The Hong Firm
A Professional Law Corporation
We are a boutique criminal defense law firm dedicated to defending the Constitutional rights of those charged with crimes. We work relentlessly to advocate for our clients – challenging the courts, prosecutors, and law enforcement to ensure justice in the process and in the end result. We are known for our specialized attention to our clients, fierce litigation tactics, and winning trial results. We operate with the highest level of integrity and provide the highest quality of representation for our clients.
Practice Areas
All Felonies and Misdemeanors, including:
Federal Crimes Include: – conspiracy, drugs crimes, mail and wire fraud, visa fraud, mortgage fraud, healthcare fraud, money laundering Juvenile Crimes Include: – all misdemeanors and felonies; suspension/expulsion hearings; experience with special needs juveniles
Case Victories
MOST RECENT WIN: Acquittal on Murder and Conspiracy to Commit Murder charges for 17 year old client, Inglewood Other case victories… • Acquittal on Robbery charge, Los Angeles • Dismissal on Burglary charge, Los Angeles • Dismissal on Assault with a Deadly Weapon charge, Inglewood • Acquittal on Felony Possession charge, Los Angeles • Acquittal on Felony Contempt charge for violating a protective order, New York • Acquittal on Domestic Battery charge, New York • Acquittal on Forgery charge, New York • Acquittal on Possession with Intent To Sell A Controlled Substance, New York • Acquittal on Brandishing Firearm charge, Compton • Dismissal on Prostitution charge, Los Angeles • Dismissal on Possession of Burglar’s Tools charge, Torrance • Acquittal on Lewd Conduct charge, Los Angeles • Acquittal on Assault With Deadly Weapon charge, Los Angeles • Hung jury for client facing a life sentence for 1st Degree Murder charge, Los Angeles • Negotiated determinate sentence for client facing life sentence for 1st Degree Murder charge, Los Angeles • Negotiated plea deal for client to serve only 18 months from a life sentence on 1st Degree Attempted Murder, Riverside • Negotiated plea deal for client to serve only 8 months from multiple years in state prison in a Shooting case, Sacramento
Attorney Bio
JANET E. HONG
Managing Attorney Janet Hong has a wealth of experience in criminal defense, having conducted over 40 jury trials in New York and California, including several homicides. Not only is she certified as a Criminal Law Specialist by the California State Board of Legal Specialization, she has drafted questions for the Criminal Law Specialist exam. She is also a lecturer for the Criminal Justice Clinic at UC Irvine School of Law. Her unique background in criminal and civil matters, in government and private practice, and in the New York, California, and Federal courts, has made her into an advocate that not only commands a courtroom but can also win a case on paper. She has been appointed by the Central District of California to represent federal defendants under the Criminal Justice Act and she is a member of a select group of attorneys who are appointed by the state and juvenile courts to represent adult defendants and minors who cannot afford a lawyer. She has been appointed to serve on the Criminal Law Section Executive Committee of the California Lawyers Association. Janet majored in African-American Studies at Columbia University and graduated with high honors. At USC Law School, she served as the President of the Asian Pacific American Law Students Association, competed in the Hale Moot Court Honors Program, and worked with inmates through the Post Conviction Justice Clinic. Giving back to the community is a big priority for Janet. Not only does she serve on the Executive Committee of the Women Lawyers Association of Los Angeles, she regularly mentors law students and new attorneys in the practice of law. She is a volunteer judge for local college mock trial and law school moot court competitions, and she is a founding Board Member for The KW Lee Center for Leadership, a youth leadership organization in Koreatown that trains young people in the art of community organizing. Janet is a former college basketball player, marathoner, triathlete, and a two-time Ironman Finisher. She is a world traveler, having been to all seven continents, most recently to Antarctica.
Education
- Columbia University, B.A., African-American Studies, magna cum laude, 1998
- USC Law School, J.D. 2002
Bar Admissions
- New York, 2003
- California, 2006
- U.S. District Court, Central District of California
- U.S. District Court, Northern District of California
- U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit
Community Involvement
- Criminal Law Section Executive Committee,
- California Lawyers Association
- Criminal Justice Act panel member, Central District of California
- Independent Juvenile Defender panel member, Los Angeles County Bar Association
- Indigent Criminal Defense Appointment panel member, Los Angeles County Bar Association
- Executive Committee, Women Lawyers Association of Los Angeles
- Plaintiff Trial Academy Graduate, Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles
- Mentor, Asian Pacific American Women Lawyers Alliance
- Mentor, Korean American Bar Association
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PHONE: (562) 276-2340
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100 Oceangate, Suite 1200
Long Beach, California 90802
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