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Arizona basics
What to know about a DUI in Phoenix
An Arizona DUI usually means two tracks at once: the criminal case in court and a separate license action. The second one has a short deadline.
- 30 days to request a license hearingAfter an administrative suspension notice, the hearing request must reach the state within 30 days of the notice date. The suspension takes effect 30 days after the order is served.Source: A.R.S. § 28-1385
- Impaired “to the slightest degree”DUI covers driving at 0.08 or more within two hours of driving, or while impaired to the slightest degree. Commercial drivers face a 0.04 limit.Source: A.R.S. § 28-1381
- Extreme DUI starts at 0.15Extreme DUI is 0.15 to under 0.20. Super-extreme DUI is 0.20 or more.Source: A.R.S. § 28-1382
- Some DUIs are feloniesAggravated DUI includes driving on a suspended license, a third offense within 84 months, or a child under 15 in the vehicle.Source: A.R.S. § 28-1383
Directory
DUI defense attorneys in Phoenix
Independently researched profiles: who the attorney is, what they focus on, and how to reach them. Listed alphabetically.
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Alcock & Associates: The 24/7 Firm Built From Former Prosecutors, Now Fighting Deportation Cases Too
A NOTE TO READERS. This profile was researched and written independently by Awesome Attorneys’ editorial team. Alcock & Associates, P.C. did not…
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Arizona Justice Law: The Phoenix DUI Defense Practice Built by a Multilingual Solo Founder
Anyone searching for a Phoenix DUI defense attorney handling everything from routine misdemeanors to felony DUI will come across Zalman Sapad, founder…
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Benikov Law Firm: The ASU Law Professor Practicing DUI Defense From North Phoenix
Benikov Law Firm Phoenix pairs a solo DUI and criminal defense practice with its founder’s parallel career as an adjunct law professor.…
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Castillo Law: The Phoenix Firm Built by an Arizona Board-Certified Criminal Law Specialist
Castillo Law Phoenix is a boutique criminal defense practice built by one of Arizona’s independently verified Board-Certified Criminal Law Specialists. A NOTE…
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DM Cantor: The Phoenix Firm With More Board-Certified Criminal Law Specialists Than Any Other in Arizona
Inside DM Cantor (Cantor Law Group), the Phoenix criminal defense firm founded by a former city prosecutor who, per the firm’s own…
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Feldman Royle Ahl: The Five-Attorney Team Built Around a Former Prosecutor’s DUI Docket
Inside Feldman Royle Ahl, the Phoenix criminal defense firm whose dedicated DUI practice page walks through Arizona’s traffic-stop and checkpoint case law…
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Future First Criminal Law: The Phoenix Firm Founded by a Lawyer Who Was Once the Defendant
Future First Phoenix was founded by a lawyer who says he once sat where his clients now sit — on the wrong…
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Kent Law, PLC — Phoenix, AZ
A note on names before anything else: this profile covers Kent Law PLC, founded by Adam C. Kent in Tempe/Phoenix in 2011.…
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Law Offices of Brian D. Sloan: The Phoenix Practice That Turns Away Everything But DUI
Inside the Phoenix practice of an attorney who, by his own account, has spent more than two decades declining any case that…
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Law Offices of David A. Black: The Only Best Lawyers “Lawyer of the Year” for DUI Defense in Phoenix
Inside the solo Phoenix practice of a former Maricopa County prosecutor who, per Best Lawyers’ peer-review process, was named the single top…
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Law Offices of Kristopher K. Rezagholi: The Products-Liability Attorney Who Returned to DUI Defense
Inside the Law Offices of Kristopher K. Rezagholi, where a former commercial-litigation associate applies accident-reconstruction analysis — a skill set built defending…
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Law Offices of Michael E. Ziton: A Former Prosecutor’s Solo DUI Practice, Three Decades Running
Inside the solo Phoenix practice of an attorney who has sponsored a dedicated DUI awareness presence at the Phoenix Open golf tournament…
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Law Offices of Trent R. Buckallew: The Phoenix DUI Practice Built on Two Public Defender Tenures and a Forensic Science Degree
Anyone looking for a Phoenix DUI defense attorney with a formal Bar credential and a public-defender background will find Trent Buckallew a…
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Lawrence Kazan: The Phoenix Defense Attorney Whose Client List Reads Like a Sports Almanac
A NOTE TO READERS. This profile was researched and written independently by Awesome Attorneys’ editorial team. Debus & Kazan, Ltd. did not…
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Michael Alarid III: One of Arizona’s Few Dual Board-Certified Criminal and DUI Defense Specialists
A NOTE TO READERS. This profile was researched and written independently by Awesome Attorneys’ editorial team. The Law Office of Michael Alarid…
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Orent Law Offices: The Phoenix Defense Firm Led by a Bar-Certified Criminal Law Specialist Since 2013
Anyone comparing options for a Phoenix DUI defense attorney with formal Bar credentials will run into Craig Orent fairly quickly — he’s…
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Shah Law Firm: Seven Years in a Vehicular Crimes Unit, Then a DUI-Concentrated Solo Practice
Inside the Shah Law Firm, where an attorney who spent seven years in a large firm’s Vehicular Crimes Unit before going solo…
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The Elyte Law Firm: A Former Prosecutor’s Boutique Practice, Five Years Running
Elyte Law Firm Phoenix is a criminal defense practice built by a former prosecutor who personally handles every case. A NOTE TO…
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The Ferragut Law Firm: A Former Marine’s Two-Decade Fight From Downtown Phoenix
Ferragut Law Firm Phoenix has defended clients from a downtown high-rise office for more than 25 years, built by a former Marine…
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The Koplow Law Firm: The Former Prosecutor Who Also Defended Insurers Before Defending Drivers
Inside the Koplow Law Firm, founded by a former Maricopa County vehicular-crimes prosecutor who later worked in-house for Farmers Insurance defending auto-accident…
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The Nava Law Firm: A Defense Practice Peer Attorneys Vouch for as Readily as Clients Do
Inside The Nava Law Firm, founded by an attorney whose father’s career as an El Paso police officer, by his own account,…
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