Los Angeles Criminal Defense Attorney Bio
Fay Arfa has the
distinction of being Certified as a Specialist in two separate
areas of law - Criminal Law as well as Appellate Law - by the
California State Bar, Board of Specialization.
CERTIFIED SPECIALTIES:
Certified Specialist, Criminal Law, The State Bar of California
Board of Legal Specialization.
Certified Specialist, Appellate Law, The State Bar of California
Board of Legal Specialization.
Fay Arfa been certified as a CRIMINAL TRIAL ADVOCATE by the National Board of Trial Advocacy (An American Bar Assocation Accredited Organization)
REPRESENTATIVE PRACTICE AREAS:
Assault and Battery; Burglary; Criminal Defense; Criminal
Appeals; Drug Crimes; Felonies; Forgery; Murder; Mail Fraud;
Misdemeanors; Sex Crimes; Theft; Criminal Conspiracy; Homicide;
Manslaughter; Sexual Assault; Habeas Corpus; Post-Conviction
Remedies; Search and Seizure; Wire Fraud.
ADMITTED:
1981, California State Bar; 1986, U.S. District Court, Central
District of California; 1987, U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth
Circuit; 1989, U.S. Supreme Court
LAW SCHOOL:
Southwestern University School of Law, J.D., 1981
COLLEGE:
University of California at Los Angeles (B.A., cum laude, 1972)
Phi Beta Kappa. Education Abroad Program, Jerusalem, Israel.
University of California at Los Angeles, Master of Public
Administration ( M.P.A., 1975)
MEMBER:
Los Angeles County Bar: (Member, Small Firm and Solo Practice
Executive Committee, 1996-1997)
Century City Bar: (Chair, Sections on: Criminal Law, 1998-;
Substance Abuse Section, 1997-1998; Member, Board of Governors,
1998-)
Criminal Courts Bar Associations; National Association Criminal
Defense Lawyers; California Public Defenders Association;
California Appellate Defense Counsel, California Attorneys for
Criminal Justice.
BIOGRAPHY:
Fay Arfa, A Law Corporation, 1986 to present.
Deputy Los Angeles City Attorney, 1985-1986.
General Attorney, Federal Aviation Administration, 1982-1984.
Deputy, Los Angeles City Council, Fifth Council District,
1975-1979.
Government Intern, United States Senate, Washington, D.C.,
Summer, 1972.
PUBLICATIONS:
Author: "Knock, Knock...Who's There? The Police. Do the Police
Have a Right to Enter Your House?," Century City Lawyer, November
2000.
Guest Lecturer, "Criminal Law Motion Practice," Loyola Law
School, 2002.
Guest Speaker, "Alcohol: Effects on Life Liberty and Livelihood,"
UCLA School of Law, 1997.
Speaker, "Substance Abuse: Effects on Life Liberty and
Livelihood," Century City Bar Association, 1997.
Moderator: "Marijuana - The Good, Bad and Legal (?)," Century
City Bar Association, 1997
Moderator: "Sex Addiction, the Highs, the Lows, the Ups, the
Downs, and the Ins and Outs," Century City Bar Association,
1999.
NEWS COMMENTATOR:
National Public Radio, Sky News, Court TV/CNN.
REPORTED CASES:
People v. Clark (1989) 212 CA 3 1233; In re William S. (1989) 208
CA3 313; People v. Mitchell (1994) 30 CA4 783; People v. Monette
(1994) 25 CA4 1572; People v. Ponce (1996) 44CA4 1380; People v.
Ellison (1998) 68 CA4 203; U.S. v. Robertson, 158 F.3d. 1370
(1998, 9th Cir.); People v. Borrelli, (2000) 77 CA4 703; People
v. Young, (2001) 92 CA4 229; In re Eduardo C., (2001) 90 CA4 937;
U.S. v. Franklin, 321 F.3d 1231 (2003 9th Cir.).