After working for the Office of the Attorney General and the Public Defender's Office, I graduated at the top of my law school class and opened my own office in downtown Sacramento in 1997. I've been running my own law office for almost 30 years now. I handle DUI Defense, Criminal Defense, Administrative Professional Licensing Defense cases. I'm a skilled negotiator, and I've won every case I’ve set for trial in the past 20 years.
I offer a personal service and I have a passion for defending my clients - to protect them from the disruption and life changing aspects of criminal charges. I respect my clients and understand they are counting on me to do the best job possible, to communicate well, to work hard on their case, and to tell them the truth and what to expect well in advance of any consequences to their current situation.
My job is to try to change the outcome of the cases I handle, to mitigate the outcome in provable cases, and to protect my clients' future, and their livelihood to best of my ability.
- Lincoln Law School
- Law Degree
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- Sole Practitioner
- Private Practice
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- I opened my own law practice in downtown Sacramento in 1997.
- Attorney
- Sacramento County Public Defender's Office
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- After working for more than a year as a certified law student, I was hired as an attorney for one year before opening my own practice.
- Law Clerk
- State of California DOJ - Office of the Attorney General
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- I worked in litigation support and wrote five criminal appeals that were confirmed by the appellate courts.
- Top 10 Criminal Defense Attorney
- Best of the Best Attorneys
- Top 10 Criminal Defense CA Law Firm
- Best of the Best Law Firm
- 10 Best Attorneys
- American Institute of DUI/DWI Attorneys
- Exceptional and Outstanding Client Service Award.
- Top 10% Criminal Defense in the USA
- Lawyers of Distinction
- 10 Best Client Satisfaction
- American institute of DUI/DWI Attorneys
- California State Bar # 186152
- Member
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- California
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Free Consultation
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Rates, Retainers and Additional Information
For DUI's, I charge a lower up front fee than other Sacramento attorneys with my experience and skills. Why would I charge a client for a suppression motion (PC1538) for example before I review the evidence and make recommendations. I haven't lost a jury trial in 15 years, but only recommend trials when they make sense and my client has a good chance of prevailing.
- DUI & DWI
- Criminal Law
- Criminal Appeals, Drug Crimes, Expungement, Fraud, Gun Crimes, Internet Crimes, Sex Crimes, Theft, Violent Crimes
- Gov & Administrative Law
- Administrative Law
- English: Spoken, Written
- Website
- Joe Hougnon, Attorney at Law