Is He to Be Guilty, Or Not to Be Guilty?
Legal Eagles Flock to the Kennedy Center for the Murder Trial of Prince Hamlet
Washington Post, March 17, 2007
Playbill for the event
The prosecution in the mock trial of Hamlet argued he was of sound mind. “This was method, not madness,” Cris Arguedas declared.

Elite Lawyers Anchor the Defense
New York Times, December 7, 2007
The “all-star lineup” is unveiled for a high-profile sports case and includes Cris Arguedas and Ted Cassman.

Former H-P, Apple CGs Turn to a Berkeley Lawyer
Wall Street Journal, October 6, 2006
Former Hewlett-Packard and Apple general counsels hire Cris Arguedas in two high-profile cases.

Prosecutor in Drug Case Hires High-Profile Defender
The Recorder, June 29, 2005
The San Francisco prosecutor facing charges that he traded favors with drug defendants hires Cristina Arguedas.

Leaky prosecutions draw fire from defense lawyers
The Recorder, December 1, 2004
Defense attorney Cristina Arguedas says federal prosecutors have an obligation to ensure that leaks don’t ruin the reputations of people under investigation.

She’s No Name Dropper
The Recorder, November 29, 2004
ACH has developed a reputation for defending professional athletes. But don’t ask for names.

Mock Martha: Lawyers stage Stewart trial
The Recorder, September 9, 2004
Cris Arguedas plays prosecutor in a mock trial educational seminar sponsored by the Bar Association of San Francisco.

Charges Dropped Against Stanford Doctor
San Francisco Chronicle, April 9, 2003
In a development straight out of a “Perry Mason” episode, the ACH team gets the star prosecution witness to admit on the stand that he forged a key document. The result: Prosecutors drop elder abuse and embezzlement charges against a Stanford doctor accused of killing her senile grandmother.

Enron Trader Pleads Guilty to Conspiracy
New York Times, October 18, 2002
In a deal negotiated by the ACH team, senior energy trader Timothy Belden becomes the first executive to admit conspiring to manipulate power prices to take advantage of California’s energy crisis. As part of his plea, he agrees to cooperate with prosecutors.

Rape Charges Against Raider Tossed Out
San Francisco Chronicle, September 13, 2002

Charges Dropped in Alleged Taped Rape
Oakland Tribune, September 13, 2002
Prosecutors decide to drop 25 rape and sex charges against Oakland Raiders player Darrell Russell and two friends after ACH lawyers demonstrate that the alleged “victim” was an extremely unreliable witness and cast major doubts on other evidence.

Tosco Manager Won’t Face Criminal Charges
San Francisco Chronicle, February 5, 2000
Arguedas et al. convince prosecutors that there is insufficient evidence to bring charges against a midlevel manager in a chemical explosion that killed four workers.

Bay Area Woman Added to O.J. Team
San Francisco Chronicle, July 25, 1995

Cris Cross
California Lawyer, September 1995

American Tragedy: The Uncensored Story of the Simpson Defense
Lawrence Schiller and James Willwerth (Random House, 1998)
O.J. Simpson’s Dream Team hires Cris Arguedas to conduct a mock cross-examination of their client to test his ability to stand up under a prosecutor’s questions. The verdict after two days of her relentless questioning: Simpson should not testify in his own defense.

Culture Clash
California Lawyer, August 1992
To defend sports agent Mike Blatt in the infamous “Crossbow Murder” case, Cris Arguedas and Penny Cooper had to make the prosecutor seem like the kind of guy who would send an innocent man to jail. In the end, they didn’t come out looking pretty, either—but they achieved their goal: victory for their client.

Court Overturns Convictions of Three in Wedtech Case
New York Times, June 1, 1991
ACH lawyers persuade a federal appeals court in New York to throw out the racketeering conviction of their client, Franklyn Chinn, arguing that the prosecution’s star witness was a perjurer. The federal government eventually decides not to retry the case.

Chinn’s Lawyers Take on a Male Bastion
Wall Street Journal, May 30, 1989
Reagan-era figure Franklyn Chinn could have had his pick of New York attorneys to defend him in the high-profile Wedtech case. He chose Penny Cooper and Cris Arguedas—and eventually, they won his complete exoneration.