Fresno Criminal Defense Attorneys

Former State Prosecutor and Certified Criminal Law Specialist, Jeffrey T. Hammerschmidt has 32 years of experience handling criminal matters. He represents clients in state court in Fresno, Madera, Merced, Kings, and Tulare Counties and nationally in federal court.

Rena M. Harrison is a Fresno, California based criminal defense and government investigations attorney. Rena represents clients in Fresno, Madera, Tulare, Kings, Merced, and Mariposa Counties as well as in Federal court. Ms. Harrison graduated from San Joaquin College of Law in the Top 10 of her class. Rena has been with Hammerschmidt Law Corporation since March of 2018 and has worked closely with both Mr. Hammerschmidt and Mr. Rooney on federal and state white collar criminal cases, federal and state drug and firearm offenses, felony and misdemeanor DUI offenses, murder and manslaughter cases, and others.

Former Federal Prosecutor, Kevin P. Rooney has 37 years of experience handing criminal matters. He represents clients in state court in Fresno, Madera, Merced, Kings and Tulare Counties and nationally in federal court.

Recently retired as a judge of the Fresno Superior Court, Kent Hamlin will serve as Of Counsel to the firm, representing criminal defendants in state and federal court with an emphasis on jury trials and jury consultation. He will also serve as a mediator in all case types, drawing on his decades of experience resolving civil and criminal cases to bring parties to an agreed disposition, avoiding the cost and stress of litigation.