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Alonso Sala
CRIMINAL LAWYERS

Criminal Lawyers San Sebastian: Specialized Criminal Law in Donostia

In a cross-border and top-level tourist city like Donostia, we offer excellent criminal services. We attend local and international clients (France, UK, USA) with a global vision of the criminal process.

Cross-border and Economic Crime

Proximity to France marks our criminal practice:

  • Traffic and Smuggling: Defense in border detention cases (Irun/Biriatou) for drug trafficking or smuggling of tobacco and currency. We manage the defense quickly to facilitate return to the country of origin.
  • Scams and Property Crimes: Protection of assets against real estate or financial fraud directed at investors. Defense of hoteliers and merchants against repeated scams or thefts.

Gender and Domestic Violence

Technical defense in gender violence proceedings, seeking clarification of facts and avoiding the automatic imposition of restraining orders that break family unity without solid evidence.

Frequently Asked Questions

Do you have a practice in San Sebastián?
No. The firm has a single base, at Calle Velázquez 27 in Madrid, from which it takes on defence work before courts throughout Spain. For Gipuzkoa proceedings counsel travels to the judicial district and the first consultation is by appointment, including by video call.
Which offences do you defend in San Sebastián?
Proximity to the border shapes the Donostia caseload: cross-border trafficking and smuggling, fraud and property offences, and gender and domestic violence.
Do you handle matters with a cross-border element involving France?
Yes. Cross-border crime is one of the distinctive features of Gipuzkoa and calls for the defence to be coordinated with the steps taken on the other side of the border and with the European judicial cooperation instruments.
Can you assist someone detained in San Sebastián?
Yes. We take on legal assistance at police premises and before the duty court, with counsel travelling; it is best to contact the firm before any statement is taken.

Criminal defence based in Madrid with national coverage.

If your proceeding is being heard in another judicial district, we assess travel from Madrid or coordination with a collaborating lawyer at the venue.