William C. Makler has defended more than 1,000 DUI cases on the Central Coast of California and, by doing so, he has achieved mastery in every aspect of DUI defense, including jury trials, and DMV hearings.  He is an adjunct law professor at the Santa Barbara & Ventura Colleges of the Law, teaching Evidence.

Mr. Makler is licensed to practice law in all the courts of the State of California, and the Eastern and Central Federal District Courts of California. He is a graduate of the University of California at San Diego and McGeorge School of Law.

Mr. Makler has 18 years of experience working in both the California and Federal criminal justice systems. He has worked for the University of California Police as well the Palo Alto Police, the American Civil Liberties Union and Death Penalty Focus. He has worked as a courtroom litigator and research attorney for the Federal Public Defender and has been a Felony Deputy Public Defender for both the Santa Barbara and Santa Cruz County Public Defenders.

Mr. Makler is an active member in good standing of the California Bar Association, the California Public Defenders Association, the Santa Barbara Criminal Defense Bar Association, the California DUI Lawyers Association, and the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers.

Lectures given (apart from his duties as adjunct Evidence professor):

"Know Your Rigths", Embarcadero Hall, Hosted by Associated Students at UCSB, October, 2004.

"DUI Defense", Santa Barbara & Ventura Colleges of the Law, 2005, 2007.

"Scientific Evidence in DUI cases", guest lecture in Advanced Evidence class at Santa Barbara & Ventura Colleges of the Law, Winter 2006.

"Avoiding and Minimizing DUI Consequences", Bench & Bar Conference, given at Santa Barbara City College for MCLE credit for lawyers and judges, January 2006.

Fatal Accident on Highway 101, driver left at scene by police (video) - Key News, Santa Barbara

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