William Carlos Makler
Law Offices Of William C. Makler, P.C. 140 E Figueroa Street Santa Barbara, CA 93101 Practice Area(s): Criminal Defense - DUI / DWI, Civil Rights call (805) 892-4922 fax (805) 880-0400 email info@sbdefenselawyer.com visit website
Biographical Information
Mr. Makler has been practicing Criminal Defense in California since 1996. Prior to becoming an attorney, he spent a number of years filling various roles in law enforcement. Mr. Makler is an accomplished criminal defense attorney known for his effectiveness as a trial attorney. In addition to managing a busy law practice, Mr. Makler was on the regular faculty as an Evidence professor at Santa Barbara and Ventura Colleges of Law. His mainline practice is DUI defense but he is experienced in all variety of criminal matters as well as select civil rights and class action litigation, particularly having to do with police procedures and in helping people remedy their criminal convictions and arrest histories. His work in this regard has been widely recognized. Mr. Makler has received the highest attorney rating “A-V” by Martindale Hubbel and has been rated consistently a 10 out of 10 on Avvo.com.
Admission Dates & Jurisdictions
State Bar of California, December 1996
Eastern District of California, December 1996
Central District of California, June 0f 2000
Education
UC San Diego, Muir College Bachelor of Arts in Political Science, 1991
UOP, McGeorge School of Law, Juris Doctorate, 1996
Professional Experience
Deputy Public Defender, Santa Cruz County Public Defender’s Office, 1997-2000
Deputy Public Defender II, Santa Barbara County Public Defender’s Office, 2000-2002
Makler & Makler LLP, Partner, 2000-2003
Law Offices of William C. Makler, P.C., CEO, 2004-present
Faculty, Santa Barbara and Ventura Colleges of Law, 2006-2008
Faculty, Basic Trial Skills Seminar, CPDA, 2008
Honors & Awards
Honors in Trial Advocacy by McGeorge School of Law 1991
10 out of 10 rating by Avvo 2010-
A-V Rated by Martindale Hubbel 2013-
Professional Associations
Califonia Attorneys for Criminal Justice
California DUI Lawyers’ Association
California Public Defenders’ Association
National College of DUI Defense
Speaking Engagements
ACLU Santa Barbara Chapter, “Know Your Rights”, 2015
Rotary International, “DUI”, 2014
And approximately 40 speaking engagements to college students, law students, members of the community, judges and lawyers on topics such as DUI, Constitutional Rights and Trial Practice.