Free DUI case analysis throughout California.
Joel Brand, Esq. is licensed to practice law throughout California and provides free written DUI case analysis to drivers arrested in any of the state's 58 counties. The county pages below cover California's twenty most populous counties, accounting for approximately 90% of the state's residents. Each page covers the local Superior Court, the DMV Driver Safety Office that handles the county's APS hearings, the prosecution patterns specific to that county, and the cities and communities the county comprises.
Southern California
Six counties from Ventura through the Mexican border. The largest court systems in the state, the highest enforcement volume, and three of the state's ten DMV Driver Safety Offices.
San Francisco Bay Area
Five of the Bay Area's nine counties, covering Silicon Valley, the East Bay, the Peninsula, and the city of San Francisco. Served by the Oakland, San Jose, and South San Francisco DMV Driver Safety Offices.
Central Valley
Five Central Valley counties from Stockton south through the southern San Joaquin Valley. Served by the Sacramento and Bakersfield DMV operations, with most APS hearings now conducted virtually.
Sacramento Valley & Sacramento Metro
Sacramento County and the surrounding Sacramento Valley counties, served by the Sacramento DMV Driver Safety Office.
North Coast & Central Coast
Wine country to the north and the Central Coast region from Monterey south. Diverse geography from Pacific coastline through the Coast Ranges.
Don't see your county?
California has 58 counties. The pages above cover the most populous, but the free written analysis is available for arrests anywhere in California. If you were arrested in a county not yet listed, the analysis still applies — the substantive California DUI law and DMV process is statewide, and the questionnaire captures the local factors specific to your arrest.
Get your free written DUI case analysis
Answer a 10-step questionnaire about your arrest. Receive a written analysis by email within minutes covering the DMV process, the charges, the defenses available, and the next steps specific to your county and your fact pattern.