Admitted to bar, 1994, California and U.S. District Court, Central District of California.

Email: acastillo@simonslaw.com

  Education

• National College for DUI Defense (presented at Harvard Law School), 2000-2005
• University of California, Los Angeles (B.A., 1990)
• Loyola Marymount University (J.D., 1994)

  Experience

Mr. Castillo is a former Orange County Deputy Public Defender. Mr. Castillo was also formerly an attorney on multiple International Law cases with the American Civil Liberties Union. Prior to joining the Law Office of Barry T. Simons, Mr. Castillo excelled in the practice of Criminal Defense Law in one of the most conservative counties west of the Mississippi: Orange County. Mr. Castillo has conducted well over 300 jury trials in the course of his eleven year legal career. He has worked on several cases before the United States Supreme Court including United States of America v. Alvarez-Machain and Alvarez-Machain v. Sosa, et al. (i.e. U.S. Government). Mr. Castillo has participated in legal writings before the Federal Ninth Circuit Court of Appeal and the U.S. Supreme Court. In addition, he has participated in Federal Civil cases before the U.S. District Court in the City of Los Angeles. As a Criminal Defense Attorney in the County of Orange, Mr. Castillo has successfully tried cases to Not Guilty Verdicts in domestic violence matters, DUI, sexual molestation cases, assault and battery, assault with deadly weapons, possession of drugs, possession of drugs with the intent to sell, and a variety of other misdemeanor and felony matters.

During the years of 2000-2005, Mr. Castillo has been practicing private criminal defense work with the Law Office of Barry T. Simons, and he is now a partner with the Law Offices of Barry T. Simons. Mr. Castillo has also engaged in seminars as a speaker, teaching other lawyers in the State of California how to conduct DMV Administrative Law practice as well as how to handle DUI matters in criminal court. Mr. Castillo has spoken before the California DUI Lawyer's Association seminars in the City of San Francisco and Los Angeles. Mr. Castillo has a reputation for being an aggressive, hard-nosed, criminal defense attorney. As an Orange County resident and Orange County practicing criminal defense lawyer for the last eight years, Mr. Castillo has developed very close relationships with members of the Orange County District Attorney's Office as well as Judges, Commissioners, and other influential figures in the Orange County Superior Court system. Mr. Castillo represents doctors, lawyers, judges, athletes, and many other individuals in the community. In particular, Mr. Castillo is adept at handling all criminal matters and consequences that may ensue to working professionals. Mr. Castillo is often referred to as the lawyer's lawyer.

  Practice Areas

• Criminal Defense
• DUI and DMV
• All Types of Misdemeanor and Felony Cases

  Languages

• Spanish. Recipient, Dean Service Award, 1994.

  Associations

• California Attorneys for Criminal Justice
• Orange County Bar Association (Member, Board of Directors and Treasurer, 1998-1999)
• State Bar of California
• California Public Defenders Association
• National Association of Criminal Defense Attorneys
• California DUI Lawyer's Association
• National College DUI Defense
• American Civil Liberties Union, Foundation of Southern California

  Professional Lectures:

• "The In-Person Approach To DMV Hearings" California DUI Lawyers Association (San Francisco, May 20, 2006)
• "Out-Of-State Licensee Issues" Georgia State Bar (Atlanta, Feb. 16, 2006)
• "Taking on the DMV in 2005" California DUI Lawyers Association (Los Angeles, April 23, 2005)
• "Writ Procedures/Briefs & Gov. Code §800 Attorney Fees" Deuce Defenders/California DUI Lawyers Association ( San Francisco, August 24, 2002)

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