Experience
Ron and Elizabeth Carpol
As a Public Defender, Ron defended a burglar who broke into the Santa Monica residence of a fashion model, stealing thousands of dollars worth of the victim’s clothing. Five months after the hostile trial and jailing of the burglar, Ron married the model and he and Elizabeth have been married for over 38 years. They have four children and five grandchildren and live in a suburb of Los Angeles.
Background Highlights
- Since 1967, Admitted to practice in California and (Federal) U.S. District Court, Central District of California
- Member State Bar of California, Criminal Law Section and Family Law Section
- Member Los Angeles County Bar Association, Criminal Law Section and Family Law Section
- Los Angeles County Deputy District Attorney for 11 years where he filed and prosecuted thousands of
felony and misdemeanor cases
- Organized Crime Division where he prosecuted the Black Panthers and the Mexican Mafia
- Head of Obscenity and Pornography Division where he lost every case for a year since Linda Lovelace and Deep Throat set the community standards for freedom of expression
- Head of the Malibu District Attorney’s Office where he was in charge of filing and prosecuting thousands of criminal cases
- Former Law Professor
- Former Judge Pro Tem, Los Angeles Superior Court
- Former Los Angeles County Deputy Court Clerk
- Graduate of University of Southern California
- Former Los Angeles Unified School District Elementary School Teacher (5th grade)
- Honorable Discharge from the U.S. Navy
- Author of two satirical novels. FUBAR, A novel of Deception, of which the Harvard Lampoon said: “Ron Carpol writes better than Shakespeare.” His latest book is THE LAW OFFICE, A Novel of Exploitation, of which the Grambling State University Gramblinite said, “Ron Carpol should win the Nobel Prize.” See his writer website RonCarpol.com.
