Joseph F. DeVanon

As a neutral, DeVanon uses the skills he learned on the bench and as a criminal defense lawyer to connect with parties and think outside of the box to come to solutions.

Joseph F. DeVanon

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By Katie Lucia

Daily Journal Staff Writer

RANCHO CUCAMONGA - Joseph F. DeVanon knows how to deal with difficult people. Before serving on the Los Angeles County Superior Court bench for more than 20 years, he worked nearly a decade in the county's public defender's office, representing those he called the "least popular [people] in the courtroom."

Now a neutral, DeVanon uses the skills he learned on the bench and as a criminal defense l... (continued)