DUI Defense Attorneys in California | Profiles & Reviews

DUI Defense law in California covers DUI/DWI charges, implied consent violations, license suspensions, ignition interlock requirements, and repeat offender penalties. When these legal matters arise, having the right attorney can make a significant difference in the outcome. California has its own statutes, court procedures, and legal standards that apply specifically to DUI defense cases, and attorneys who practice in Superior Court regularly understand the nuances that affect how these matters are resolved.

California classifies impaired driving offenses as DUI. After an arrest, you face two parallel proceedings: a criminal case in Superior Court and an administrative hearing that could result in license suspension. The administrative hearing request deadline is typically 7 to 30 days after arrest — missing it means automatic suspension. An attorney who regularly handles DUI cases in California knows how to challenge the evidence and protect your driving privileges.

When selecting a DUI defense attorney in California, consider their specific experience with cases like yours, their familiarity with Superior Court procedures, and their track record. The attorneys listed on this page serve clients throughout California and have profiles that include their credentials, practice areas, office locations, and client reviews. Comparing multiple attorneys helps you find the right fit for your situation and budget.

Before you choose an attorney, it helps to understand the legal landscape. Read our complete guide to DUI defense law in California to learn about filing deadlines, state-specific rules, and what damages or remedies may be available in your case. Then use the directory below to find and compare qualified lawyers across California.

