, NGI, conservatorships and treatment placement.
Explore defense options →
Mark Anthony RaimondoFounder & Trial Attorney
Meet Mark Raimondo
A trial lawyer trusted with the hardest days of people’s lives.
Mark Anthony Raimondo earned his bachelor’s degree from Rutgers University and his Juris Doctor from Pepperdine University School of Law. He has practiced criminal law for more than 25 years in Kern County courts.
His published record includes dismissals, acquittals, reduced charges, favorable plea agreements, and representation across the full range of misdemeanor and felony criminal cases.
Pepperdine Law, J.D. 1998
Rutgers University, B.A. 1995
Former Kern County Bar board member
Nation’s Top One Percent, 2015–2026
Meet the full team
Client experiences
Known for fighting hard—and treating people like people.
★★★★★“Mark handled my defense personally and for 18 months fought my case and ultimately got all charges dismissed. The staff knew my name and always kept me up to date.”
★★★★★“He does not make guarantees—he gives it to you straight. One month after arraignment, the case was dismissed. We appreciate everything he did for our family.”
★★★★★“His candor, comfort and knowledge instantly comforted me and my family. He doggedly pursued the truth and exposed numerous fallacies.”
★★★★★“From the first phone call to the last, the whole office maintained honesty, professionalism and constant contact through the process.”
★★★★★“Mark was fantastic. He kept all of his promises to us and was able to get my felony case dismissed in a quick fashion.”
★★★★★“My experience with Mark was nothing short of pure professional excellence.”
Awards & recognition
Trial experience recognized locally and nationally.
Professional honors are only one measure of a lawyer. The work still comes down to preparation, communication, and the result pursued for each individual client.
Client & peer rating
10.0 Superb
Avvo — Top Attorney, Criminal Defense
Client satisfaction
10 Best Attorney
American Institute of Criminal Law Attorneys
Trial advocacy
Top 100 Trial Lawyers
The National Trial LawyersAwards and ratings are based on the issuing organizations’ criteria and do not guarantee a particular outcome.