Attorney Marlin Stapleton Jr. has over 30 years of criminal defense trial experience. He handles cases ranging from misdemeanor offenses to the most serious felonies in OC. Attorney Stapleton became one of the few elite private attorneys qualified and selected to be lead counsel, representing defendants charged with capital murder. Mr. Stapleton’s clients know they can depend on a well-prepared and organized defense presented by one of Orange County’s most skilled criminal defense trial attorneys.