About William Conwell

I am a criminal defense attorney in Lake County, California. I worked previously as a criminal defense attorney in San Francisco, San Mateo, Alameda, Contra Costa, Solano, Napa, Yolo, and Marin Counties.

I have chosen to concentrate my practice on criminal and DUI defense and limit my geographical focus to Lake and Mendocino Counties, so the majority of my time is spent working on cases rather than driving hours to distant courts. As a result of this, I am familiar with the Lake County Court’s procedures, the D.A.’s, the judges, and the local police’s.

Furthermore, I do not dabble in civil matters, which allows me to focus all of my energy on criminal and DUI defense. I participate in ongoing legal education regularly, (far more than the California State Bar requires,) and am very familiar with new evolving cutting-edge strategies in criminal defense as well as pertinent new cases. I am a member of the California DUI Lawyer’s Association, California Public Defender’s Association, and the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers.

I do not charge for initial consultations in my office and I set appointments on evenings and weekends.

I limit my practice to criminal defense and DUI defense because I believe it allows me to focus my entire legal practice on one area of the law. I have defended people in criminal defense since June 9, 2003. In Lake County, I have worked as a contract public defender in the Clearlake Superior Court defending people charged with all sorts of misdemeanors since November 2006 and all sorts of felonies until 2008.

Currently, I work as a private criminal defense/DUI defense attorney in Lake and Mendocino Counties. I go to many criminal defense seminars to ensure that I’m constantly up to date on the law and utilizing the most effective strategies.

Before I became an independent criminal/DUI defense attorney, I worked with two very aggressive and accomplished criminal defense attorneys: Joshua M. Dale and Tim Pori. They taught me how to defend people charged with crimes in California and I owe them a debt of gratitude for the wisdom and experience they gave me. During law school, I interned with the San Francisco District Attorney’s Office and learned about criminal law from the prosecution’s perspective. I have found this very useful in negotiating cases with the prosecution as well as understanding how cases can be charged.

I have completed approximately 40 jury trials. The trials I have completed are mostly DUI and felony trials.