A former Deputy District Attorney, Gerald L. Fogelman has been defending adults, and juveniles, accused of criminal offenses, since 1978, when he left the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office to become a Criminal Defense Attorney. He has extensive experience in the Criminal Justice System in the State of California and it’s inner workings. He has the respect of defense attorneys, prosecutors, judges, and probation officer’s that he works with and appears before. He has a reputation for honesty, and sincerity, in defending his clients. His obsessive thoroughness in investigation, preparation, and representation on behalf of his clients is respected, well known, and helps to insure a just resolution of his clients cases. Gerald L. Fogelman brings over thirty-one years of experience in defending those accused of crimes, both adults and juveniles, to every case he handles. Including Gerald L. Fogelman’s four and one-half years in the District Attorney’s Office, Gerald L. Fogelman brings a total of over 36 years experience in every area of the Criminal Justice System to every case he handles.
Mr. Fogelman represented the defendant in the first case in which the L.A.P.D. used a converted miliary vehicle with a battering ram (a tank like all terrain vehicle) to crash down the wall of a crack house, before evidence could be destroyed, to execute a Search Warrant.
In 1978, Mr. Fogelman represented the defendant in a case that resulted in the end of single officer responses to domestic violence calls. In that case, Mr. Fogelman argued for a change in the way jurors are instructed in cases involving a plea of Not Guilty by Reason of Insanity, in order to give defendants in such cases a fair trial. That Jury Instruction became the law in this State and is given in every Sanity Phase trial in this State to this day. People v. Moore (1985) 166 Cal.App.3d 540.
Bar Admission:
1973
Education:
Southwestern University School of Law
Juris Doctor Degree 1973
Honors: Themis Society
California State College, Northridge
Bachelor of Arts Degree 1970
Honors: Dean’s List June 1969 & June 1970
Major: Philosophy / Minor: Psychology
Certificates, Resolutions, and Honors for work in Criminal Law:
Sworn in by the California Supreme Court 1973
Los Angeles Community College Instructor certification in Law 1975
Sworn in to practice before the U.S. District Court, Central District of California 1979
San Fernando Valley Criminal Bar Association - Vice President 1985
San Fernando Valley Criminal Bar Association - President 1986
Certificate of Recognition by the California State Senate 1986
Honored by the California State Assembly 1986-1987
Honored by a City Council of Los Angeles Resolution for innovations in Criminal Law 1987
Honored by the California State Assembly 1987
Honored by the California State Senate 1987
San Fernando Valley Criminal Bar Association Trial Attorney of the year 1992-1993
Honored by the Board of Supervisors of the County of Los Angeles 1993
San Fernando Valley Bar Association Board of Trustees 1996 (5 years)
San Fernando Valley Bar Association Chair of Criminal Law Section 1996 (several years)
Past Employment:
Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office
Deputy District Attorney - January 1974 to August 1978
Prosecuted every type of criminal offense from Petty Theft to Murder
July 31, 1978 Report of Performance Evaluation: Outstanding
Legal Aid and City Attorney Intern Program
Student Intern 1973
Professional Associations and Memberships:
California Attorneys for Criminal Justice
California Public Defender’s Association
State Bar of California (Criminal Law Section)
San Fernando Valley Bar Association (Criminal Law Section)
Los Angeles County Bar Association (Criminal Justice Section)
