Top 100: California’s Leading Lawyers
The Daily Journal, September 20, 2007
“In a bar dominated by men, Arguedas stands out. Successes in the courtroom have cemented her reputation as a go-to white-collar criminal-defense lawyer.”

The 50 Most Influential Women Lawyers
The National Law Journal, September 10, 2007.
“Known for killer cross-examinations, Arguedas' influence is often felt behind the scenes, where she is known for hear early, aggressive investigations on behalf of clients and her ability to talk prosecutors out of filing charges.”

Top 100: California's Leading Lawyers
San Francisco Daily Journal, September 21, 2006
Once again making the Top 100 Lawyers in California, the Daily Journal points to a high-profile Los Angeles firm that called in Cris Arguedas when a partner was indicted by federal prosecutors on fraud charges.

Profiles in Power: the 100 Most Influential Lawyers in America
National Law Journal, June 19, 2006
Cris Arguedas is named to the 100 Most Influential Lawyers in America. The National Law Journal says her “strategy is to prepare aggressively, be direct, get to know the client, work with prosecutors, and be discreet.”

The Top 75 Women Litigators
San Francisco Daily Journal, June 1, 2006
The Daily Journal calls Cris Arguedas “one of the Bay Area’s most sought after criminal defense lawyers.”

The Leading Litigators in America
Lawdragon, 2006
Cris Arguedas is named one of the Leading Litigators in America. Lawdragon scoured “25 practice specialties for the trial lawyers who are the best in their field, the ones you’d be proud to have as your lawyer.”

The Top 10 Northern California Super Lawyers
Northern California Super Lawyers, 2006
Cris Arguedas is again named to the top 10 list for Northern California, the 3rd Top Point Getter.

Cristina C. Arguedas Selected as one of Lawdragon’s 500 Leading Lawyers in America
Lawdragon, 2005
This prestigious list is the result of more than 10,000 votes collected in journalistic interviews with clients and peers.

Top 100: Spheres of Influence
San Francisco Daily Journal, September 29, 2005
Cris Arguedas listed in Top 100 Lawyers in California. The Journal cites a recent case where Arguedas convinced the IRS that a client had not intended to violate tax laws. The case against her client was dropped.

Top 10 Northern California Lawyers
Northern California Super Lawyers, August 2005
A survey of 50,000 California Lawyers names Cris Arguedas one of the Top 10 Northern California Super Lawyers.

Top 75 Women Litigators
San Francisco Daily Journal, September 13, 2005
Cris Arguedas on list “honoring 75 lawyers whose courtroom prowess would distinguish them in any crowd.”

Top 100: Taking the Moment and Making it Matter
San Francisco Daily Journal, September 27, 2004
Cris Arguedas, a “periennial white-collar defense pick” for the Top 100 lawyers in California, makes the list again.

Top 10 Northern California Lawyers
Northern California Super Lawyers, September 2004
A survey of 50,000 California Lawyers names Cris Arguedas one of the Top 10 Northern California Super Lawyers.

Top 50 Women Litigators
San Francisco Daily Journal, July 6, 2004
In “The X Factor,” the Daily Journal names Cris Arguedas among the top "women warriors" in law.

The State’s Top Attorneys
The Recorder, November 2003
Cris Arguedas is named one of California’s two top white-collar defense attorneys.

The Top 100: The Most Influential Attorneys in California
San Francisco Daily Journal, October 27, 2003
With clients from Enron, McKesson, Critical Path and Guidant, Cris Arguedas has become one of the country’s go-to lawyers for white-collar types in trouble with the law.

Meet the Top Ten Lawyers
San Francisco Chronicle Magazine, May 4, 2003
Cris Arguedas is one of the best lawyers in the Bay Area. Just ask prosecutors in two recent cases who dismissed charges against her clients after she tore apart their chief witnesses under cross-examination.

The Lawyers Lawyers Would Hire If They Got Busted
California Lawyer, February 2001
Talk about respect: Cris Arguedas’s colleagues say that if they ever had to face a jury, they’d want her at their side.

The 50 Most Influential Women Lawyers in America
National Law Journal, March 30, 1998
Her successes in the courtroom and as a behind-the-scenes adviser to public officials make Cris Arguedas one of the most powerful people in her profession.

Tough Enough
San Francisco magazine, “Best of the Bay Area” issue, January 1998
Ask their clients and their peers: Criminal defense lawyers Penny Cooper and Cris Arguedas are the best in the business.

Bay Area Brain Trust
San Francisco Focus, July 1995
Cris Arguedas and Penny Cooper are two of the achievers who make the Bay Area the smartest place on earth.

The New Women in Court
Time, May 30, 1983
In a changing profession, Cris Arguedas is among the best and the brightest: one of the five most promising women lawyers in the United States under age 35.