History
Since receiving his law degree, Mr. Pakneshan has focused his practice on DUI, Criminal & Civil Rights law. Upon graduating from law school, he worked as a Deputy District Attorney. As a prosecutor, he successfully prosecuted thousands of misdemeanor and felony criminal and DUI cases and tried numerous jury trials. During that time, Mr. Pakneshan grew to understand the strengths and weaknesses of the prosecution of criminal and DUI (DWI) charges. As a prosecutor, Mr. Pakneshan handled over 1,000 DUI cases. Now, he specializes in DUI & criminal defense. Over the years, he has received extensive training by the California Department of Justice, Bureau of Forensic Services, in all aspects of DUI cases. That extensive training included alcohol extrapolation studies, as well as EPAS and Intoxilyzer analysis. He has also received extensive training and has experience handling drunk driving cases involving prescription medications and illegal drugs.
Specialties
The Bay Area's premier DUI, Criminal Defense & Civil Rights Firm. We have handled 1000s of DUI (drunk driving or driving under the influence cases). We handle drunk driving and criminal law cases (e.g., domestic violence, restraining order & probation violations) ranging from misdemeanor to felonies. We also specialize in DMV driver's license suspension matters and are the state's foremost authority on clearing criminal records (i.e., expungements and criminal record sealing).