The Law Office of Gilliland & Burgess

The Emerald Law Group is a powerful San Diego criminal defense firm located in the Emerald Plaza, next to the downtown Hall of Justice. Its attorneys have handled many high-profile criminal defense cases including the defense of the $20,000,000 on-line poker prosecution in Manhattan, New York, first-degree murder defense of Philippine President Benigno Aquino's nephew after his arrest on America's Most Wanted, defense in the largest congressional bribery case in U.S. history, 22-count acquittal of Emmy award-winning producers in an eight-week federal Ponzi trial, double felony defense of former national league MVP, Kevin Mitchell, and civil defenses in the Bird Rock Bandit murder case and the notorious Bumfights video.