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Biography

The Attorneys For Freedom Law Firm - Exclusively Focused on Self-Defense Cases

We handle all self-defense related matters. Attorney Marc J. Victor is a Certified Criminal Law Specialist By The Arizona Board Of Legal Specialization, Admitted in Arizona, Admitted in Hawai‘i. When everything is on the line, trust the team that has devoted its practice exclusively to self-defense cases.

At Attorneys For Freedom, we are proud to be the only law firm in the nation exclusively committed to defending individuals involved in self-defense-related criminal cases. Since 1997, our team has been dedicated to protecting the rights and freedoms of law-abiding citizens who have acted to defend themselves, their families, and others.

If you are facing criminal charges and intend to assert self-defense, experience matters. Self-defense law is a highly specialized area that requires a deep understanding of use-of-force principles, constitutional protections, forensic evidence, and trial strategy. Unlike general criminal defense firms that occasionally handle self-defense matters, Attorneys For Freedom focuses exclusively on these cases.

We represent clients in all fifty states and are committed to providing the highest level of legal advocacy with honesty, integrity, and professionalism. Every case is approached with the same care and dedication we would expect for ourselves and our own families.

Whether your case involves self-defense, defense of others, defense of your home, or use of deadly force, our team provides aggressive representation backed by decades of experience. We offer thoughtful, well-reasoned legal guidance and develop strategic defenses designed to protect both your freedom and your future.

Marc J. Victor is the founder and owner of The Attorneys For Freedom Law Firm, which was established as a pro-freedom law firm in 1997. Marc is a Certified Criminal Law Specialist by The Arizona Board of Legal Specialization and is admitted in Arizona & Hawai‘i. Marc has been zealously representing clients in state and federal major felony criminal law matters for over thirty years. He often represents clients in many different state and federal courts throughout the United States.

Marc has represented clients in more than a thousand major felony cases including first and second-degree murder, sex cases, gun-related self-defense cases, major drug cases, complex white-collar cases, state and federal appeals, high-profile civil rights, personal injury, and other complex state and federal matters. He has appeared to argue at the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals on many occasions. His jury trial experience includes several death-eligible first-degree murder trials as well as complex self-defense-related, sex, drug, and white-collar cases in both state and federal courts.

During his career, Marc has successfully?represented clients in many high-profile and media attention cases, including his representation of? Elizabeth Johnson in the nationally televised “Baby Gabriel” case. ?Marc has also been repeatedly quoted locally, nationally, and internationally on radio, television, and in print. Several local and national media outlets turn to Marc for his legal commentary and expertise on high-profile criminal cases. Marc was one of the more prominent televised legal commentators on the Jodi Arias case and regularly appears in the media as a legal commentator on firearms-related self-defense issues.

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Areas of Law and Practice

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Jurisdictions

• Federal
• Arizona, Hawaii

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Employment History

• President and Managing Partner | Attorneys For Freedom Law Firm

  2004 -

  Founded and managed law firm which currently employs four attorneys and several paralegals; supervised associate attorneys in criminal law, personal injury, civil rights, and commercial litigation matters; personally represented thousands of clients in state and federal trial level and appellate felony matters; personally represented clients in hundreds of major felony matters; personally tried several first degree murder cases including death eligible matters; successfully argued before the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco, California; researched, drafted and argued hundreds of criminal motions and appeals.

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Education

• Juris Doctorate | Southwestern University School of Law

  1992 - 1994

  Top 20% of 36 person graduating class University Merit Scholar.
  SCALE Program.
  Dean’s list Exceptional Achievement Award in Crimes Transactions Advanced Lexis trained, Westlaw trained.

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