Attorney Timothy Rien, a former prosecutor and judge pro tem, has been practicing criminal law for over thirty years. He is certified as a Criminal Law Specialist by the California State Bar, Board of Legal Specialization, was named a Pre-eminent Lawyer by the Bar Register and among the best criminal defense attorneys by Bay Area newspapers. He has been repeatedly honored listed among Southern California Super Lawyers by Law and Politics magazine and has received the AV rating* under Martindale-Hubbell's peer review rating system. He began his career in Los Angeles writing appeals on the infamous Charles Manson cases.