Tomas D. Requejo, Esq. graduated from UCLA in 1988, and attended Loyola Law School on a full scholarship, receiving his Juris Doctorate in 1993. As a law student, he was awarded the “Valerie Kantor” scholarship by the Mexican American Legal Defense and Education Fund (MALDEF).
Upon graduation, he immediately opened his own offices in Santa Barbara, Santa Maria and Los Angeles. A desire to learn Criminal Law led him to join the Los Angeles County Public Defender’s Office in 1996.
For nearly 13 years in office, he conducted more than 100 jury trials on cases such as murder, attempted murder, robbery, weapon charges, criminal activities, narcotics offenses, DUI’s and most felony and misdemeanor matters.
He has encountered and addressed almost every issue that can arise in a criminal proceeding and is known throughout the county as a tenacious defender of his client’s rights.
Certifications and Specialties
Bar Admissions
- 1994 | California
Education
- Loyola Law School
- University of California (UCLA)
- Santa Barbara Business College
- Santa Barbara City College
Past Employment Positions
- 1996 – 2009 | Los Angeles County Public Defender’s Office
Languages
- English
- Spanish
- Se Habla Español
United States Senate candidate Kevin De Leon
Former California State Assemblyman Warren Furutani
Mayor Manuel Lozano
Former State Senator and UCLA ASB President, Dean Florez
State Senator Isadore Hall at the office
Judge Terry Lewis, Los Angeles Public Defender Division Chief Bernice Hernandez
My good friend Alfonso Estrada providing his wife Judge Allison Matsumoto-Estrada her robe for the first time
Los Angeles County Sheriff Jim McDonnell
Judge Gustavo Sztraicher
Judge Tom Griego
Judge James Horan
Judge Hector Gutierrez