Law Office Kristi Peariso

I am criminal defense attorney Kristi Peariso. While serving as a public defender for Mendocino County, Santa Barbara County and Ventura County, I developed extensive courtroom experience defending individuals against all types of criminal charges. I left the public defenders office and founded my own criminal defense law firm in order to provide my clients with a higher level of personal attention. As a criminal law professor at Southern California Institute of Law and an experienced trial attorney, I take great pride in my ability to clearly explain the law to my students and clients. I have extensive experience working with those who are mentally ill and commit crimes due to the mental illness.