Attorney Cantrell was recently in the news. The client was facing life in prison but Attorney Cantrell and the other defense attorneys were able to get the case dismissed. The newspaper article can be found here RECENT MURDER TRIAL SUCCESS Attorney Cantrell just completed a murder trial in Riverside, Case Number RIF 154612. Client was facing 50 years to life in prison. The jury found the client NOT GUILTY on the murder charges. Further details may be found on the Court Website. It may not take a rocket scientist to be a lawyer, but Mark Cantrell has been both. Before he started his career as a Riverside criminal defense trial lawyer in 1994, he was a scientist working on classified military missile programs at the former Norton Air Force Base. He is well known in the Riverside criminal defense community as being one of the best trial attorneys for high profile cases. Visitors to his office are invited to read copies of newspaper articles about him. He is admitted to practice in all California state and federal courts. Mr. Cantrell handles a wide range of cases but family law, DUI defense and criminal defense are his favorite areas of practice because the client can often be helped by a qualified attorney. Mark Cantrell is a member of the San Bernardino County Bar Association (SBCBA), Inland Trial Lawyers Association, California Public Defenders Association (CPDA) and the Association of Federal Defense Attorneys (AFDA).