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Boyadzhyan Legal Shield represents clients in criminal defense and personal injury matters across Los Angeles, the San Fernando Valley, and San Bernardino County.
Initial consultations are free, confidential, and carry no obligation to hire the firm.
Cases prepared for the courtroom, not just the negotiation.
Criminal defense in Los Angeles is about more than the charge.
An investigation or charge can create urgent questions about your freedom, your record, your work, and your family. The first step is to understand what the government is alleging, what decisions cannot wait, and how the facts and evidence may shape the defense.
At Boyadzhyan Legal Shield, founding attorney Knarik Boyadzhyan personally guides each client through their legal matter from the very beginning. She takes the time to understand your circumstances, explain your options, and develop a strategy tailored to your goals. You can expect clear communication, personal attention, and thoughtful guidance every step of the way.
Different legal problems demand different strategies.
Choose the area that most closely matches your situation to learn more about the matters the firm handles and the next steps available.
Criminal Defense
Protecting your rights and your future
Criminal defense representation for individuals facing charges or allegations involving DUI, domestic violence, drug offenses, violent crimes, sex crimes, and white-collar offenses.
Explore Criminal DefensePersonal Injury
The insurance company has a lawyer. So should you.
Representation of individuals injured in car, truck, motorcycle, and pedestrian accidents, dog bites, wrongful death, premises liability, and other personal injury matters.
Explore Personal InjuryRepresentation that meets the moment.
Criminal Defense Experience
Knarik Boyadzhyan is a former Deputy Public Defender in Los Angeles County who represented clients facing criminal charges at every stage.
Trial Experience
Insurers and prosecutors treat a matter differently when it is ready to be tried. Knarik builds every case as though it may go before a jury, and negotiates from that position of strength.
Direct, Personal Attention
You work directly with Knarik to understand the legal issues you face, how the facts may shape the strategy for your matter, which legal decisions you may need to make, and what to expect as the matter progresses. Every matter receives individualized attention from the first call.
Straight Answers
Knarik explains the risks, options, and next steps plainly. You receive an honest assessment of your case, not promises no attorney can responsibly make.
Honest communication and tenacious representation guide every case.
Knarik Boyadzhyan believes every client deserves honest, compassionate, and effective legal representation when it matters most. She founded Boyadzhyan Legal Shield on that principle.
Before serving as a Deputy Public Defender, she worked as a paralegal in the U.S. Department of Justice’s Violent and Organized Crime Section. She brings that experience to each matter with careful preparation and determined advocacy.
“When the stakes are high, you deserve honest answers, careful preparation, and an attorney who will stand beside you through what comes next.”
Principal Attorney & Founder
Tell us what happened. We’ll help you understand your options.
Rooted in Encino, serving greater Los Angeles.
From our office on Ventura Boulevard, we represent clients throughout the San Fernando Valley, across Los Angeles County, and into San Bernardino County — in the courthouses where their cases are actually heard, from Van Nuys to downtown Los Angeles.
- Encino
- Sherman Oaks
- Studio City
- Van Nuys
- Tarzana
- Woodland Hills
- Burbank
- Glendale
- San Bernardino
- Greater Los Angeles
Understand your legal options and what to expect as your matter progresses.
Consultation
Tell us what happened and what matters most to you. We will ask questions, identify any immediate concerns, and explain the available next steps.
Strategy
Once engaged, we assess the facts, evidence, deadlines, and risks, then recommend a strategy built around your priorities.
Representation
Throughout the matter, we keep you informed, prepare you for each decision, and advocate for your position in negotiation or in court.