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DUI Defense Lawyers in Oakland, California

Counsel for the ten days that matter most, DMV hearings and DUI court defense. In Oakland, that work runs through Alameda County's courts. This directory presents DUI defense records from official State Bar of California data in neutral order.

The René C. Davidson Courthouse beside Lake Merritt anchors Alameda County's civil docket, historically one of the busier plaintiff-side venues in Northern California; Oakland's rent adjustment program adds a substantial local landlord–tenant layer. For DUI defense cases, venue ordinarily lies with the Alameda County Superior Court: René C. Davidson Courthouse · which is why counsel who appear there regularly read the local calendar better than any brochure.

The law also keeps time: ten days from arrest to request the DMV administrative hearing under 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). The plaque below carries the citation; the roster and questions that follow carry the rest.

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

The clock & the court

Statute of limitations

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).

Court of record · Alameda County

Superior Court of California, County of Alameda.

Main courthouse: Oakland - René C. Davidson Courthouse, 1225 Fallon Street, Oakland, CA 94612

For Oakland: Alameda County Superior Court: René C. Davidson Courthouse.

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 · Oakland roster

5 active attorneys with an address of record in Oakland list dui defense among their practice areas on the registry, out of 4,237 active attorneys whose address of record is in Oakland.

By count, the practice areas most often listed by Oakland attorneys are litigation (661), business law (603), employment (577), criminal defense (456) and real estate (334). A count of listings, not a measure of skill.

4 of the 4,237 have claimed and verified their record here; every other listing is the official record as published.

For 365 of the 4,237 active attorneys in Oakland, the registry holds a firm website published in a language other than English; by count, Spanish (347), Chinese (172), Vietnamese (146) and Arabic (143). 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 Oakland. 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.

Address of record in Oakland