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DUI Defense Attorneys in South Lake Tahoe, California
South Lake Tahoe keeps its DUI defense matters close to home, and so does this registry. What follows is the El Dorado County record for anyone researching a dui lawyer, indexed from official State Bar records.
El Dorado County Superior Court keeps a branch in South Lake Tahoe so mountain residents need not cross Echo Summit to Placerville for court; resort employment, vacation-rental property disputes, and cross-border Nevada questions color the local practice. For DUI defense cases, venue ordinarily lies with the El Dorado County Superior Court: South Lake Tahoe branch · 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 South Lake Tahoe 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 El Dorado.
Main courthouse: Placerville Main Street Branch, 495 Main Street, Placerville, CA 95667
For South Lake Tahoe: El Dorado County Superior Court: South Lake Tahoe branch.
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 · South Lake Tahoe roster
None of the 57 active attorneys whose address of record is in South Lake Tahoe lists dui defense among their practice areas on the registry, so the roster below is El Dorado County's.
By count, the practice areas most often listed by South Lake Tahoe attorneys are business law (12), estate planning (12), criminal defense (11), real estate (11) and litigation (10). A count of listings, not a measure of skill.
None of the 57 has yet claimed and verified their record here; every listing is the official record as published.
For 1 of the 57 active attorneys in South Lake Tahoe, the registry holds a firm website published in a language other than English; by count, Spanish (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 South Lake Tahoe. 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 South Lake Tahoe
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 El Dorado 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 South Lake Tahoe · questions, from the record
Which court hears dui defense cases from South Lake Tahoe?
South Lake Tahoe is in El Dorado County, whose trial court is the Superior Court of California, County of El Dorado. The court lists its main courthouse as the Placerville Main Street Branch, 495 Main Street, Placerville, CA 95667. For South Lake Tahoe: El Dorado County Superior Court: South Lake Tahoe branch. Where a particular case is filed depends on the case and the venue rules, and the court's website (https://www.eldorado.courts.ca.gov) lists every location. This is legal information, not legal advice.
Where can I get help with court forms in El Dorado County without a lawyer?
The Superior Court of California, County of El Dorado runs a self-help center for people going to court without a lawyer: https://www.eldorado.courts.ca.gov/self-help/family-law-facilitatorself-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 South Lake Tahoe?
None of the 57 active attorneys with an address of record in South Lake Tahoe lists dui defense among their practice areas on the registry, so this page lists El Dorado County's roster.
Do attorneys in South Lake Tahoe work in languages other than English?
For 1 of the 57 active attorneys in South Lake Tahoe, the registry holds a firm website published in a language other than English; by count, Spanish (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 El Dorado County?
Yes. No consumer matter was submitted to the registry's case review from El Dorado 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 El Dorado, 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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