Ron Cordova - Irvine, CA
Attorney at Ron Cordova Attorney At Law
Criminal Defense Lawyers in Irvine, CA
16520 Bake Parkway Suite 280 Irvine, CA 92618
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54
Years
Experience
Irvine Criminal Defense Lawyer
Updated: 06/24/2026
Areas of Practice
- Criminal Defense
- Criminal Law - State and Federal
Litigation: 100%
Attorney Information
Overview
Ron Cordova is an experienced and well-respected criminal defense attorney. He has successfully represented clients in a wide array of state and federal criminal matters, including homicides and other violent offenses such as assault, battery, robbery, drug charges, theft and white collar offenses, alcohol-related charges and juvenile cases. Please see the practice areas page of this website for further information on Mr. Cordova's areas of expertise.
Ron Cordova represents clients in Orange County as well as statewide and nationally, devoting personal attention to each client's case. He combines skill, compassion and aggressive representation to provide the highest level of legal service. With more than 40 years of criminal law and jury trial experience, Ron Cordova has a well-deserved reputation for obtaining outstanding results in even the most difficult and challenging cases. He has tried more than 150 cases to verdict and maintains a truly national practice, having represented clients in 34 states and the District of Columbia as well as several foreign countries. Despite such prominence, Ron remains accessible to his clients and does not pass their cases off to associates.
Ron Cordova is a distinguished criminal defense attorney. He has received the highest possible rating of "AV" from Martindale Hubbell, the national directory of attorneys, confirming his preeminent legal ability and the highest ethical standards.
Ron Cordova has been recognized by Newsweek Magazine in 2011, 2012 and 2013 as one of the best criminal defense attorneys nationwide. He has also been recognized as one of the top five criminal defense lawyers in Orange County by OC Metro Magazine every year since 2009. Ron is also listed in Who's Who in America and Who's Who in American Law.
Ron Cordova is a former Orange County deputy district attorney and a former member of the California Legislature. Additionally, he has served as a professor of criminal law in California and internationally. Ron has taught courses at the University of California, Irvine, the Institute of Comparative Law at the University of Szeged, Hungary, the University of Debrecen, Hungary, the University of Pecs, Hungary, the University of Maribor, Slovenia, Jan Masaryk University in Brno in the Czech Republic and Nicolaus Copernicus University in Torun, Poland.
Ron Cordova is admitted to practice before all state and federal courts in California as well as federal courts in Arizona, Colorado, Michigan, Tennessee and Texas. He has also been admitted pro hac vice in numerous jurisdictions throughout the United States.
Awards and Honors
Honors
- "AV" rated by Martindale Hubbell, 1998 - 2020
- Time Magazine Leading Southern California Attorneys, 2012 - 2013
- Newsweek Magazine Top Attorneys Nationwide, 2011 - 2013
- OC Metro Magazine Top Five Criminal Defense Attorneys in Orange County, 2009 - 2016
- Outstanding Young Men of America, 1977-1978
Other Sources of Feedback About Ron Cordova
Included on the 2026 Southern California Super Lawyers list
Past Lists
- 2025 Southern California Super Lawyers list
- 2024 Southern California Super Lawyers list
- 2023 Southern California Super Lawyers list
- 2022 Southern California Super Lawyers list
- 2021 Southern California Super Lawyers list
- 2020 Southern California Super Lawyers list
- 2019 Southern California Super Lawyers list
- 2018 Southern California Super Lawyers list
- 2017 Southern California Super Lawyers list
- 2016 Southern California Super Lawyers list
- 2015 Southern California Super Lawyers list
- 2014 Southern California Super Lawyers list
- 2011 Southern California Super Lawyers list
- 2010 Southern California Super Lawyers list
- 2009 Southern California Super Lawyers list
- 2008 Southern California Super Lawyers list
- 2007 Southern California Super Lawyers list
Education
Legal Education
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University of Southern California Law Center,
Los Angeles,
California, 1972
J.D.
Honors: American Jurisprudence Award in International Law
Non Legal Education
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Dartmouth College,
Hanover,
New Hampshire, 1967
A.B.
Honors: With Distinction
Major: International Relations
Past Positions
- Orange County Deputy District Attorney, 1973 - 1976
- Member of the California Legislature, 74th Assembly District, 1976 - 1978
Languages
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Spanish
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Swedish
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German
Classes and Seminars
- Adjunct Professor of Criminal Law, University of California, Irvine , September 1, 1981 - June 1, 1983
Bar Admissions
- California, 1972
- U.S. District Court District of Arizona
- U.S. District Court District of Colorado
- U.S. District Court Central District of California
- U.S. District Court Eastern District of California
- U.S. District Court Northern District of California
- U.S. District Court Southern District of California
- U.S. District Court Eastern District of Michigan
- U.S. District Court Middle District of Tennessee
- U.S. District Court Western District of Texas
Other Affiliations
- California Legislature (Vice-Chairman, Committee on Judiciary)
- California Legislature (Member, Committee on Revenue and Taxation)
- California Legislature (Member, Committee on Elections and Reapportionment)
- California Legislature (Member, Select Committee on Corrections)
- California Legislature (Member, Joint Committee on Revision of the Penal Code)
- State Bar of California (Member)
- Orange County Bar Association (Member)
- Newport-Harbor Bar Association (Member)
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Contact
16520 Bake Parkway
Suite 280
Irvine, CA 92618
Phone Number: 949-769-2175
Fax Number: 949-748-3888
Email: Send a message
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