Okabe & Haushalter

At Okabe & Haushalter, our top priority is ensuring our clients' rights and interests are protected under the law. Our criminal defense team is dedicated to providing powerful advocacy for those charged with a misdemeanor, felony, and federal offenses throughout Southern California.

Our experienced firm has represented clients faced with a variety of criminal charges, including assault, drug offenses, hate crimes, drunk driving, child pornography, theft, homicide, and sex crimes.Our attorneys possess intricate knowledge and understanding of both state and federal law, and our clients benefit from our seasoned trial experience.

Ryan T. Okabe graduated from Boston College with a Bachelor of Arts Degree. He obtained his law degree from Loyola of Los Angeles Law School and was a member of the Hobbs Trial Advocacy Program. His commitment to legal scholarship is shown by his advanced research in Fourth Amendment law. Mr. Okabe co-authors the California Loose-leaf Search and Seizure Handbook, a leading authority on criminal law in California.

Brian A. Newman brings over 30 years of experience to the defense of every client's case and is dedicated to providing aggressive advocacy. Mr. Newman graduated from law school in 1978 and admitted to the state bar in 1979.

He first served as an attorney with the Law Offices of Tarlow & Tarlow, and during his time at the firm, Mr. Newman represented clients in a variety of cases, including criminal law, personal injury law, family law, disability law, and business law.These experiences have helped Mr. Newman better understand the unique complexities of White Collar cases, which has provided him with insights that greatly benefit his clients.

Joshua Kutnick went to college at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, where he majored in English. While a student at Chicago-Kent College of Law, he began clerking for the Cook County State's Attorney's Office. Eventually becoming licensed under Supreme Court Rule 711, he tried over 50 felony trials while still a law student.

Randy Mehringer formerly worked at the District Attorney's Office as a Supervising Investigator and has helped develop the criminal justice curriculum. Randy brings more than 30 years of law enforcement, investigative and protective services experience to our criminal investigations and he is a very important asset to us.