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As one of the areas larger law firms, the attorneys at the Sacramento DUI Defense Law Firm have nearly half a century of combined legal experience and are highly motivated, well educated and provide immense value to clients of all types with varied needs. They are able to understand their clients and their legal issues by really listening to them, and by knowing the right questions to ask and the correct steps to take. They stay abreast of legal trends and emerging issues. The law firm’s vision is to demonstrate to the disenchanted client how highly motivated and service oriented attorneys can provide immense value and service to the client, making the clients experience as pleasant as possible depending on the circumstances.

At the Sacramento DUI Defense Law Firm, our DUI and Traffic violation defense practice specializes in helping individuals regain their lives and freedom today and secure their futures for tomorrow. We excel at guiding our clients through the often confusing maze of legal decisions and rules associated with defense law to zealously represnt our clients best interests. Our attorneys have helped thousands of clients in the Northern California area find relief and obtain a fresh start and solution to their problems.

 

Sarah Litchney, Esq

Founding attorney and CEO, Sarah Litchney’s past legal experience includes, among others, assisting in Intellectual Property and Business Law matters as counsel for a Bay Area chemical company and a prestigious fellowship with the National Academy of Sciences in Washington D.C working with some of the nation's top attorneys, CEO's, heads of prestigious universities and scientists. She also spent some time working with a Northern Californian Superior Court and District Attorney’s Office, for broad exposure to the many faces of the law.

A native Californian, Ms. Litchney attended the prestigious Cornell University, an Ivy League university, located in New York. During her time at Cornell University Ms. Litchney achieved high marks and was the recipient of many distinguishing awards and scholarships. She was active on campus serving as University ambassador and active within the Greek community and the associations affiliated with her area of study.

She returned to Northern California to attend law school at the highly regarded and esteemed University of Pacific, McGeorge School of Law, a top tier law school. Ms. Litchney obtained a certificate in Intellectual Property, was the recipient of the Dean’s Merit Scholarship and was nominated by the Dean and awarded the American Bar Associations Intellectual Property award for academic excellence in Intellectual Property studies. She was active on the campus in organizations affiliated with her area of study, as well as with the law school’s student bar association.

As a busy CEO dealing with the administration and management aspects of running a busy law firm with multiple locations, she does not have the time to meet with all of the firm's potential clients and limits herself to those that are particularly complex, or to assist the other attorneys at the firm.  With several attorneys with extensive experience in a wide range of legal areas, you can rest assured that we can assist you with any of the matters in which we practice including DUI Defense,  Bankruptcy, Real Estate/Foreclosure Prevention, Contract Law, Business Law, Litigation, Landlord/Tenant, Intellectual Property including Patent Law and Estate Planning and Trust Administration.

Lucas Garcia, Esq

Mr. Lucas Garcia was born and raised in the Pacific North West and moved to California to begin his legal education after completing his Bachelor’s degree in History at the University of Washington. He attended one of the nation’s top law schools at the University of California at Davis, King Hall Law School for his Juris Doctor law degree. 

An expert in negotiations Mr. Garcia has established himself as one of the region’s finest attorneys in effective client advocacy. In an effort to improve attorney-client relationships and negotiations on behalf of the client, he founded the official King Hall Negotiation Team which focuses on client representation through counseling, negotiation, and alternative dispute resolution. As the President and Team Captain of the Negotiation Team, he emphasized to team members the importance of diligent representing clients and understanding how to solve the client’s situation quickly, cost effectively, with a positive outcome. 

Mr. Garcia worked extensively with the highly regarded Sacramento County District Attorney's Office in their Misdemeanor Department.  There he learned the ins and outs of the DUI charging, arraignment, motions and trial process.  He is extensively familiar with the processes the District Attorney uses when deciding who to charge as well as what facts the District Attorney frequently overlooks that can be critical to getting acquitted, a reduced sentence, or a favorable plea bargain.  He has been on the other side and has learned where they are weakest and will use that knowledge to help clients to get a fair deal in an often unfair system.

Mr. Garcia’s previous legal experience includes working for the Sacramento and Placer County District Attorney’s Offices and for the California Attorney General’s Bureau of Medi-Cal Fraud and Elder Abuse, with a heavy focus on assisting elderly victims who have been defrauded and mishandled by people who were in a position of care and trust. Mr. Garcia prides himself on working tirelessly on his client’s behalf to provide significant positive outcomes. He now finds great satisfaction in using his legal expertise and negotiation skills and tactics to help clients with their critical DUI and Traffic violation defense matters. 

