Bruce M. Margolin has been unabated for over 40 years in defending the rights of his clients as well as working to reform those laws that he believes to be unjust. In 1999, he was selected by one of the largest and most prestigious bar associations in the country as the Century City Bar Association’s Criminal Defense Attorney of the Year, He has served as the co-chairman of the ethics committee for the NACDL (National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers). He is also the Director of the Los Angeles chapter of NORML (National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws) for over 30 years. In addition, he also served as an advisor and helped author the California Prop 215 Medical Marijuana Initiative.
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Elected to the State of California Democratic Committee after winning the Democratic primary for state assembly, he has been awarded the Certificate of Appreciation from the ACLU and has received Honorary Teacher Credentials from the Los Angeles School District for his participation in the ”Lawyer in the Classroom Program” on behalf of the Constitutional Rights Foundation. In his career, Mr. Margolin has successfully defended thousands of clients, including such notables as Dr. Timothy Leary, in all types of criminal cases from marijuana to murder.
