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DUI Defense Attorneys in Santa Rosa, California
Every dui lawyer and dui attorney listing on this page traces back to the State Bar of California's official roll, filtered to DUI defense matters in Santa Rosa. Verification describes profile identity, not quality or outcomes.
Sonoma County Superior Court sits at the Hall of Justice in Santa Rosa; wildfire recovery since 2017 has made insurance, construction, and property claims a durable part of the local civil docket alongside wine-industry employment and land-use work. For DUI defense cases, venue ordinarily lies with the Sonoma County Superior Court: Hall of Justice, Santa Rosa · which is why counsel who appear there regularly read the local calendar better than any brochure.
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 Santa Rosa 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 Sonoma.
Main courthouse: Hall of Justice, 625 Administration Drive, Santa Rosa, CA 95403
For Santa Rosa: Sonoma County Superior Court: Hall of Justice, Santa Rosa.
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 · Santa Rosa roster
None of the 905 active attorneys whose address of record is in Santa Rosa lists dui defense among their practice areas on the registry, so the roster below is Sonoma County's.
By count, the practice areas most often listed by Santa Rosa attorneys are business law (188), criminal defense (160), estate planning (154), litigation (140) and real estate (139). A count of listings, not a measure of skill.
1 of the 905 has claimed and verified their record here; every other listing is the official record as published.
For 89 of the 905 active attorneys in Santa Rosa, the registry holds a firm website published in a language other than English; by count, Spanish (87), Persian (76), Punjabi (75) and Armenian (72). 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 Santa Rosa. 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 Santa Rosa
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 Sonoma 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 Santa Rosa · questions, from the record
Which court hears dui defense cases from Santa Rosa?
Santa Rosa is in Sonoma County, whose trial court is the Superior Court of California, County of Sonoma. The court lists its main courthouse as the Hall of Justice, 625 Administration Drive, Santa Rosa, CA 95403. For Santa Rosa: Sonoma County Superior Court: Hall of Justice, Santa Rosa. Where a particular case is filed depends on the case and the venue rules, and the court's website (https://sonoma.courts.ca.gov) lists every location. This is legal information, not legal advice.
Where can I get help with court forms in Sonoma County without a lawyer?
The Superior Court of California, County of Sonoma runs a self-help center for people going to court without a lawyer: https://sonoma.courts.ca.gov/self-help. It explains forms and procedures; it does not act as your lawyer.
How many dui defense attorneys have an address of record in Santa Rosa?
None of the 905 active attorneys with an address of record in Santa Rosa lists dui defense among their practice areas on the registry, so this page lists Sonoma County's roster.
Do attorneys in Santa Rosa work in languages other than English?
For 89 of the 905 active attorneys in Santa Rosa, the registry holds a firm website published in a language other than English; by count, Spanish (87), Persian (76), Punjabi (75) and Armenian (72). 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 Sonoma County?
Yes. 1 consumer matter was submitted to the registry's case review from Sonoma 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 Sonoma, 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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