A proud member of the California State Bar, the American Bar Association and other applicable practice area membership groups Mr. Garcia enjoys keeping up to date on the current trends and issues in real estate and bankruptcy. In his free time he enjoys spending time with his wife, and taking long trips on his Harley. 

Laurie Alexander, Esq

Ms. Alexander is a native Sacramentan and proud mother, and has lived in the area all of her life. Ms. Alexander graduated from Sacramento State University and attended Lincoln Law School in Sacramento. Ms. Alexander  is experienced in many areas of law; including DUI and Traffic Violation defense, real estate law and foreclosure prevention, bankruptcy, and estate planning and trust administration.

Ms. Alexander has a great depth of experience, and has worked at some of the finer law firms in the Sacramento area. She enjoys assisting clients in their hour of need; whatever the area of law may be. 

A member of the American Bar Association, the State Bar of California and other applicable membership groups, Ms. Alexander enjoys remaining up to date and educated on a variety of topics that impact our clients today. She prides herself on being a counseling-oriented attorney and maintains contact with a lot of her past clients.


Andrew Grossman, Esq.

Mr. Grossman was raised in Lexington, Kentucky, and received his Bachelors degree in History and Political Science at the University of Kentucky.He went on to receive his Juris Doctor from Golden Gate University in San Francisco, where he served on the University’s Board of Trustees and was elected President of the Student Bar Association. In addition, he was a member of the school’s prestigious law review, the moot court board, and completed an aggressive course of studies with the Honors Lawyering Program.

Mr. Grossman is very experienced with the legal issues and rules surrounding real estate, purchase money loans, recourse and deficiency judgments, short sale, deed in lieu of foreclosure and loan modifications as well as general negotiations for all debts.

With a background and previous experience in consumer bankruptcy and real estate issues experienced by homeowners in this economy, Mr. Grossman specializes in evaluating clients’ needs from a global perspective. Mr. Grossman focuses on helping clients achieve a clean start by reducing and eliminating debt of all forms. His approachable, creative and energetic nature makes Mr. Grossman a valuable member of our team and allows him to quickly find unique legal solutions for individual client needs.

Mr. Grossman’s professional expertise includes strategy formulation, debtor representation, lender and creditor negotiations and researching how courts interpret the finer points of the bankruptcy code. He has handled many consumer bankruptcy cases for a variety of different clients, and especially enjoys helping clients discharge debts held by aggressive credit card companies.

A member of the California State Bar, the American Bar Association, Sacramento Valley Bankruptcy Forum, National Association of Consumer Bankruptcy Attorneys and a variety of other professional organizations, Mr. Grossman stays continually abreast of recent trends and developments in the law. An avid reader, he relaxes by spending time with his wife, cooking, and traveling.

Robert Thompson, Esq.

Mr. Thompson received his Bachelors of Science in Business Administration and a Bachelors of Arts in Business Economics from the University of California, Riverside. He distinguished himself by working hard and graduating with honors in both majors. He went on to obtain his Juris Doctor from Chapman University School of Law in Southern California where he again distinguished himself by graduating in the top of his class.

Mr. Thompson has considerable experience in consumer bankruptcy. He was a legal extern for the Honorable Judge Meredith Jury, Bankruptcy Court for the Central District, Riverside. Mr. Thompson assisted the court with Chapter 7 and Chapter 13 bankruptcy filings and worked with all of the legal issues from all perspectives; debtor, creditor and the Bankruptcy Court. He has the thorough knowledge necessary to obtain discharges under either Chapter, thus giving our clients the “clean start” that they need and deserve.

Mr. Thompson is also experienced in Tax Law; he served as a legal extern for the Board of Equalization/Franchise Tax Board. In that capacity, he worked closely with clients that had tax deficiencies, but couldn’t afford representation. As an advocate on their behalf, he negotiated their deficiencies and was often able to settle matters advantageous to the client.

A proud member of the California State Bar, the American Bar Association and other applicable practice area membership groups, Mr. Thompson enjoys keeping up to date on the current trends and issues in real estate and bankruptcy. He is experienced at counseling and advising clients through the myriad of legal issues that arise with their real estate and financial issues in order to obtain for them the much needed relief that helps provide them a fresh start. In his free time he enjoys golf, traveling and baseball.
 

Joshua Sutterfield, Esq.

