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DUI Defense Lawyers in Bakersfield, California
Bakersfield keeps its DUI defense matters close to home, and so does this registry. What follows is the Kern County record for anyone researching a dui lawyer, indexed from official State Bar records.
Kern County Superior Court's Metropolitan Division in downtown Bakersfield anchors a docket shaped by the southern Valley's oil, agriculture, and logistics industries; workplace injury, wage-and-hour, and trucking collision matters are constants. For DUI defense cases, venue ordinarily lies with the Kern County Superior Court: Metropolitan Division, Bakersfield · which is why counsel who appear there regularly read the local calendar better than any brochure.
Before comparing counsel, note the clock. Under Cal. Veh. Code § 13353.2, the governing period is ten days from arrest to request the DMV administrative hearing. The DMV's administrative per se suspension is separate from the criminal case, missing the 10-day window forfeits the hearing. Most misdemeanor DUI charges must be filed within one year (Cal. Penal Code § 802).
This page is the Bakersfield chapter of the registry's statewide record · DUI Attorneys in California collects every county and city.
The clock & the court
Ten days from arrest to request the DMV administrative hearing.
Cal. Veh. Code § 13353.2
The DMV's administrative per se suspension is separate from the criminal case, missing the 10-day window forfeits the hearing. Most misdemeanor DUI charges must be filed within one year (Cal. Penal Code § 802).
Superior Court of California, County of Kern.
Courthouse at the county seat: Metropolitan Division, 1415 Truxtun Ave, Bakersfield, CA 93301
For Bakersfield: Kern County Superior Court: Metropolitan Division, Bakersfield.
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.
DUI Defense · Bakersfield roster
None of the 743 active attorneys whose address of record is in Bakersfield lists dui defense among their practice areas on the registry, so the roster below is Kern County's.
By count, the practice areas most often listed by Bakersfield attorneys are criminal defense (167), business law (104), litigation (99), estate planning (91) and employment (82). A count of listings, not a measure of skill.
2 of the 743 have claimed and verified their record here; every other listing is the official record as published.
For 45 of the 743 active attorneys in Bakersfield, the registry holds a firm website published in a language other than English; by count, Spanish (45), Hindi (8), Persian (5) and Arabic (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 Bakersfield. The first deadline is the case: ten days to request the DMV hearing, so contact counsel immediately after arrest. Look for attorneys who defend DUIs in the specific courthouse where the case will be heard, ask about their approach to the stop, the field tests, and the chemical-test evidence (calibration, rising-BAC, blood-draw procedure), and whether they staff the DMV hearing themselves. Flat fees by case stage are the norm in this practice.
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DUI Defense matters in Bakersfield
The matters this field covers, as Californians search for them. Each attorney's own profile states which of these they take.
- first-offense DUI
- repeat DUI charges
- DMV license suspension hearings
- felony DUI and DUI with injury
- drug DUI
- underage and commercial driver DUI
- refusal to test
- DUI with a child passenger
- wet reckless reductions
- ignition interlock requirements
1 consumer matter was submitted to the registry's case review from Kern County in the last 90 days. Consumers describe a matter; attorneys on the registry read it and decide for themselves whether to pursue it, and the registry assigns it to no one.
DUI Defense in Bakersfield · questions, from the record
Which court hears dui defense cases from Bakersfield?
Bakersfield is in Kern County, whose trial court is the Superior Court of California, County of Kern. Its courthouse at the county seat is the Metropolitan Division, 1415 Truxtun Ave, Bakersfield, CA 93301; the court has other locations. For Bakersfield: Kern County Superior Court: Metropolitan Division, Bakersfield. Where a particular case is filed depends on the case and the venue rules, and the court's website (https://www.kern.courts.ca.gov) lists every location. This is legal information, not legal advice.
Where can I get help with court forms in Kern County without a lawyer?
The Superior Court of California, County of Kern runs a self-help center for people going to court without a lawyer: https://www.kern.courts.ca.gov/self-help/self-help-center. It explains forms and procedures; it does not act as your lawyer.
How many dui defense attorneys have an address of record in Bakersfield?
None of the 743 active attorneys with an address of record in Bakersfield lists dui defense among their practice areas on the registry, so this page lists Kern County's roster.
Do attorneys in Bakersfield work in languages other than English?
For 45 of the 743 active attorneys in Bakersfield, the registry holds a firm website published in a language other than English; by count, Spanish (45), Hindi (8), Persian (5) and Arabic (1). That describes the website, not the attorney's own ability; an attorney's profile says when they have confirmed a language themselves.
Can I describe my dui defense matter to attorneys in Kern County?
Yes. 1 consumer matter was submitted to the registry's case review from Kern County in the last 90 days. Consumers describe a matter; attorneys on the registry read it and decide for themselves whether to pursue it, and the registry assigns it to no one.
Legal information, not legal advice.
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Source: Cal. Veh. Code § 13353.2 · State Bar of California licensee records · Superior Court of California, County of Kern, official court information read 2026-09-27 · Checked: · Maintained by the California Attorney Registry from official State Bar of California records. Legal information, not legal advice.
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