Atty. Mark J. Reichel
Mark is one of the few criminal lawyers in the Sacramento region who can say that they have taken a case all the way from the arraignment to an argument before the United States Supreme Court in Washington D.C. In that case, he fought to suppress the evidence in a criminal case because the officer refused to show a homeowner a copy of the warrant when they were searching the home.
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Mark J. Reichel is a Founder based in Sacramento, California, practicing at Reichel Law. They have 35+ years of legal experience, licensed to practice since 1991. Their practice focuses on criminal defense. Admitted to practice in California (1991). Educated at McGeorge School of Law (J.D., 1991) and California Polytechnic State University (B.A., 1986). Recognitions include BV Distinguished. Serands clients in Sacramento, CA and the surrounding metropolitan area.
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- Mark is one of the few criminal lawyers in the Sacramento region who can say that they have taken a case all the way from the arraignment to an argument before the United States Supreme Court in Washington D.C
- In that case, he fought to suppress the evidence in a criminal case because the officer refused to show a homeowner a copy of the warrant when they were searching the home
- After losing the motion in the trial court, he took the case all the way to an oral argument before the U.S
- Supreme Court, an honor very few lawyers achieve in their lifetime. (USA v
- Grubbs, No.04-1414.) Mark Reichel has been an excellent civil and criminal attorney in the Sacramento area since 1991
- In law school at UOP McGeorge in Sacramento, Mark was selected as a Finalist for the Best Brief and Best Oral Argument Award
- he was then selected as the Commencement Speaker for his law school class in 1991
- Within one year of graduating law school, Mark handled a civil rights lawsuit in a case that was featured across the nation and highlighted in the December 1992 issue of Life Magazine
- Mark then distinguished himself as a Trial Attorney with the Office of the Federal Defender in Sacramento for 13 years, handling literally thousands of cases including very serious major felonies and complex white collar crimes
- These included a large number of high profile cases which were covered in the national media (CNN, NBC, ABC, CBS, MSN, NPR, FOX).ellent civil and criminal attorney in the Sacramento area since 1991
- Mark has also handled approximately 25 cases on appeal to the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, and has had numerous appeals in the state criminal courts in California
- Mark has lectured on different aspects of the criminal process to various professional groups
- He was also provided the chance by the federal courts to represent inmates at Guantanamo Naval Base in their federal terrorism trials, but that opportunity was taken away when Congress stripped the courts of that power in late 2005
- After the many years in the “trenches” of the federal court room, Mark now handles a small number of cases at any given time so that he can dedicate his full energy to each and every case he takes
- Mark is a 1995 graduate of the National Criminal Defense College in Macon, Georgia, Vice President of the Sacramento Chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union, a Life Member of the California Attorneys For Criminal Justice, The National Association of Criminal Defense Attorneys, American Bar Association Committee On Criminal Justice, and the California State Bar Committee On Federal Courts
- Mark has consistently been awarded the distinction of being listed as a Super Lawyer for Northern California
- Super Lawyers is a designation of top-rated practicing attorneys selected through extensive evaluation
- Mark has been honored with the distinction of being listed as a Super Lawyer from 2008 to 2013 and again from 2015 to 2026
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Practicing law in California. Legal matters in California are governed by state-specific rules of civil and criminal procedure, statutes of limitations, and substantive law. Cases originating in Sacramento are typically filed in the local municipal court or the appropriate California state district court, depending on subject matter and amount in controversy. An attorney licensed in California brings working knowledge of local procedural deadlines, judicial practices in this andnue, and the substantive law that applies to cases brought here. Out-of-state attorneys generally cannot represent clients in California courts without local counsel or pro hac vice admission.
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