Attorney Profile

George Vargas

After graduating from Mission Viejo High School in 1995, George Vargas attended Humboldt State University in Northern California and majored in Philosophy. After completing Humboldt in 2000, he moved back down to Southern California. Being a lawyer runs in the Vargas family, Mr. Vargas attended the same Law School that his mother went to, Western State University, College of Law (Harvard of the West Coast, as they like to call it). During his last year at Western, he completed an externship at the Orange County Public Defender’s office where he did research and wrote motions on felony cases. Mr. Vargas graduated with honors from Western State in 2004, and passed the California State Bar Examination on his first try. He was admitted to the State Bar of California in December of 2004.

Right after being sworn in, Mr. Vargas embarked on his mission of defending adults and juveniles of misdemeanors and felonies. He immediately began defending people and trying cases. Mr. Vargas has successfully defended hundreds of people accused of all types of crimes.

Mr. Vargas practices exclusively state and federal criminal defense. Although he practices primarily in Orange and Los Angeles Counties, he has defended people in San Diego, Riverside, Santa Barbara and San Bernardino counties.

Mr. Vargas is a member of the Orange County Bar Association, The State Bar of California, California Attorneys for Criminal Justice, California Public Defenders Association, National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, and the California DUI Lawyers Association.

For Mr. Vargas, defending people accused of crimes is not only a job, it’s his passion. He stays current on misdemeanor, felony, and DUI law by going to seminars, reading journals, studying case law, and associating with his fellow lawyers.

If you have been arrested or are a suspect in a crime, please give me a call and find out how I can help you.