About Jake
About Jake, Mendocino County DUI Lawyer
Experienced
Member of the California Bar for over 25 Years
Certified as Nationally Qualified Standardized Field Sobriety Tests Practitioner (same as police), 2009
Over 1500 DUI & DMV Cases in Santa Rosa (All Mendo DMV Hearings are Held in Santa Rosa) & Mendocino County
Drug DUIs, Boat, Bicycle and Golf Cart DUIs, Minors & Juveniles Zero Tolerance DUI's
Suspended Licenses, DUI Probation Violations in Mendocino County, Multiple DUI Priors, Old DUI Priors, Out of State DUI Priors
Commercial Licenses, Professionals with DUIs & State Licensing Board Investigations
Chemical Test Refusals, High Alcohol Test Results, Rising Alcohol Defenses with DUIs in Mendocino County Court and DMV
Elderly Drivers, DMV Physical & Mental Suspension Hearings at Santa Rosa and Petaluma DMV, Negligent Operator Suspensions
Direct & Cross Examination of Mendocino Officers, Witnesses & Experts in Mendocino DUI Cases
DMV DUI Writ Appeals in Mendocino County Superior Court
Affordable
Low Fixed & Adjustable Rates for Ukiah, Willits, Fort Bragg & Mendocino County Residents Arrested for DUI
Easy Online Pay Pal Credit Card or Bank Payments Accepted
Creative**
DUI's Reduced to Traffic Infractions, "Dry Reckless," Public Intoxication, "Wet Reckless," & Attempted DUI
Mendocino County Court Results that Prevent or Reverse DMV DUI License Suspensions
Driver's License Ins & Outs, Including Work & School Licenses, Bad Driver Points, Employer Pull Notices, Impoundments, Insurance, Rentals
Valuable Tips for Out of State Licensees, Including Home State Issues, Administrative vs. Criminal Effects, Clearing CA Holds
Mendocino County Court or DMV Delays to Resolve Personal Issues or Ease Work, Family or School Impact
Mendocino County Alcohol/Drug Treatment, Anger Management, Family Counseling, Community Service Alternatives to Prosecution or Jail in DUI Cases
Critical Need Licenses for Mendocino Minors, Including Advice on How to Best Complete the Application
Coordination of Mendocino Court DUI Results & Santa Rosa DMV Results
Ins & Outs of Mendocino DUI Program Classes
Local
Bay Area & Northern California Resident for over 45 years
U.C. Davis, Political Science & English, 1985, Dean's List Honors
U.C. Hastings Law School, San Francisco, Cum Laude Honors, 1988, Hast. Int'l Law Review
Member, Mendocino, Napa and Sonoma County Bar Associations
Member & Past Director, Russian River Chamber of Commerce
Former Bartender, Bar Manager, & Tavern Owner, Guerneville
Lives & Works in the North Bay
Accessible: Cell Phone, Text & Email Directly to Jake
Trusted & Committed To Do Right
Trusted by Colleagues & by Clients, their Spouses, Parents, Friends, & Employers
Law Clerk, Federal District Court, Hawaii
Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe, San Francisco, Corporate Law
Ukiah, Mendocino County DUI & Criminal Defense, continuing since 2002
Member, California DUI Lawyers Association
Volunteer Lawyer, Legal Aid "Driver License Retrieval Workshop" Free Monthly Walk-In DUI, DMV & Traffic Clinic, continuing since 2005
Volunteer Lawyer, Legal Aid, Women's Recovery Athena House, DUI, DMV & Misdemeanor Law Workshop, 2013
Volunteer Lawyer, Legal Services Foundation, Women's Recovery Athena House, DUI, DMV & Misdemeanor Law Workshop, 2012
Volunteer Lawyer, Mock Court DUI Arraignments, Empire Law School, 2012
Participant, Community Development Commission River Area Shelter and Downtown Task Group on Homelessness, 2011
Volunteer Lawyer, Police Accountability Clinic and Helpline, continuing since 2009
Volunteer Lawyer, DUI & Police Presentation to High School Students, 2009
Volunteer Lawyer, DUI & Police, Presentation to Juvenile Hall Inmates, 2009
Volunteer Lawyer, Police Liaison, O/22 Rally Against Police Brutality, 2009
Volunteer Lawyer, DUI, DMV & Police Presentation to Students, 2008
Volunteer Lawyer, Northern California Cannabis Harvest Festival, 2007
Volunteer Lawyer, Homeless Count, 2007
Recognized for "Service to the Under Privileged," Legal Aid, 2006
Jake has defended clients in the Superior Courts of Mendocino, Sonoma, Napa, Marin, San Mateo, San Francisco, Alameda, Contra Costa, Solano, Sacramento, Humboldt, Lake, Shasta, Tehama, Butte, Riverside, San Luis Obispo and Kern Counties, and defended driver licenses in DMV hearings with the DMV Driver Safety Offices in San Francisco, Oakland, Sacramento, Redding, San Bernardino and Oxnard.
**Understand that great ideas and past resolutions are not a prediction or guarantee of an outcome in your unique circumstances; no Mendocino DUI lawyer can ethically guarantee a certain result. A DUI attorney's legal advice will only be provided after being retained and after thorough legal analysis.