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Your attorney will typically:

  • Request DMV hearing. 

  • Appear in Court for you.

  • Examine evidence; conduct discovery.

  • Scrutinize breathalizer machine records.

  • Investigate conditions that may have caused a false BAC reading.

  • Investigate technical defects in case. Bring a motion to suppress.

  • Seek to have charges dropped or reduced. Negotiate with DA.

  • If necessary, prepare for trial.

The above is only a partial list of typical events in a DUI case.  The proper course of action in your case will depend on the specific circumstances.

 
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The Lawyers

Our associated attorneys include a former DA and other attorneys with extensive experience in DUI defense.  For clients who are not in the Bay Area, we have relationships with firms in other parts of California.  Our attorneys offer superior representation, with personalized, vigorous advocacy, at affordable rates.

 

Gordon M. Fauth, Jr.

 

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Gordon M. Fauth, Jr.
Gordon M. Fauth, Jr., of the Litigation Law Group, is a graduate of Harvard University and the University of California at Berkeley.  Most of Mr. Fauth's legal career has been at the forefront of complex litigation, including constitutional rights and class-action litigation. From 1997 to 2001, Mr. Fauth was an associate at the law firm of Girard & Green, LLP., specializing in class actions and complex litigation.  From 2001 to 2002, Mr. Fauth was a partner in the law firm of Green Fauth & Jigarjian, LLP. 

 

Mr. Fauth is admitted to practice before California and Federal courts, including all California trial courts; the California Court of Appeals; the California Supreme Court; the United State District Courts for the Northern, Eastern, and Central Districts of California; the United States Courts of Appeals for the Fifth and Ninth Circuits; and the United States Supreme Court. Mr. Fauth is a recognized member of  professional organizations including the California Bar Association, the Alameda County Bar Association, the San Francisco Trial Lawyers Association, and the California DUI Lawyers Association.  He is a member of IEEE, the world's leading professional association for the advancement of technology. He is a member of the Alameda County Court Appointed Attorney Program (criminal defense).  He is certified in the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) and the International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP) DWI Detection and Standardized Field Sobriety Testing.  He is President of the American Legal Rights Foundation. He is on the Advisory Panel of the American Bar Association. He is AVVO-rated "superb," the highest rating for an attorney.

 

Tuan A. Lam

 

Tuan A. Lam graduated from the University of California at Berkeley, Boalt Hall School of Law in 1997, where he served on the Moot Court Board. During his tenure on the Board, his duties included advising, evaluating and judging first and second year law students in Moot Court, Appellate Advocacy, legal research, writing and oral argument.

ImageA member of the California Bar since 1997, Mr. Lam has worked at one of the largest and most prestigious law firms in the State and then as a Deputy District Attorney. Wanting to have greater control over the management and direction of client files and to develop more personal relationships with his clients, Mr. Lam established Lam, Thompson & Park in 2001.

Mr. Lam has personally and successfully defended multi-million dollar litigations against corporate giants such as Stanford University Hospital in Palo Alto and Portal Software in Silicon Valley, California. Mr. Lam's international clientele include individuals and corporations from Asia and Europe. He serves as general counsel for Progene and several other prestigious corporate clients.  In his personal injury practice, Mr. Lam vigorously represents victims who have been hurt in a variety of accidents. In his criminal law practice, Mr. Lam successfully defends persons accused of DUI and other crimes.

As part of his community outreach efforts, Mr. Lam has worked with abused and neglected children living in a group home environment at Olive Crest Treatment Centers. He has taught continuation high school in inner city Oakland, California. Currently, he is a volunteer teacher and serves as general counsel to a non-profit Vietnamese foreign language school in Orange County, California. 

 

Malcolm Bowen Feied


Malcolm B. Feied practices civil litigation and criminal defense.  He attended the San Francisco State University, where he was a staff writer for the San Francisco State Journal of International Relations (1988-1989), and from which he graduated magna cum laude with a B.A. in International Relations, in 1989.  He then worked for years as a California-licensed real estate agent.  He next attended the John F. Kennedy University School of Law, where he was on the Dean's List all terms and where he was awarded the Witkin Award in Constitutional Law.  He graduated from the JFK Law School with the Juris Doctor degree in 2005. 

Mr. Feied was admitted to the California Bar in 2005.  He then worked as an associate at the Law Offices of Andrew Shalaby, in El Cerrito, California, before establishing his present practice in 2007.  Mr. Feied is fluent in both English and Spanish.  He is a member of legal organizations including the California Bar Association, the Alameda County Bar Association and the California DUI Lawyers Association.  He successfully represents clients in courts throughout the greater San Francisco Bay Area.

 
Further DUI Concepts
Why You Need Us

You don't want a "100% DUI" settlement mill. We take our cases seriously and spend the time necessary to achieve the best results for our clients.


The background and experience of our attorneys are first-class. Our lead attorney, Gordon M. Fauth, holds degrees from Harvard University and the University of California at Berkeley. He is on the Advisory Board of the American Bar Association. He is AVVO-rated "10.0 Superb," the highest professional rating given an attorney.


Each state has its own separate DUI laws and regulations. California's are particularly complex. You don't want someone with a certificate from a weekend seminar in another state.


You need lawyers – like us – who are knowledgeable and experienced in California law and procedure. Most of our attorneys are members of the California DUI Lawyers Association, the oldest drunk driving defense bar association in the United States.


We won't charge you any more; but we'll give you a lot more for your money.

The DUI Checkpoint

 

DUI checkpoints operate under a different rationale than an ordinary traffic stop. ( . . . more)