Michael L. Fell

Michael L. Fell is a California Board Certified Criminal Law Specialist and the founding attorney of the Law Office of Michael L. Fell, located at 900 Roosevelt in Irvine, California. He represents individuals facing criminal charges throughout Orange County and is widely recognized as one of the region's most experienced and trusted criminal defense attorneys. Before entering private practice, Mr. Fell served as a Senior Deputy District Attorney with the Orange County District Attorney's Office for more than 18 years, where he prosecuted serious and high-profile cases, including murder, arson, gang crimes, sexual offenses, and organized crime. He also served as a Supervising Prosecutor with the Orange County Juvenile Court. That prosecutorial background gives Mr. Fell a rare and strategic advantage - he understands firsthand how the DA's office builds cases, evaluates evidence, and makes charging decisions. Following his tenure with the OCDA, Mr. Fell served as California Senior Trial Counsel at a civil law firm, where he handled multi-million dollar litigation before opening his own criminal defense practice in 2009. Mr. Fell holds a 10.0 Superb rating on Avvo and has been named one of Orange County's Top Attorneys in criminal defense by OC Metro Magazine. He has received honors from Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD), the Violence Prevention Coalition of Orange County, and the Constitutional Rights Foundation of Orange County. He defends clients across a full range of criminal matters, including DUI, domestic violence, drug crimes, theft, fraud, firearms offenses, juvenile crimes, and expungements. Mr. Fell is known for his commitment to creative sentencing -actively negotiating alternatives to incarceration whenever possible. He offers free consultations and can be reached at (949) 585-9055.