Jerod Gunsberg

Jerod Gunsberg is the founder and lead attorney of the Law Offices of Jerod Gunsberg. He is a seasoned criminal law defense attorney, representing clients in all California state and federal criminal matters.

He focuses his practice on many different types of criminal cases, including misdemeanors, violent offenses, complex narcotics, white collar crime, medical marijuana defense, sex crimes, elder abuse, computer crime and juvenile criminal issues.

Mr. Gunsberg spent the early part of his career in the entertainment industry and even owning his own independent record label for a time. When he decided to follow his life long dream of practicing law, there was no turning back.

He graduated from New York University where he was a University Honors Scholar. He was then recruited by some of Los Angeles County’s top criminal defense trial lawyers to represent clients on serious felony matters including murders, sex offenses, major narcotics cases, and complex fraud cases at both the state and federal level.

From this impressive start, he has been able to develop and build a successful law firm with two respected and experienced colleagues, Martin Lijtmaer and Valerie Lopez. A pursuit Mr. Gunsberg is particularly devoted to is the defense of children and teenagers in the criminal justice system.

He received a national award for his work in defending minors in Los Angeles County’s juvenile courts and was featured in the Los Angeles Times for his work towards juvenile justice reform.

Mr. Gunsberg has represented juvenile clients in conjunction with the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), Public Counsel, and is frequently retained by other criminal defense attorneys as an expert consultant on juvenile delinquency matters.

Mr. Gunsberg is admitted to practice in all California State Courts , the United States District Court for the Central and Southern Districts of California and the District of Colorado.