Ghazal Sharif
DUI Lawyer & Former Prosecutor. Free Consultations & Payment Plans.
- Biography
Ghazal Sharif of The G Law Firm defends people accused of driving under the influence of alcohol (DUI) throughout the Bay Area, including Pleasanton and San Jose. She helps people maintain their ability to drive and have their court case dismissed or reduced to a lesser offense.
Our most recent awards include,
• Expertise Best Alameda DUI Attorney
• Expertise Best Fremont DUI Attorney
• Thumbtack Top Pro
• Avvo Clients’ Choice Award
• Avvo 10.0 Top Attorney Rating
• Justia 10.0 Lawyer Rating
- Practice Areas
- DUI & DWI
- Criminal Law
- Expungement
- Video Conferencing
- Fees
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Free Consultation
We offer 100% free consultations. -
Credit Cards Accepted
Our primary goal is to make my fees affordable. Because being arrested and charged with a crime is often unplanned, I work with clients to create affordable and reasonable payment plans to take care of legal fees.
- Jurisdictions Admitted to Practice
- California
- State Bar of California
- ID Number: 307636
- Since 2015
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- Languages
- English
- Farsi
- Professional Experience
- Founder and CEO
- The G Law Firm
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2019 –
Current
- Managing Attorney
- The Kavinoky Law Firm
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2018 –
2019
- Deputy District Attorney
- San Joaquin District Attorney
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2014 –
2016
- Law Clerk
- Fourth District Court of Appeal
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2014
- Law Clerk
- San Diego Superior Court
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2013
- Education
- The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA)
- DWI Detection and Standardized Field Sobriety Testing Training (2019)
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2016
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2019 -
- California DUI Lawyers Association
- Winning Jurors Seminar
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2019
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- California Attorneys for Criminal Justice
- DUI Rules of the Road XXI Seminar (2018)
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- California Western School of Law
- J.D. (2014)
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2011
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2014 - Honors: First Place Mediation Competition, Moot Court Distinguished Advocate Award
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- Saint Mary’s College of California
- B.S. (2009)
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2005
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2009 - Honors: Magna Cum Laude
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- Awards
- Best Fremont DUI Attorney 2020-2024
- Expertise
- 2024
- Top Pro 2020-2024
- Thumbtack
- 2024
- Best Alameda DUI Attorney 2020-2024
- Expertise.com
- 2024
- Clients’ Choice Award 2020-2024
- Avvo
- 2024
- 10.0 Lawyer Rating
- Avvo
- 2019
- 10.0 Lawyer Rating
- Justia Inc
- 2019
- Distinguished Service
- State of California Court of Appeal Fourth Appellate District, Division One
- 2014
- First Place Mediation Competition
- California Western School of Law
- 2013
- Distinguished Advocate
- California Western School of Law
- 2013
- Judicial Clerkship Program
- American Bar Association
- 2013
- Make a Difference
- Pleasanton Unified School District, Special Education Program
- 2011
- Exemplary Service
- Assemblymember Joan Buchanan
- 2011
- Magna Cum Laude
- Saint Mary’s College
- 2009
- Professional Associations
- California Lawyers Association
- Member
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2019 –
Current -
- American Bar Association
- Member
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2019 –
Current -
- California DUI Lawyer’s Association
- Member
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2019 –
Current -
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State Bar of California
 # 307636
- Member
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2015 –
Current -
- Publications
- Introducing Ghazal Sharif
- Afghan Millennials
- 2019
- Featured Alumni
- California Western School of Law
- 2018
- Lawyers Fighting Trump’s Muslim Ban
- Mic
- 2017
- Paying Respect to Mayor Ed Lee
- SF Gate
- 2017
- Diversity in Prosecutors’ Offices: Views from the Front Line
- Stanford Law & Policy Review
- 2016
- Interns Find Inspiration Even in the Mundane Work
- The Record
- 2015
- Week in Photos
- The Record
- 2015
- Winners of the Mediation Competition
- California Western School of Law
- 2013
- Websites & Blogs
- New Criminal Statutes: 2019
- May 22, 2019
- The Kavinoky Law Firm
- Mental Health Diversion Under California Penal Code § 1001.36
- August 8, 2018
- The Kavinoky Law Firm
- Contact & Address
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