Marc Steven Applbaum - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Midway Law Firm APC
 4275 Executive Square Ste. 200 La Jolla CA 92037
(619) 993-0288
Univ of Southern Calif
English, Spanish
Bar #222511
California Bar
Active License
Verified
Arbitration & Mediation Business Law Cannabis & Marijuana Law
Amanda Moran - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Moran Law Firm in Fresno, California
 1330 L Street, Suite A Fresno CA 93721
(559) 264-2688
California State University - Fresno
Bar #311090
California Bar
Active License
Verified
Appeals & Appellate Criminal Law Divorce
Robin Dwayne Perry - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Law Offices of Robin D. Perry & Associates, a boutique law firm located in Long Beach, California
 100 Oceangate Ste 525 Long Beach CA 90802
(562) 216-2944
Univ of California Davis
Bar #181686
California Bar
Active License
Verified
Business Law Criminal Law Domestic Violence
Kevin Heaney - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Law Office of Kevin J. Heaneyd
 24 Professional Center Pkwy Ste 240 San Rafael CA 94903
(415) 302-9609
University of San Francisco (1987)
English, Spanish
Bar #154496
9th Circuit Bar
Active License
Verified
Criminal Law Domestic Violence DUI & DWI
Michael Thomas Erpino - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Law Office of Michael Erpino
 313 Walnut St, Ste 120 Chico CA 95928
(530) 898-1111
Southwestern Law School (1995)
Bar #192451
California Bar
Active License
Verified
Criminal Law Domestic Violence DUI & DWI
Robert Daniel Rodriguez - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Law Offices of Robert D. Rodriguez
 4695 Chabot Drive Ste. 200 Pleasanton CA 94588
(209) 596-4263
California St Univ Stanislaus
Bar #242396
Federal Circuit Bar
Unknown Status
Verified
Bankruptcy Civil Rights Collections
Geoff A. Dulebohn - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
 1339 Esplanade Chico CA 95926
(530) 342-2858
California Western School of Law
Bar #255187
California Bar
Active License
Verified
Civil Rights Criminal Law Domestic Violence
Shawn Patrick King Huston - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Huston | McCaffrey, LLP
 1650 Hotel Circle North, Suite 201 San Diego CA 92108
(619) 800-1166
National Univ
Bar #235944
California Bar
Active License
Verified
Animal & Dog Law Arbitration & Mediation Bankruptcy
Victor Manuel Perez - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Perez Law Firm
 1304 W Center Ave Visalia CA 93291
(559) 625-2626
University of California College of the Law, San Francisco
Bar #114381
California Bar
Active License
Verified
Animal & Dog Law Criminal Law Domestic Violence
Joshua Mulligan - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
The Mulligan Defense
 82-850 Highway 111 ste B Indio CA 92201
(760) 777-4322
Univ of Montana
Bar #233009
California Bar
Active License
Verified
Criminal Law Domestic Violence DUI & DWI
Scot Andrew Candell - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Law Offices of Scot Candell
 4040 Civic Center Drive Suite 200 San Rafael CA 94903
(415) 441-1776
Tufts Univ
Bar #173261
California Bar
Active License
Verified
Cannabis & Marijuana Law Civil Rights Criminal Law
Donald Bruce Marks - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Marks & Brooklier, LLP
 10100 Santa Monica Blvd., Suite# 300 Los Angeles CA 90067
(310) 772-2287
Queens Coll
English
Bar #43538
California Bar
Active License
Verified
Appeals & Appellate Arbitration & Mediation Business Law
Raymond Perez Jr - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Law Offices of Raymond Perez
 P.O. Box 1725 Orange CA 92856
Loyola Law School, Los Angeles (1996)
Spanish
Bar #210595
Nevada Bar
Active License
Verified
Business Law Construction Law DUI & DWI
Forest Michele Wilkerson - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Wilkerson & Mulligan, PC
 82-850 Highway 111 ste B Indio CA 92201
(760) 777-4322
Franklin Univ
Bar #235930
California Bar
Active License
Verified
Appeals & Appellate Criminal Law Domestic Violence
Peter Vlautin III - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Law Office of Peter P. Vlautin, J.D. LL.M.
 1020 Suncast Lane Suite 101 El Dorado Hills CA 95762-9335
(916) 365-9734
University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law (1980)
Bar #54733
California Bar
Active License
Verified
Business Law Criminal Law DUI & DWI
Edward Ray Flores - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Flores Law Group, A Professional Corporation
 1421 E Chapman Ave Tustin CA 92866
(714) 769-1200
Bar #165511
California Bar
Active License
Verified
Animal & Dog Law Business Law Criminal Law
Rena Marie Harrison - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Hammerschmidt Law Corporation
 2445 Capitol St. Ste. 150 Fresno CA 93721
(559) 233-5333
San Joaquin College of Law (2015)
English
Bar #330925
California Bar
Active License
Verified
Criminal Law Domestic Violence DUI & DWI
Thomas Rodger Chapin - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Reel Fathers Rights APC
 232 E. Grand Boulevard Suite 204 Corona CA 92879
(951) 278-2919
California St Univ Northridge
Spanish
Bar #221741
California Bar
Active License
Verified
Civil Rights Criminal Law Divorce
Daniel Joseph Kolacia - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Kolacia Law Firm
 8291 Utica Ave Ste 110 Rancho Cucmonga CA 91730
(714) 725-7159
Iowa State Univ
English, Spanish
Bar #245266
California Bar
Active License
Verified
Criminal Law Domestic Violence DUI & DWI
Mani Dabiri - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Think Defense, APLC
 1 Park Plaza Suite 600 Irvine CA 92614
(714) 673-6798
