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Criminal Defense Lawyers in Davis, California

Searching for a criminal defense lawyer in Davis? Counsel for the accused: from arraignment through trial and record clearance. This page indexes Davis's criminal defense coverage from the State Bar of California's official roll, with identity-verification markers where available.

Davis is a city of roughly 67,000, and its criminal defense matters are heard at the Yolo County Superior Court, Woodland. Davis matters are heard at Yolo County Superior Court in Woodland, about ten miles north; the UC Davis campus, including its law school, gives the university town an outsized share of landlord–tenant, employment, and immigration questions.

The law also keeps time: most misdemeanors: one year to charge; most felonies: three years under Cal. Penal Code §§ 799–802. Charging deadlines scale with the offense: crimes punishable by death or life imprisonment, and embezzlement of public money, may be prosecuted at any time (Cal. Penal Code § 799). After arrest, arraignment must generally occur within 48 hours (Cal. Penal Code § 825). The plaque below carries the citation; the roster and questions that follow carry the rest.

This page is the Davis chapter of the registry's statewide record · Criminal Defense Attorneys in California collects every county and city.

The clock & the court

Statute of limitations

Most misdemeanors: one year to charge; most felonies: three years.

Cal. Penal Code §§ 799–802

Charging deadlines scale with the offense: crimes punishable by death or life imprisonment, and embezzlement of public money, may be prosecuted at any time (Cal. Penal Code § 799). After arrest, arraignment must generally occur within 48 hours (Cal. Penal Code § 825).

Court of record · Yolo County

Superior Court of California, County of Yolo.

Courthouse: Yolo Superior Court, 1000 Main Street, Woodland, CA 95695

For Davis: Yolo County Superior Court, Woodland.

Court website · Self-help center · Source: The court's official website, read 2026-09-27. Venue depends on the case; legal information, not legal advice.

Criminal Defense · Davis roster

16 active attorneys with an address of record in Davis list criminal defense among their practice areas on the registry, out of 263 active attorneys whose address of record is in Davis.

By count, the practice areas most often listed by Davis attorneys are business law (44), employment (31), litigation (29), estate planning (21) and real estate (19). A count of listings, not a measure of skill.

None of the 263 has yet claimed and verified their record here; every listing is the official record as published.

For 1 of the 263 active attorneys in Davis, the registry holds a firm website published in a language other than English; by count, Spanish (1), French (1), Hindi (1) and Portuguese (1). That describes the website, not the attorney's own ability; an attorney's profile says when they have confirmed a language themselves.

Reading the roster in Davis. For criminal charges, the useful questions are concrete: how often the attorney appears in the specific courthouse where your case is set, their experience with the charged offense, who will actually stand up in court with you, and how fees are structured (criminal defense is typically flat-fee by stage of case). Move fast: early representation matters at arraignment and bail, and pre-filing intervention can sometimes shape charging decisions.

Address of record in Davis