Mr. Wagner comes to us with over ten years of practice experience, including 2 years as a criminal prosecutor for the Los Angeles City Attorney's Office, the third largest municipal law office in the country. During his tenure as a deputy city attorney, Mr. Wagner prosecuted thousands of criminal cases, at both the pre-trial and trial stage. He also was a speaker at the Los Angeles Police Department, Impaired Driver Apprehension Program (IDAP) on Case Preparation and Courtroom Testimony Training, and for the Los Angeles County Bar Association, Trial Advocacy Project (TAP) in May 2000 and March 2001.
After a successful career as a prosecutor, in 2002, Mr. Wagner went into private practice, founding his own firm, resolving hundreds of criminal cases, resulting in favorable resolutions for his clients, including acquittals, dismissals, and reductions of charges. In one particular instance, Mr. Wagner secured a complete dismissal for his client who was facing significant prison time, lifetime sex registration, and a strike, for alleged lewd conduct, child molestation and indecent exposure on a minor under the age of 14.
Just prior to joining LibertyBell Law Group, Mr. Wagner managed the Orange County office of one of California's largest DUI firms, where he aggressively represented clients accused of DUI and other select criminal matters throughout the courts of Southern California. One of Mr. Wagner's victories included, a complete dismissal for his client facing significant prison time and lifetime drug registration for alleged second degree commercial burglary, transportation of marijuana for sale, and possession of marijuana for sale.
Mr. Wagner has lectured about DUI defense at law schools in Southern California. He is admitted to practice in the Central and Southern Districts of the United States District Court, in all state courts throughout California. He is a member of the American Bar Association, State Bar of California, California Attorneys for Criminal Justice and the California Public Defender's Association.
