Orange County DUI Attorneys
Our Orange County DUI attorneys in the firm's Irvine office welcome you. Since 1979, the firm of DUI defense attorneys has specialized in DUI defense exclusively: the Law Offices of Lawrence Taylor only represents clients charged with DUI or facing DUI driver’s license suspensions. Our Irvine staff focuses entirely on Orange County criminal courts and DMV offices. With an average of 19 years criminal experience, each DUI lawyer (including 2 former prosecutors) is backed by a support team of former CHP and law enforcement officers, a blood-alcohol test expert and a former DMV license suspension hearing officer.
Considered the premier firm of DUI defense attorneys in the United States today, and with offices in Irvine, the Law Offices of Lawrence Taylor has twice been featured in the American Bar Association Journal for its unique specialization and technical support, and has repeatedly been named among Orange County’s Best Lawyers
in Orange Coast magazine’s annual survey. With each Orange County DUI attorney and DUI lawyer specializing in DUI defense exclusively, the firm has received an "A-V" rating ("very high to preeminent") for ethics and competence from the Martindale-Hubbell International Law Directory, the highest rating awarded and one shared by only 7% of attorneys in the country.
Known as the Dean of DUI Attorneys
, Lawrence Taylor is a University of California (Berkeley) and UCLA Law School graduate, a former deputy district attorney and a Fulbright Professor of Law. He is the author of the best-selling textbook in the field, Drunk Driving Defense, now in its 7th edition after 27 years of continuous publication. He is one of the original 12 founders of the National College of DUI Defense, later serving as Regent and Dean,
and is today one of only 5 attorneys in the State of California to be Board Certified in DUI Defense. In 2002 Mr. Taylor was presented with the College’s Lifetime Achievement Award at Harvard Law School. Since then, he has been voted one of Southern California’s Super Lawyers
by over 65,000 Southern California attorneys in 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010 and again in 2011. Mr. Taylor consistently receives the highest ratings awarded by the leading guides, The Martindale-Hubbell International Directory of Attorneys, The Bar Registry of Preeminent Lawyers, and AVVO. He remains the only California DUI attorney whose biography is featured in Wikipedia and one of only five in California to receive the ABA-approved designation "Board Certified in DUI Defense Law" -- and the only one further designated as "Senior Specialist".
If you have been arrested for drunk driving in Newport Beach, Santa Ana, Fullerton or anywhere in Orange County, each DUI lawyer at the Law Offices of Lawrence Taylor is prepared to guide you through this ordeal. Although widely known for its experience, expertise and courtroom skills, the attorneys and staff never lose sight of our focus: you, the client. You will enjoy ready access to your attorneys and personal attention unknown in most firms. This focus is reflected in the many grateful comments we receive from our valued clients -- which we invite you to review. We invite you to call our Supervising Attorney, Lane Scherer, or our Firm Manager, Rebecca Christenson, for a free initial consultation.

Newport Center
19800 MacArthur Blvd., Suite 314
Irvine, CA 92612
Phone: 949-752-1550
Fax: 949-251-6552
Our Orange County DUI attorneys in Irvine serve clients facing DUI charges in all Orange County Superior Courts: Santa Ana (Central), Newport Beach (Harbor), Westminster (West), Fullerton (North) and Laguna Niguel (South). Our Orange County DUI lawyers also represent clients in driver’s license suspension hearings at the California DMV Orange County Driver Safety Office, located in the City of Orange.
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The Law Offices of Lawrence Taylor serves clients throughout Orange County, including residents of Anaheim, Buena Park, Costa Mesa, Cypress, Fullerton, Garden Grove, Huntington Beach, Irvine, Laguna Beach, Lake Forest, Los Alamitos, Mission Viejo, Newport Beach, Placentia, San Clemente, Santa Ana, Seal Beach, Villa Park, Westminster, and Yorba Linda.
| Central Justice Center (CJC) | Harbor Justice Center (HJC/LN) |
| Complex Civil Center (CXC) | Harbor Justice Center (HJC/NB) |
| Lamoreaux Justice Center (LJC) | North Justice Center (NJC) |
| Harbor Justice Center (HJC/LH) | West Justice Center (WJC) |
| Orange County Superior Court |
| Orange County Sheriffs | California Highway Patrol |
| Orange County District Attorney | CHP Highway Safety Corridors & Task Forces |
| Orange County California | Driver Safety Administrative Hearings Information |
| Orange County Public Defender’s Office | DUI Arrest: DMV Administrative Hearings vs. Criminal Court Trials |
| California DMV (Department of Motor Vehicles) |
Driver Safety Administrative Hearing Process |
| Arrest for Driving Under the Influence (DUI) | Loss of License, Drugs, Alcohol and Driving |






