Mary Frances Prevost

Mary Frances Prevost

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Attorney Mary Frances Prevost is one of San Diego's most aggressive criminal defense and civil rights attorneys. She was voted one of San Diego's top criminal defense attorneys by more than 6,500 of her peers in both 2005 and 2008.

About Me

TEACHING CREDENTIALS AND PUBLICATIONS:

  • California Attorneys for Criminal Justice, "Rules of the Road" DUI Seminar, "Discovery", Rancho Mirage, 2009.
  • California Public Defenders Association, DUI Conference, "Discovery", Monterrey, 2009.
  • Florida State Bar Convention, Masters of DUI, Miami, January 2009
  • California Public Defenders Association, "Police Misconduct", Redondo Beach, 2008
  • California Public Defenders Association, DUI Conference, "Discovery", Monterrey, 2008
  • North County Bar Association Magazine, "Pitchess Motions" parts I & II, 2007
  • California Public Defenders Association Lake Arrowhead Seminar, "Discovery", 2005
  • California Public Defenders Association Lake Arrowhead Seminar, "Discovery", 2005
  • California State Bar Convention, instructor, "Discovery" Anaheim, 2004
  • Florida State Bar Convention, Masters of DUI, Miami, January 2004 
  • California Public Defenders Association Lake Arrowhead Seminar, "Discovery", 2003
  • California Public Defenders Association, DUI Conference, "Discovery", Monterrey, 2003 
  • California State Bar Convention, DUI Section, Monterrey, 2003
  • Minnesota Attorneys for Criminal Justice Seminar, instructor, Las Vegas, 2003 
  • California State Bar Convention, instructor, "Discovery", San Diego, 2002
  • Thomas Jefferson School of Law Continuing Education Criminal Law Seminar, instructor, San Diego, 2002
  • Drawing Blood by Unlicensed Phlebotomists in DUI Cases, Consumer Attorneys of San Diego Magazine, 2001
  • Strategies in Handling DUI Cases, instructor, San Diego, 2000
  •  ACLU Challenges "Police Officer Exception" to Litigation Privilege, North County Bar Association Magazine, 2000

 MEDIA:

  • Law Talk, San Francisco News Analyst 
  • Court TV Trial Analyst
  • Fox News Analyst
  • CNN News Analyst
  • Hannity & Colmes News Analyst
  • Scarborough Country News Analyst
  • MSNBC News Analyst
  • Inside Edition News Analyst
  • Channel 10 (San Diego) News Analyst
  • Channel 8 (San Diego) News Analyst
  • Channel 6 (San Diego) News Analyst
  • Channel 5 (San Diego) News Analyst
  • San Diego Union Tribune editorial writer, "A Time to Die?"  

PUBLISHED CASES

  • Gritchen v. Collier, 254 F.3d 807 (9th Circuit 2001) (Amicas Counsel)
  • Ove v. Gwinn, 264 F.3d 817 (9th Cir. 2001)
  • Mateljan v. Superior Court (2005) 129 Cal.App.4th 367

 

 

PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS:

  • Board of Directors: San Diego Criminal Defense Bar Association (1997-2004)
  • Association of International Criminal Defence Attorneys
  • National College for DUI Defense: Sustaining Member
  • San Diego Criminal Defense Bar Association
  • California Attorneys for Criminal Justice
  • California DUI Lawyers Association
  • California Public Defenders Association
  • California First Amendment CoalitionAmerican Civil Liberties Union
  • Consumer Attorneys of San Diego
  • Consumer Attorneys of California
  • American Association for Justice
  • San Diego Bar Association
  • La Raza Bar Association