Pante-a Nilchian, Attorney at Law

Pante-a Nilchian has been passionate about criminal law since she attended the University of California Irvine, earning her Bachelor of Arts in Criminology, Law and Society in 2002. After graduation she took a year to live in Spain and learned to speak Spanish. When she returned she went on to work for several law firms as a law clerk during her lawschool career at Whittier School of Law. During this time she realized that her passion for criminal law combined with her desire to help people would make practicing criminal defense the perfect career path.

She became an attorney in 2007, and worked along with Charles Stoddard handling criminal cases at Paladin Legal Defenders. She takes pride in helping her clients through difficult situations and is fueled by the instances where she can assist in results that change the path of her clients’ futures.