Mr. Sutterfield attended the Top Tier McGeorge School of Law receiving his Juris Doctor with a concentration in Advocacy, focusing on trial practice and negotiations and settlement.

For his undergraduate degree he attended Sacramento State where he received his Bachelors of Arts degree in Government with cum laude honors. While in law school Mr. Sutterfield worked as a Graduate Student Assistant for the California Attorney General’s office working on complex cases. Prior to joining our Law Firm, Mr. Sutterfield worked in private practice as a Bankruptcy attorney in the Roseville area, helping individuals find debt relief through Bankruptcy.

Mr. Sutterfield is an experienced and respected consumer bankruptcy and real estate attorney. He has experience counseling and representing clients in bankruptcy actions in Federal Court in the Eastern District of California, many of which involved foreclosure and real estate actions and issues. He is recognized as a thorough and zealous advocate for his clients by many of the Bankruptcy Court Trustees. He is a member of the National Association of Consumer Bankruptcy Attorneys, an organization that advocates for consumer debtors. Mr. Sutterfield is also a Licensed California Real Estate Broker, with experience in both Commercial and Residential Real Estate.

A proud member of the California State Bar, the American Bar Association and other applicable organizations, Mr. Sutterfield enjoys staying fully informed on recent bankruptcy and real estate matters. In his free time he enjoys bike riding, tennis and taking weekend trips to the coast.
 

Lucas Garcia, Esq

Mr. Lucas Garcia was born and raised in the Pacific North West and moved to California to begin his legal education after completing his Bachelor’s degree in History at the University of Washington. He attended one of the nation’s top law schools at the University of California at Davis, King Hall Law School for his Juris Doctor law degree. 

An expert in negotiations Mr. Garcia has established himself as one of the region’s finest attorneys in effective client advocacy. In an effort to improve attorney-client relationships and negotiations on behalf of the client, he founded the official King Hall Negotiation Team which focuses on client representation through counseling, negotiation, and alternative dispute resolution. As the President and Team Captain of the Negotiation Team, he emphasized to team members the importance of diligent representing clients and understanding how to solve the client’s situation quickly, cost effectively, with a positive outcome. 

Mr. Garcia worked extensively with the highly regarded Sacramento County District Attorney's Office in their Misdemeanor Department.  There he learned the ins and outs of the DUI charging, arraignment, motions and trial process.  He is extensively familiar with the processes the District Attorney uses when deciding who to charge as well as what facts the District Attorney frequently overlooks that can be critical to getting acquitted, a reduced sentence, or a favorable plea bargain.  He has been on the other side and has learned where they are weakest and will use that knowledge to help clients to get a fair deal in an often unfair system.

Mr. Garcia’s previous legal experience includes working for the Sacramento and Placer County District Attorney’s Offices and for the California Attorney General’s Bureau of Medi-Cal Fraud and Elder Abuse, with a heavy focus on assisting elderly victims who have been defrauded and mishandled by people who were in a position of care and trust. Mr. Garcia prides himself on working tirelessly on his client’s behalf to provide significant positive outcomes. He now finds great satisfaction in using his legal expertise and negotiation skills and tactics to help clients with their critical DUI and Traffic violation defense matters. 

A proud member of the California State Bar, the American Bar Association and other applicable practice area membership groups Mr. Garcia enjoys keeping up to date on the current trends and issues in real estate and bankruptcy. In his free time he enjoys spending time with his wife, and taking long trips on his Harley. 

Laurie Alexander, Esq

Ms. Alexander is a native Sacramentan and proud mother, and has lived in the area all of her life. Ms. Alexander graduated from Sacramento State University and attended Lincoln Law School in Sacramento. Ms. Alexander  is experienced in many areas of law; including DUI and Traffic Violation defense, real estate law and foreclosure prevention, bankruptcy, and estate planning and trust administration.

Ms. Alexander has a great depth of experience, and has worked at some of the finer law firms in the Sacramento area. She enjoys assisting clients in their hour of need; whatever the area of law may be. 

A member of the American Bar Association, the State Bar of California and other applicable membership groups, Ms. Alexander enjoys remaining up to date and educated on a variety of topics that impact our clients today. She prides herself on being a counseling-oriented attorney and maintains contact with a lot of her past clients.


Andrew Grossman, Esq.

