About
Stephen Demik focuses on complicated civil and crook litigation, and trials of all types. He is an skilled trial attorney, training in nation and federal courts for nearly 15 years. He speaks Spanish proficiently.
A graduate of University of California, Hastings College of the Law and a school instructor at the Trial Lawyers College, Stephen Demik has a huge heritage in many areas– from civil plaintiffs paintings to criminal defense, from tribal courtroom to immigration regulation, from juvenile courtroom to Guantanamo Bay. For over 14 years, he has tried cases in each country and federal court docket, in each South Dakota and California. He is an achieved and skilled trial legal professional that prides himself on zealous and aggressive illustration, securing the first-class consequences for his customers.
Mr. Demik has handled nearly each kind of criminal case, from misdemeanors to felonies to extradition instances, from immigration court docket to Guantanamo Bay. He has attempted over 50 federal jury trials, in three separate federal districts– from San Diego to Los Angeles to Rapid City, South Dakota. Mr. Demik is admitted to practice in South Dakota, California, america District Court for the Southern and Central Districts of California, the US District Court for the District of South Dakota, United States Courts of Appeal for the Eighth and Ninth Federal Circuits, and the USA Supreme Court.
He obtained the E. Stanley Conant Award for the “Unselfish Devotion to Protecting the Rights of the Indigent Accused” from the Board of Directors of the Defenders Programs of San Diego in 2008. He is a graduate of the National Criminal Defense College, Trial Practice Institute. And he has been a faculty trainer on the Trial Lawyers College since 2009, teaching trial skills to civil plaintiff lawyers and criminal defense legal professionals around the united states.
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Legal Issues
- Criminal Law
- Criminal Appeals, Drug Crimes, Expungement, Fraud, Gun Crimes, Internet Crimes, Sex Crimes, Theft, Violent Crimes
- Civil Rights
- Police Misconduct
- DUI & DWI
- Immigration Law
- Asylum, Citizenship, Deportation Defense, Family Visas, Green Cards, Immigration Appeals, Investment Visas, Marriage & Fiancé(e) Visas, Student Visas, Visitor Visas, Work Visas
- Personal Injury
- Animal & Dog Bites, Brain Injury, Car Accidents, Construction Accidents, Motorcycle Accidents, Premises Liability, Truck Accidents, Wrongful Death
- Appeals & Appellate
- Civil Appeals, Federal Appeals
- Native American Law
- Family Law
- Child Custody, Child Support, Father s Rights, Restraining Orders, Same Sex Family Law
- Nursing Home Abuse
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Languages
- French
- Portuguese
- Spanish