Law Offices of William C. Makler, P.C.

Mr. Makler is an accomplished trial attorney with abundant experience defending nearly every kind of criminal charge including, but not limited to, homicides, DUI, assaults, batteries, domestic violence, drug sales & possession, gun crimes, sex crimes and thefts. He is exceptionally experienced at defending all variety of alcohol offenses including, MIP's, fake ID's, furnishing alcohol to minors, and public intoxication charges.

Santa Barbara criminal defense attorney William C. Makler has been working in both State and Federal criminal justice since 1989. He has been practicing law in California since 1996 and 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 (UOP) School of Law where he was awarded honors in trial advocacy.

Prior to becoming a lawyer, Mr. Makler worked for the University of California Police as well the Palo Alto Police, the American Civil Liberties Union and Death Penalty Focus. He worked as a courtroom litigator and research attorney for the Federal Public Defender in Sacramento and was a Felony Deputy Public Defender for both the Santa Barbara and Santa Cruz County Public Defender Offices. Mr. Makler is an active member in good standing of the State Bar of California, the California Public Defenders Association, the Santa Barbara County Bar Association, the Santa Barbara Criminal Defense Bar Association, the National College for DUI Defense, Inc., and the California Attorneys for Criminal Justice. Mr. Makler was the first president of Santa Barbara Defenders, 2017-2019, an association of 40 local criminal defense practitioners; an organization he helped found.

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