About

About Jake, Sonoma County DUI Lawyer

    Experienced

  • Member of the California Bar for more than 20 Years
  • Certified as Nationally Qualified Standardized Field Sobriety Tests Practitioner (same as police), 2009
  • Over 1000 DUI & DMV Cases in Santa Rosa & Sonoma County
  • Drug DUIs, Boat, Bicycle and Golf Cart DUIs, Minors & Juveniles Zero Tolerance DUIs in Santa Rosa & Sonoma County
  • Suspended Licenses, Probation Violations in Sonoma County, Multiple Priors, Old Priors, Out of State Priors
  • Commercial Licenses, Professionals with DUIs & Investigating State Licensing Boards
  • Chemical Test Refusals, High Alcohol Test Results, Rising Alcohol Defenses in Sonoma County Court and DMV
  • Elderly Drivers, DMV Physical & Mental Suspension Hearings at Santa Rosa and Petaluma DMV, Negligent Operator Suspensions 
  • Direct & Cross Examination of Sonoma Officers, Witnesses & Experts
  • DMV Writ Appeals to Sonoma, Marin & Humboldt Superior Courts

    Creative**

  • DUI's Reduced to Traffic Infractions, "Dry Reckless," Public Intoxication, "Wet Reckless," & Attempted DUI
  • Sonoma County Court Results that Prevent or Reverse Santa Rosa DMV License Suspensions
  • Driver's License Ins & Outs, Including Work & School Licenses, Bad Driver Points, Employer Pull Notices, Impoundments, Insurance, Rentals
  • Valuable Tips for Out of State Licensees, Including Home State Issues, Administrative vs. Criminal Effects, Clearing CA Holds
  • Sonoma County Court or Santa Rosa DMV Delays to Resolve Personal Issues or Ease Work, Family or School Impact
  • Sonoma County Alcohol/Drug Treatment, Anger Management, Family Counseling, Community Service Alternatives to Prosecution or Jail
  • Critical Need Licenses for Sonoma Minors, Including Advice on How to Best Complete the Application
  • Coordination of Sonoma Court & Santa Rosa DMV Results
  • Ins & Outs of Santa Rosa Drinking Driver Program

    Trusted

  • By other Lawyers, and by Clients, and their Friends, Parents, Partners & Spouses, & Employers
  • Member, California DUI Lawyers Association
  • Law Clerk, Federal District Court, Hawaii, 1988-1989
  • Trusted Criminal Defense Attorney, Ronald Dinan & Associates, Santa Rosa, since 2002
  • Recognized for "Service to the Under Privileged," Legal Aid of Sonoma County, 2006
  • Volunteer Lawyer, Sonoma County Legal Aid "Driver's License Retrieval Workshop" Free Monthly Santa Rosa Walk-In Clinic, since 2005
  • Volunteer Lawyer, Guerneville/Sonoma County Homeless Count, 2007
  • Volunteer Lawyer, Northern California Cannabis Harvest Festival, 2007
  • Volunteer Lawyer, DMV & Police, Presentation to Windsor Community Students, 2008
  • Volunteer Lawyer, Police Accountability Clinic and Hotline, Sonoma County, 2009
  • Volunteer Lawyer, DUI's & Police, Presentation to Santa Rosa High School Students, 2009
  • Volunteer Lawyer, DUI's & Police, Presentation to Sonoma County Juvenile Hall Inmates, 2009
  • Volunteer Lawyer, Police Liaison, Sonoma County O/22 Rally Against Police Brutality, 2009

    Local

  • Bay Area & Northern California Resident for 41 years, Sonoma County for over 15 years
  • U.C. Davis, Political Science & English, 1985, Dean's list honors
  • U.C. Hastings Law School, San Francisco, cum laude honors, 1988, Hast. Int'l Law Review
  • Member, Sonoma County Bar Association
  • Member & Former Director, Russian River Chamber of Commerce
  • Former Bartender, Bar Manager, & Tavern Owner, Downtown Guerneville
  • Lives & works in Santa Rosa, Sonoma County

    Affordable

  • Low Fixed & Adjustable Rates for Santa Rosa & Sonoma County Residents
  • Easy Online Pay Pal Credit Card or Bank Payments Accepted 
  • Accessible: Cell Phone & Email


Jake has defended clients in the Superior Courts of Sonoma, Napa, Marin, San Mateo, San Francisco, Alameda, Contra Costa, Solano, Sacramento, Mendocino, Humboldt, Lake, Shasta, Tehama, Butte, Riverside, and Kern Counties, and defended driver licenses in DMV hearings with the DMV Driver Safety Offices in San Francisco, Oakland, Sacramento, Redding, Oxnard and San Bernadino.


**Understand that great ideas and past resolutions are not a prediction or guarantee of an outcome in your unique circumstances; no lawyer can ethically guarantee a certain result. Attorney's legal advice will only be provided after being retained and after thorough legal analysis.