Lauren Noriega grew up in Victorville, California. The oldest of five in a family of law enforcement, Attorney Noriega always loved school and had an interest in the law. She received her undergraduate degree in health sciences with a certificate in gerontology from California State University, San Bernardino in 2012. Attorney Noriega spent one year as a full-time nutritionist for a supplement manufacturer before deciding to pursue her career in the legal field.
Attorney Noriega received the Loyola Scholar Award and graduated from Loyola Law School, Los Angeles in 2016. While at Loyola Law School, she was heavily involved in Loyola Law School’s Project for the Innocent – a clinic where students work on cases of wrongful conviction. Attorney Noriega helped to exonerate a man who had been wrongfully imprisoned for 20 years. It is during this time that Attorney Noriega realized she wanted to pursue a career in criminal defense. Seeing how police and government misconduct can lead to wrongful convictions, Attorney Noriega set out to ensure the government is held accountable in all of her cases.
While still in law school, Attorney Noriega landed a job at a criminal defense firm in West Covina, California. She worked at the firm as a law clerk until passing the California state bar on her first attempt. She worked as an associate with the firm until May of 2017. In May 2017, Attorney Noriega decided to open her own firm. In just under a year and a half, The Noriega Law Firm has built a reputation for aggressive criminal defense at every stage: from investigation to sentencing, and even post-conviction. Attorney Noriega handles many California wrongful conviction cases, and prides herself in developing close relationships with every client. She believes that developing a relationship with the client is the only way to properly advocate and tell the client’s story – a duty that many of today’s attorneys fail to prioritize. Attorney Noriega advertises primarily via social media, which allows her clients to peek inside her personal and professional life – building trust and rapport in a way that many attorneys are unable to emulate.