Lawrence Taylor

Lawrence Taylor leads The Law Offices of Taylor & Taylor, a distinguished firm focusing exclusively on DUI defense since 1979, with offices spread across Long Beach, Beverly Hills, Pasadena, Irvine, Riverside, and Carlsbad. Taylor's legal career began after earning his degrees from the University of California at Berkeley in 1966 and the UCLA School of Law in 1969. Before entering private practice, he served as a deputy public defender and deputy district legal counsel in Los Angeles.

Taylor's notable legal roles include acting as the trial judge's legal advisor in the infamous People vs. Charles Manson case and serving as Supreme Court counsel in the "Onion Field" murder case. He was also appointed as an independent Special Prosecutor by the Attorney General of Montana to lead a grand jury investigation into governmental corruption.

In academia, Taylor has been a faculty member at Gonzaga University School of Law, where he was honored as Professor of the Year. He also served as a Visiting Professor at Pepperdine University Law School and was appointed as a Fulbright Professor of Law at Osaka University in Japan.

With over 34 years of expertise, Taylor is the author of more than 30 articles and 13 books, including the seminal texts "Drunk Driving Corporate" and "California Drunk Driving Defendant." His expertise is further recognized by his Board certification as a DUI Defense specialist, a distinction held by only four attorneys in California.

Taylor is a sought-after speaker on DUI trial techniques and constitutional issues, having lectured at over 200 CLE seminars across 39 states. His engagements have included prestigious organizations such as the American Bar Association and the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers. He is also one of the founding members of the National College for DUI Defense, where he served on the Board of Regents and was elected Dean.