Jeffrey J. Merrick, Esq. is a veteran criminal defense attorney in Los Angeles specializing in drug, alcohol and mental health cases. Known for his expertise in alternative sentencing and care advocacy, he is also a respected member of the national treatment and recovery communities. With over twenty-five years in practice, Jeffrey’s clients always get the best legal defense and case resolution. He is known for winning defense strategies and for creating alternatives to criminal punishment.
Jeffrey is also a professional interventionist with over fifteen years of experience facilitating behavioral and mental health interventions. Solid training, experience, treatment planning and recovery knowledge all come into play in a time-honored process of intervention. Jeffrey helps employers, colleagues, families and friends engage their loved one in a new way, transforming crisis into lasting recovery. Intervention is breakthrough work, a process with many moving parts. Intervention is also a process over time, requiring strategic partnership, teamwork, thorough preparation and a solid plan of action.
Acceptance and entry to the highest quality treatment is the main objective of intervention, but also just the beginning of the process. Jeffrey guides a wide range of clients and their loved ones from standstill to solution. His intervention style is highly structured, drawing heavily on his personal longterm recovery and experience in the field. It is a style that is heart-centered and far more invitational than confrontational.
Jeffrey is a strong voice for wellness in and outside the courtroom. He excels at building the strategic partnerships and creative alliances required to win cases, inspire real change and promote client and family healing. He routinely collaborates with some of the best programs, experts and practitioners in the country. Jeffrey works well with all ages and a variety of complex client and family needs. He provides recovery solutions and support through each phase of the legal, intervention, treatment and recovery process.
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