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Ferragut Law Firm Phoenix has defended clients from a downtown high-rise office for more than 25 years, built by a former Marine Corps officer and prosecutor.
A NOTE TO READERS. This profile was researched and written independently by Awesome Attorneys’ editorial team. The Ferragut Law Firm did not pay for, request, or review this article prior to publication, and placement on Awesome Attorneys’ editorial pages cannot be purchased. Nothing in this article is legal advice, and reading it does not create an attorney–client relationship. Past results do not guarantee, warrant, or predict the outcome of any future case.
At a Glance
| Firm | The Ferragut Law Firm |
| Attorney | Ulises A. Ferragut Jr. |
| Founded | 1998, Phoenix |
| Admitted | State of Arizona; U.S. District Court, District of Arizona; U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit |
| Education | J.D., University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law |
| Background | Former prosecutor; U.S. Marine Corps veteran |
| Focus | Criminal defense generally — DUI and vehicular crimes, drug offenses, white-collar crime, sex crimes, homicide, and federal criminal charges |
| Office | 2 N. Central Ave., Ste. 400, Phoenix, AZ 85004 (Phelps Dodge Tower, CityScape) |
| Contact | (602) 324-5300 · ferragutlaw.com |
Sources: ferragutlaw.com, Avvo (including disciplinary records tab), Justia, catalog.lawyer, lawlink.com, Yelp. Compiled August 2026.
Origin
Ferragut Law Firm Phoenix: From Prosecutor and Marine Officer to Defense Counsel
Ulises Ferragut earned his J.D. from the University of the Pacific’s McGeorge School of Law before beginning his legal career as a prosecutor, an experience his firm’s materials describe as informing his current approach to anticipating the state’s tactics. He is also a former United States Marine Corps officer. He founded his own Phoenix practice in 1998 and has litigated criminal cases in Arizona courts for more than 25 years since, with admission to the U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona and the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals.
Practice
A Broad Felony Practice, Including Federal Charges
Ferragut’s docket covers DUI and vehicular crime defense, drug distribution and possession cases, white-collar and fraud charges, sex crime defense, and homicide cases, along with federal criminal matters — an area his firm notes many private defense practices avoid because federal court runs under a distinct procedural framework from state court. Two independently documented matters illustrate the range: in 2004, Ferragut filed and won a civil rights lawsuit on behalf of Maricopa County Jail inmates over non-public-area video surveillance broadcast online by the Sheriff’s Office; in 2015, he and co-counsel defended a client accused in the “Arizona freeway shooter” case, successfully establishing that the defendant was elsewhere at the time and that the recovered bullets could not be conclusively matched to the weapon in question.
Track Record
Ferragut’s own materials describe hundreds of criminal cases litigated over more than two decades. Awesome Attorneys did not identify an independent, itemized case-results table breaking that volume down by charge or outcome; the 2004 jail-surveillance lawsuit and the 2015 freeway-shooter defense are the two matters independently corroborated in the sources reviewed.
Past-Results Disclaimer: Every case is different, and no past result guarantees a similar outcome in any future matter.
Client Voice
Reviews on Yelp and attorney directories describe Ferragut as responsive, including outside normal business hours, and willing to pursue case strategies other firms might not attempt. Multiple reviewers specifically credit favorable outcomes in cases involving charges against law enforcement personnel.
Community
The 2004 lawsuit against the Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office on behalf of jail inmates — a matter of public record, not merely a marketing claim — stands as the clearest documented instance of Ferragut’s work extending into public-interest and civil-rights territory beyond individual client representation.
Recognition
Ferragut’s marketing cites a National Trial Lawyers “Top 100” designation, an Avvo “Superb” (10.0) rating, and an American Institute of Criminal Law Attorneys “10 Best” listing. These are membership- and nomination-based marketing programs rather than the independent, research-driven peer review that Best Lawyers or Super Lawyers conducts, and Awesome Attorneys did not identify a Best Lawyers or Super Lawyers selection, or a State Bar of Arizona board certification, in the sources reviewed.
Awesome Attorneys’ research also surfaced a publicly listed 2008 disciplinary record on Avvo, which describes an informal reprimand connected to a courtroom exchange in which Ferragut called a prosecutor a “liar” during trial. Awesome Attorneys was not able to independently confirm additional detail on this matter beyond Avvo’s summary within the sources reviewed for this profile; readers who want the complete record should consult the State Bar of Arizona’s public attorney discipline lookup directly.
The Arizona Legal Backdrop
What follows is general legal information, not legal advice.
Arizona’s core DUI statute, A.R.S. § 28-1381, prohibits driving while impaired to the slightest degree or with a BAC of 0.08% or higher, and A.R.S. § 28-1383 covers felony “Aggravated DUI.” Arizona felony sentencing ranges run through A.R.S. §§ 13-701 through 13-719. Federal criminal charges — a share of Ferragut’s practice — proceed under the U.S. Code rather than Arizona statute, including the federal Controlled Substances Act for drug distribution matters.
The Awesome Attorneys Assessment
Ferragut Law Firm Phoenix’s clearest differentiator is more than 25 years handling both state and federal criminal matters, backed by two independently documented, named results: a successful civil rights lawsuit against the Sheriff’s Office and a high-profile homicide-adjacent defense with a corroborated favorable outcome.
The honest trade-off: the 2008 disciplinary record for courtroom conduct is a genuine part of the public record, and prospective clients evaluating fit and courtroom temperament should weigh it alongside the firm’s trial record. The marketing awards the firm cites are membership-based rather than independent peer review, so they shouldn’t be read as equivalent to a Best Lawyers or Super Lawyers selection.
Methodology & Sourcing
This profile was researched in August 2026 from ferragutlaw.com, Avvo (including its disciplinary records tab), Justia, catalog.lawyer, lawlink.com, and Yelp. Awesome Attorneys did not identify a competing “Ulises Ferragut” practicing criminal law elsewhere that could create identity confusion. The Ferragut Law Firm did not commission, review, or pay for this profile.
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