1. Steve R. Balash, Jr.
Title: Criminal Law Specialist
Law School: University of San Diego, J.D., 1968
College: United States Naval Academy, B.S., 1960
Admitted: University of San Diego, J.D., 1968
Practice Area: Criminal Law; Capital Punishment; Trial Practice; Felonies; Homicide; Sex Crimes; Assault and Battery; Burglary; Capital Offenses; Criminal Conspiracy; Criminal Defense; Criminal Fraud; Criminal Investigation; Criminal Prosecution; Death Penalty; Forgery; Manslaughter; Murder; Parole and Probation; Post-Conviction Remedies; Search and Seizure; Sexual Assault; Theft; Vehicular Homicide; Weapons Charges
Membership: Santa Barbara County and American Bar Associations; State Bar of California; California Public Defenders Association; California Attorneys for Criminal Justice.

2. Tara Haaland-Ford
Title: Senior Attorney
Law School: University of San Francisco Law School, J.D., cum laude, 2000
College: University of California at Santa Barbara, B.A., 1995
Admitted: University of San Francisco Law School, J.D., cum laude, 2000
Practice Area: Criminal Defense; DUI; Drug Crimes; Felonies; Juvenile Criminal Law; Misdemeanors; Parole and Probation; Sexual Assault; Traffic Violations; Juvenile Delinquency; Juvenile Law; Assault and Battery; Burglary; Criminal Fraud; Criminal Investigation; Criminal Prosecution; Drivers License Suspension; Forgery; Search and Seizure; Sex Crimes; Theft; Weapons Charges
Membership: Santa Barbara County Bar Association; American Bar Association; California Attorneys for Criminal Justice; California Public Defenders Association; Santa Barbara Criminal Defense Lawyers Bar Association; National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers; Barristers Club of Santa Barbara; Santa Barbara Women Lawyers.