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DUI Defense Attorneys in Modesto, California
Counsel for the ten days that matter most, DMV hearings and DUI court defense. In Modesto, that work runs through Stanislaus County's courts. This directory presents DUI defense records from official State Bar of California data in neutral order.
Modesto is a city of roughly 218,000, and its DUI defense matters are heard at the Stanislaus County Superior Court, Modesto. Stanislaus County Superior Court hears the county's calendars in downtown Modesto, with a new courthouse project underway; food processing and agriculture dominate the local economy and its employment and injury caseload.
Deadlines shape these cases before merits do · 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).
This page is the Modesto chapter of the registry's statewide record · DUI Lawyers 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 Stanislaus.
Main courthouse: Main Courthouse, 800 11th Street, Modesto, CA 95354
For Modesto: Stanislaus County Superior Court, Modesto.
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 · Modesto roster
None of the 456 active attorneys whose address of record is in Modesto lists dui defense among their practice areas on the registry, so the roster below is Stanislaus County's.
By count, the practice areas most often listed by Modesto attorneys are criminal defense (132), estate planning (78), business law (76), litigation (60) and real estate (59). A count of listings, not a measure of skill.
None of the 456 has yet claimed and verified their record here; every listing is the official record as published.
For 42 of the 456 active attorneys in Modesto, the registry holds a firm website published in a language other than English; by count, Spanish (42), Persian (20), Punjabi (11) and Hindi (10). 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 Modesto. 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 Modesto
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
No consumer matter was submitted to the registry's case review from Stanislaus 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 Modesto · questions, from the record
Which court hears dui defense cases from Modesto?
Modesto is in Stanislaus County, whose trial court is the Superior Court of California, County of Stanislaus. The court lists its main courthouse as the Main Courthouse, 800 11th Street, Modesto, CA 95354. For Modesto: Stanislaus County Superior Court, Modesto. Where a particular case is filed depends on the case and the venue rules, and the court's website (https://www.stanislaus.courts.ca.gov) lists every location. This is legal information, not legal advice.
Where can I get help with court forms in Stanislaus County without a lawyer?
The Superior Court of California, County of Stanislaus runs a self-help center for people going to court without a lawyer: https://www.stanislaus.courts.ca.gov/self-help/self-help-center-info. It explains forms and procedures; it does not act as your lawyer.
How many dui defense attorneys have an address of record in Modesto?
None of the 456 active attorneys with an address of record in Modesto lists dui defense among their practice areas on the registry, so this page lists Stanislaus County's roster.
Do attorneys in Modesto work in languages other than English?
For 42 of the 456 active attorneys in Modesto, the registry holds a firm website published in a language other than English; by count, Spanish (42), Persian (20), Punjabi (11) and Hindi (10). 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 Stanislaus County?
Yes. No consumer matter was submitted to the registry's case review from Stanislaus 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 Stanislaus, 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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