Keith Staten has expertise in all DUI and DMV related matters. He earned his Juris Doctorate from the University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law in 1992. After beginning his career at the Sacramento County Public Defender’s Office, Mr. Staten left to pursue private criminal defense in 1994. Between 2001 and 2007, Mr. Staten was Senior Staff Counsel for the California Department of Motor Vehicles. There he reviewed DUI legislation and managed all writ litigation throughout the State of California. He also was the in-house legal advisor to the Driver Safety Program. Sacramento’s Indigent Defense Counsel named Mr. Staten the 2012 Attorney of the Year for his outstanding work in criminal defense.