James E. Blatt

Specialties

The Law Offices of James E. Blatt has handled almost every type of criminal prosecution, from simple misdemeanors to complex international prosecutions, and have represented thousands of individuals from all walks of life.

If you have been arrested or are under investigation for a criminal offense in California, it is critical you make every effort to obtain an experienced and knowledgeable criminal defense attorney to assist you. We at the Law Offices of James E. Blatt are committed to providing creative and zealous representations, with only our clients’ best interests in mind, and promise to make every effort to obtain the best result possible.

History

Established in 1973.

Attorney James Blatt grew up in Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania. At the age of 17, Mr. Blatt headed to Los Angeles to start a new life. As a self-​made man, he worked while attending college at UCLA and then Loyola Law School, earning his JD in only 3 years of a 4 year night school program. He was the youngest in his class, graduating at the age of 23.

Asked why he chose law as a career, Mr. Blatt says without hesitation, «I wanted to help people». At 20, Mr. Blatt worked at the Los Angels County District Attorney’s Office in the PR division and, while in law school, became summer clerk and senior clerk. Upon passing the bar exam in 1973, he joined the D.A.‘s office as a Deputy District Attorney, where he served for almost 3 years. During one year as a DA, attorney James E. Blatt, along with two colleagues tried 93 cases, winning all but 3. With his strong work ethic and will to succeed, Mr. Blatt has been helping clients for over 40 years.

Meet the Business Owner

James B.

Business Owner

Attorney James E. Blatt often refers to a phrase that has been ingrained in him since high school: «A winner never quits and a quitter never wins». Mr. Blatt was committed to making a better life for himself than the one in which he was raised. He wanted to become a lawyer. At the age of 17, Mr. Blatt headed to Los Angeles to start a new life. When people comment on how hard it is to practice law successfully in Los Angeles, or anywhere for that matter, Attorney James E. Blatt always replies that it is nothing compared to life working in a coal mine. He keeps a large chunk of coal under glass at his office as a constant reminder. As a self-​made man, he worked while attending college at UCLA and then Loyola Law School, earning his JD in only 3 years of a 4 year night school program. He was the youngest in his class, graduating at the age of 23.