Joe VanDervoort Credentials

I've practiced law for more than 39 years. My specialties have always been DUI and DMV. I know DMV and the justice system. And I know where you can go for other kinds of help. Call me.

You should know about your attorney. (If a law advertisement doesn't tell you about the attorney, maybe there's nothing to say!) Here are some of my credentials:

• University of California Santa Barbara, Bachelor of Arts, 1969, Dean's List scholar
• University of California, Hastings College of Law, Juris Doctorate 1972, and teaching assistant
• Instructor Law Credential, Community College, 1973.
• Member or previous member of:
  • National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
  • California Public Defenders Assoiciation
  • National Legal Aid and Defenders Association
  • Butte County, State of California, and American Bar Associations
  • California Trial Lawyers Association
  • California DUI ("Deuce") Defenders
• Life member of California Attorneys for Criminal Justice (CACJ)
• Admitted to practice in County, State and Federal courts
• Prior director/owner of Butte County private Defender system
• Judge Pro Tem, Oroville and Chico
• Certified as a specialist by the California DUI Lawyers Association (CDLA)

Geoff Dulebohn Credentials

As an attorney, I am committed to preserving and enhancing civil rights in California and the United States. In the words of the venerable Ben Franklin, "Those who would sacrifice liberty for security deserve neither."

As a citizen, I am philanthropically oriented. "Ask not what your country can do for you" has fallen by the wayside in an environment of cradle to grave promises of governmental welfare programs. The better approach in my view is to encourage the undertaking of civic responsibility instead of the discouragement thereof. As a result, I have always been a volunteer in the community.

• Loyola Law School, Loyola Marymount University, MABA Trial Tactics, Coursework, 2010
• California Western School of Law, Law, JD - Juris Doctor, 2006
• Southwestern University School of Law, International Business Transactions, Coursework, 2005.
• Universidad del Salvador - Argentina, Latin American Institutions, Coursework, 2005.
• California State University, Chico, Political Science, Bachelor of Arts, 2002.
• California State University, Chico, Spanish, Minor Bachelor of Arts, 2002.

DUI law is different than other types of criminal law; DMV hearings involve administrative law, Constitutional law, and criminal defense law. Few lawyers are versed in these fields. If you are not in Northern California, visit our Links Page to find an attorney in your area. Beware of advertisements in yellow pages under "A", or lawyer or law firm ads that indicate expertise in numerous fields. Most large yellow page ads and other mailers distributed by many "legal firms" are merely referral systems that do not actually practice law in the County where you were arrested, or at all - they make a living referring cases to other lawyers on a percentage or flat fee basis. Do not take advice from such referral systems, and do not take advice from secretaries, paralegals, or any other attorney that does not specialize in DUI and DMV law. If they don't tell you that you must contact DMV in Sacramento within 10 calendar days, they are in malpractice, and probably know little else that will help you.

Lawyers have two commodities to offer: expertise and knowledge. Both are derived from experience. If you find a lawyer who is a DUI specialist with more than 39 years experience, who devotes his or her practice exclusively to DUI and DMV, hire that lawyer! Never settle for second-best.