Anthony J. Falangetti

Anthony J. Falangetti is the founder of West Coast Defense and has 30 years of legal experience. Born and raised in San Pedro, California, he earned his B.A. from the University of California Santa Barbara in 1991 and his J.D. with honors from McGeorge School of Law, University of the Pacific in 1994. He served as a Deputy District Attorney for the Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office for 13 years, spending nearly a decade in the Hardcore Gang Unit prosecuting murder cases. He also worked with the City of Lakewood on slumlord properties before transitioning to private criminal defense and civil litigation practice.