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Government

Sep. 11, 2014

Noted Riverside father and son defense duo adjust to new roles

For years, father and son Steven and Christopher Harmon cultivated one of the best known criminal defense practices in the Inland Empire. Now Steven Harmon is Riverside County's public defender and his son is a judge.


By Vik Jolly


Daily Journal Staff Writer


RIVERSIDE - Christopher B. Harmon likes a good cup of joe. Steven L. Harmon drinks only tea.


Beyond their taste in beverages, the son and father disagree on little else.


Christopher Harmon was a kid when Steven Harmon was making a name for himself as a deft criminal defense lawyer, trying scores of murder cases and acquiring the moniker "The Velvet Hammer" for his understated approach...

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