Mr. Grossman was raised in Lexington, Kentucky, and received his Bachelors degree in History and Political Science at the University of Kentucky.He went on to receive his Juris Doctor from Golden Gate University in San Francisco, where he served on the University’s Board of Trustees and was elected President of the Student Bar Association. In addition, he was a member of the school’s prestigious law review, the moot court board, and completed an aggressive course of studies with the Honors Lawyering Program.

Mr. Grossman is very experienced with the legal issues and rules surrounding real estate, purchase money loans, recourse and deficiency judgments, short sale, deed in lieu of foreclosure and loan modifications as well as general negotiations for all debts.

With a background and previous experience in consumer bankruptcy and real estate issues experienced by homeowners in this economy, Mr. Grossman specializes in evaluating clients’ needs from a global perspective. Mr. Grossman focuses on helping clients achieve a clean start by reducing and eliminating debt of all forms. His approachable, creative and energetic nature makes Mr. Grossman a valuable member of our team and allows him to quickly find unique legal solutions for individual client needs.

Mr. Grossman’s professional expertise includes strategy formulation, debtor representation, lender and creditor negotiations and researching how courts interpret the finer points of the bankruptcy code. He has handled many consumer bankruptcy cases for a variety of different clients, and especially enjoys helping clients discharge debts held by aggressive credit card companies.

A member of the California State Bar, the American Bar Association, Sacramento Valley Bankruptcy Forum, National Association of Consumer Bankruptcy Attorneys and a variety of other professional organizations, Mr. Grossman stays continually abreast of recent trends and developments in the law. An avid reader, he relaxes by spending time with his wife, cooking, and traveling.

Robert Thompson, Esq.

Mr. Thompson received his Bachelors of Science in Business Administration and a Bachelors of Arts in Business Economics from the University of California, Riverside. He distinguished himself by working hard and graduating with honors in both majors. He went on to obtain his Juris Doctor from Chapman University School of Law in Southern California where he again distinguished himself by graduating in the top of his class.

Mr. Thompson has considerable experience in consumer bankruptcy. He was a legal extern for the Honorable Judge Meredith Jury, Bankruptcy Court for the Central District, Riverside. Mr. Thompson assisted the court with Chapter 7 and Chapter 13 bankruptcy filings and worked with all of the legal issues from all perspectives; debtor, creditor and the Bankruptcy Court. He has the thorough knowledge necessary to obtain discharges under either Chapter, thus giving our clients the “clean start” that they need and deserve.

Mr. Thompson is also experienced in Tax Law; he served as a legal extern for the Board of Equalization/Franchise Tax Board. In that capacity, he worked closely with clients that had tax deficiencies, but couldn’t afford representation. As an advocate on their behalf, he negotiated their deficiencies and was often able to settle matters advantageous to the client.

A proud member of the California State Bar, the American Bar Association and other applicable practice area membership groups, Mr. Thompson enjoys keeping up to date on the current trends and issues in real estate and bankruptcy. He is experienced at counseling and advising clients through the myriad of legal issues that arise with their real estate and financial issues in order to obtain for them the much needed relief that helps provide them a fresh start. In his free time he enjoys golf, traveling and baseball.
 

Joshua Sutterfield, Esq.

Mr. Sutterfield attended the Top Tier McGeorge School of Law receiving his Juris Doctor with a concentration in Advocacy, focusing on trial practice and negotiations and settlement.

For his undergraduate degree he attended Sacramento State where he received his Bachelors of Arts degree in Government with cum laude honors. While in law school Mr. Sutterfield worked as a Graduate Student Assistant for the California Attorney General’s office working on complex cases. Prior to joining our Law Firm, Mr. Sutterfield worked in private practice as a Bankruptcy attorney in the Roseville area, helping individuals find debt relief through Bankruptcy.

Mr. Sutterfield is an experienced and respected consumer bankruptcy and real estate attorney. He has experience counseling and representing clients in bankruptcy actions in Federal Court in the Eastern District of California, many of which involved foreclosure and real estate actions and issues. He is recognized as a thorough and zealous advocate for his clients by many of the Bankruptcy Court Trustees. He is a member of the National Association of Consumer Bankruptcy Attorneys, an organization that advocates for consumer debtors. Mr. Sutterfield is also a Licensed California Real Estate Broker, with experience in both Commercial and Residential Real Estate.

A proud member of the California State Bar, the American Bar Association and other applicable organizations, Mr. Sutterfield enjoys staying fully informed on recent bankruptcy and real estate matters. In his free time he enjoys bike riding, tennis and taking weekend trips to the coast.
 

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