Joshua Price is the founder and managing attorney of Defending Rights Law Center. He is a graduate from Thomas Jefferson School of Law in San Diego-Class of 2008. During his time in law school, Joshua was involved in criminal defense work through his internships with the San Diego County Alternate Public Defender.After taking the California State Bar Exam, he continued his pursuit of criminal defense work after being selected for a Post Bar Internship with the San Diego County Public Defender.He continued to gain experience that he would eventually need to be a successful defender of people’s constitutional rights.

After completing his Post Bar Internship and passing the California State Bar Exam, Joshua immediately got involved with DUI and DMV defense. Using his foundation of general criminal defense concepts he was able to hit the ground running in defending against DUI related allegations. Joshua has focused exclusively on DMV and DUI defense and has handled over 1500 such cases. His determination, knowledge and aggressiveness have helped to obtain many positive results for his clients (see RESULTS).

These types of cases involve two separate and distinct entities: Criminal Court and DMV. Dealing with DUI allegations, he handles both the criminal side of cases and also defends against DMV license suspensions on the civil/administrative side. DUI cases are extremely complicated and must be handled accordingly. Entrusting Joshua Price with your case ensures that no stone will be left unturned and he will fight for you every step of the way to ensure that the government is held to their burden of proof!

Mr. Price has also successfully completed the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) training which is a 3 day course in administering Standardized Field Sobriety Test's. He passed both the written and instructional portions of this course. This is the same training that most California Highway Patrol and Law Enforcement Officers take. He is Qualified in DWI Detection and the Administration of the Standardized Administration of Field Sobriety Testing under Federal Standards and Guidelines. He has also successfully completed the 2 day Advanced Roadside Impaired Driving Enforcement (ARIDE) training which deals with detection and testing for alcohol and drugs.

In June of 2018, he completed a 5 day intensive training on testing blood for drugs at Shimadzu Laboratory at University of Texas, Arlington. During this course, Mr. Price was able to test actual blood samples for various drugs using Liquid Chromatography with Mass Spectrometry (LC/MS/MS). This course also focused on intensive trial skill development and education in Drug DUI cases.

Mr. Price is a specialist member of California DUI Lawyers Association (CDLA) which is a rigorous process that requires a minimum amount of DUI jury trials to verdict, formal appeals, and motion work to achieve. Mr. Price was also voted to the Board of Directors for CDLA in 2017 which consists of the very top DUI attorneys in the state of California. As part of the Board, Mr. Price assists in putting together DUI seminars all over the state to teach other DUI attorneys the latest strategies and information to help them win their DUI cases. He also has presented at DUI conferences all over the state helping other attorneys achieve success in their DUI cases.

Attorney Joshua Price treats each case as if they were his own in an effort to ensure everything is being done to get his clients' the very best results.
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"I personally believe every single type of DUI case can be won. The problem is a lot of lawyers get overwhelmed by complexities of these cases and give up fast. But I make sure to fight my best for each case and leave no stone unturned to my clients the best results."