University of Southern California Gould School of Law (2002)
Bar #241696
U.S. Supreme Court Bar
Active License
Verified
Appeals & Appellate Business Law Criminal Law
Jere Norwood Sullivan Jr - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Law Offices of Jere N. Sullivan Jr.
 1141 Pacific St STE A San Luis Obispo CA 93401
(805) 543-8869
The George Washington University Law School
Bar #73476
California Bar
Active License
Verified
Animal & Dog Law Business Law Criminal Law
Vikas Bajaj - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Law Office of Vikas Bajaj, APC
 2150 First Ave Suite 200 San Diego CA 92101
(619) 525-7005
University of California - San Diego
English, Spanish, Spanish
Bar #216464
California Bar
Active License
Verified
Cannabis & Marijuana Law Criminal Law Domestic Violence
Matthew Jay Ruff - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Matthew J Ruff, DUI Lawyer
 444 W. Ocean Blvd. Long Beach CA 90802
(310) 527-4100
Bar #180340
U.S. Supreme Court Bar
Active License
Verified
Criminal Law Domestic Violence DUI & DWI
David Cooper - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Law Offices of David O Cooper
 113 Downing St Crescent City CA 95531
(707) 460-1634
Unknown Status
Criminal Law DUI & DWI Employment Law
Paul Nigel Walton - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Paul Walton, Attorney
 39791 Paseo Padre Pkwy Ste G Fremont CA 94538
(510) 623-4100
Loyola Law School, Los Angeles
Bar #139924
California Bar
Active License
Verified
Arbitration & Mediation Bankruptcy Business Law
Fritzie Galliani - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Law Office of Fritzie Galliani, A.P.C.
 1770 Corson Street Pasadena CA 91106
(626) 577-2326
California State University - San Diego State University
English
Bar #82054
California Bar
Active License
Verified
Criminal Law Divorce Domestic Violence
Robert Juan Saria - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
 11344 Coloma Rd Suite 110 Gold River CA 95670
(916) 631-3553
Univ of Southern Calif
California Bar
Active License
Appeals & Appellate Criminal Law DUI & DWI
Ryan Taiji Okabe - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Okabe & Haushalter
 1230 Rosecrans Ave 300 Manhattan Beach CA 90266
(310) 543-7708
Loyola Law School, Los Angeles
Bar #215964
California Bar
Active License
Verified
Animal & Dog Law Appeals & Appellate Business Law
Daniel Horowitz - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Lawyers in Lafayette
 3650 Mt Diablo Blvd. Suite 225 Lafayette CA 94549
(925) 283-1863
Southwestern University School of Law (1978)
Bar #92400
U.S. Supreme Court Bar
Active License
Verified
Civil Rights Criminal Law Domestic Violence
Eben Lee Kurtzman - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Red House Lawyer
 1131 Park Ave San Jose CA 95126
(408) 295-2105
Santa Clara University
Bar #144142
Santa Clara County Bar
Active License
Verified
Animal & Dog Law Arbitration & Mediation Business Law
Leslie Prince - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Law Offices of Russo & Prince
 One Harbor Center, Suite 230 Suisun City CA 94585
(707) 427-6777
Univ of California at Los Angeles
Bar #107732
9th Circuit Bar
Active License
Verified
Appeals & Appellate Criminal Law Domestic Violence
Francisco J. Rodriguez - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Katsuranis & Rodriguez, Attorneys at Law
 524 7th St. Oakland CA 94607
(510) 504-2030
New College of California SOL
Spanish
Bar #188459
Northern District of California Bar
Active License
Verified
Appeals & Appellate Civil Rights Criminal Law
Guy Ellery Louie - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Louie & Jimenez, LLP
 225 West Winton Avenue- Suite 200 Hayward CA 94533
(925) 234-1440
Thomas Jefferson School of Law (1990)
Bar #158008
California Bar
Active License
Verified
Animal & Dog Law Appeals & Appellate Arbitration & Mediation
Michael Guisti - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Law Office of Michael L. Guisti
 Newport Beach Newport Beach CA 92660
(949) 390-9898
Western State College of Law at Argosy University (1998)
Bar #200914
California Bar
Active License
Verified
Appeals & Appellate Criminal Law Domestic Violence
Deborah F. Brown - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Deborah Brown Law
 3987 Missouri Flat Road #340-307 Placerville CA 95667
(520) 363-7477
Lincoln Law School of Sacramento (2005)
Bar #269156
California Bar
Unknown Status
Verified
Bankruptcy Divorce Domestic Violence
Stephen B Mashney - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Mashney Law Offices, APC
 335 N Brookhurst Street Anaheim CA 92801
(714) 535-5090
San Francisco Law School (1988)
Arabic, Chinese, Korean, Spanish
Bar #162675
9th Circuit Bar
Active License
Verified
Bankruptcy Criminal Law Divorce
Emeka C. Madu - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Madu Law Group
 1100 Town and Country Rd #1250 Orange CA 92868
(714) 280-5492
California State University - Northridge
English
California Bar
Active License
Criminal Law Domestic Violence DUI & DWI
Anthony C. Gonsalves - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
AG Law Modesto
 821 13th Street Suite H Modesto CA 95354
(209) 502-6341
Humphreys College (2017)
English
California Bar
Unknown Status
Criminal Law DUI & DWI Education Law
Andrew Holley - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Andrew D. Holley - Lawyer for Immigrants, a PLC
 6801 Mission Street Suite 200 Daly City CA 94014
(530) 715-2300
Santa Clara University School of Law (2007)
English, Spanish
California Bar
Unknown Status
Appeals & Appellate Criminal Law Domestic Violence
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