Carl Marrone has unparalleled experience as both a prosecutor and a defense attorney in both the military and civilian criminal justice systems. He brings aggressive confidence to the courtroom, he consistently outworks the opposition, and he relentlessly fights for his clients. Regardless of the charge, Carl has handled it in the past, and he knows how to get outstanding results for his clients.
Most recently, Carl was a Deputy District Attorney (DDA) for Los Angeles County—the largest local prosecutorial agency in the United States—for just under four years. He is used to taking on tough cases with very little notice. As a DDA, he handled every type of criminal case imaginable: from driving under the influence (DUI) to murder. Carl understands the complexities of domestic violence cases, sexual assault cases, and special victims cases. He is able to recognize weaknesses in a criminal investigation, and, more importantly, he is able to exploit those weaknesses in the courtroom.
Carl knows how military prosecutors think and act because he used to be one. He spent about five years on active duty with the United States Army JAG Corps. He served as a prosecutor at Schofield Barracks, Hawaii, a Special Assistant United States Attorney for the District of Hawaii, and a defense counsel at Fort Knox, Kentucky. On his very first court-martial as a defense attorney, he secured a full acquittal for a client who was falsely accused of sexual abuse. In another case, he refused to succumb to a politically-oriented prosecution of a Soldier, who was found not guilty of all but one specification and left the Army without a punitive discharge. The Army specially trained him at the Sexual Assault Trial Advocacy Course, where he was recognized for his outstanding cross-examination. He continues to serve our country as a Major in the US Army Reserve JAG Corps.
Carl is a graduate of Claremont McKenna College in 2006. He earned a Master of Arts (MA) in Criminology and Criminal Justice from the University of Maryland—the #1 ranked program in the United States—in 2008. He went to law school at Loyola Law School in Los Angeles, which has trained numerous renowned trial advocates. Carl received the highest grade in his Criminal Law class of about 100 students, he was awarded a scholarship, and he graduated with honors. Carl is admitted to practice law in California and Hawaii.
