Dallis NICOLE Cavallaro, ESQ.
Dallis Cavallaro is a Newport Beach criminal defense attorney who has represented hundreds of clients charged with criminal offenses across Southern California. She also provides victim rights representation, guiding those who have been the victim of a crime through the criminal justice system with clarity and care.
A significant part of Dallis’ practice is dedicated to representing military veterans and active-duty service members facing criminal charges. As an experienced Veterans Treatment Court attorney, she has guided numerous veterans through Veterans Treatment Court and military diversion programs, resulting in case dismissals and a stronger path forward for clients and their families.
Dallis has long been a leading advocate for service members and veterans, representing them in the courtroom and publishing widely on military legal policy. Her work on the Feres Doctrine has contributed to meaningful changes in service members’ rights to seek compensation for injury or death caused by government negligence.
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Dallis helped found the Center for Law and Military Policy and previously served on its Advisory Council. She is also the former Vice Chair of the Orange County Bar Association’s Veterans Committee. In 2018, she hosted A World Apart, a podcast that shared the stories of military veterans with a civilian audience.
Dallis graduated top of her class from the Dale E. Fowler School of Law at Chapman University, where she served as Managing Editor of the Chapman Law Review. While in law school, she competed on the moot court team and was consistently ranked among the strongest appellate advocates in her class. She also interned for a Federal Judge in the Central District of California and volunteered as a Certified Sexual Assault Crisis Counselor for an Orange County nonprofit.
Dallis is an active member of the State Bar of California, the Orange County Bar Association, the North Orange County Bar Association, the California DUI Lawyers Association, and California Attorneys for Criminal Justice. She also serves on the Board of Directors of the Newport Harbor Bar Association and is a member of the Associate Board of Project Youth Orange County, a nonprofit serving at-risk youth.
