Rich Pfeiffer has more than two decades of experience representing clients in criminal and juvenile cases, fighting systems that can often be unfair. Rich’s expertise extends to both the trial and appellate courts. 

Rich’s criminal defense practice specializes in post conviction cases. Those matters are expanding rapidly due to new laws being introduced that permit early release from custody. The changes involve parole hearings, writs challenging denial of parole, and trials and appeals for new laws for resentencing that have recently been introduced to reduce prison overcrowding and include three strikes reform.

Rich began his legal career with the Orange County Public Defender’s Office and quickly started writing legal briefs that resulted in published opinions. After leaving the Public Defender, private practice that included taking appointments from courts enabled Rich the flexibility to take on causes, the first one was changing California’s parole system. One of Rich’s current “projects” is trying to change how youthful offenders are treated by the courts and Board of Parole Hearings. Some of these cases involve getting sentences changed that were as severe as life without the possibility of parole to actually getting some of these clients out of prison.