Barry Blackie Burak

Six months ago, one of my children was arrested, and the charges were very serious. We immediately contacted Mr. Burak, who was incredibly supportive, and caring. During this difficult time, Mr. Burak always made sure that we were understanding what was going on with our child, as we had never been... through anything like this before. He never ignored our questions, (we had many) and he was always open to listening to anything we had to say regarding our child's case. Mr. Burak's knowledge of the law is very reassuring to a parent (or anyone) who is seeking his help. On the several occasions that we had to attend Court, we noticed that Mr. Burak is very well respected, amongst his peers and other officers of the Court. We were so grateful that he was by our Child's side, and very much appreciate everything he has done, not only for our Child, but for us as well. Had we not hired Mr. Burak, our Child's future would have been destroyed. I can only imagine how things might have been, however, our child has a second chance, and that is because of Mr. Burak. We will never be able to thank him enough. He saved our Child's life.

I hired Blackie to represent me for my second DUI offense. I immediately felt calm after speaking with him on the phone. He only said what was necessary and was very clear. He took care of everything. In court it was obvious that Blackie is well known and respected. If you're looking for a prof...essional that is well known in the field and will get things done, he's your guy. Just do what he says and you'll be fine! Take a deep breath and know it will all be taken care of! Call Blackie, you won't regret it!!

Blackie defended me in a DUI case, which ended in a mistrial. We went back to trial a year later and Blackie convinced the DA and judge to dismiss the charges, and I was exonerated. Blackie is a hardworking and honest lawyer, and his wife Jane is understanding, caring and a pleasure to work with. I d...id quite a bit of research before retaining Blackie and also recently sat on a jury for another DUI trial. Put simply, I don't believe there is a better DUI legal team out there. All the other lawyers I talked to recommended I plead guilty. I'm glad I didn't listen to them and retained Blackie instead.

I wasn't driving but was arrested for a DUI. Innocent until proven guilty; Mr. Burak made sure that the jury understood my innocence. If found guilty not only myself but my entire family's life would have changed for the worst. There is no beating around the bush with this man, a Marine Veteran ...that gets strait to the point addressing the facts; with you and everyone involved. I'm sure there are many attorneys that just go through the motions as if in an assembly line but not him. Hes very knowledgeable and takes a huge amount of pride in his representation.

About a year ago, I was charged with DUI in a rural Northern California county. Initially, I hired a local "rural attorney" in the area in which I faced charges, but after thinking about it long and hard, I remembered a situation over 15 years ago where I had also jumped the gun and hired an attorne...y in a similar matter over Mr. Burak (who I had also interviewed at the time). Back then, my previous attorney had urged me to strike a plea bargain, and not fight my case even though I thought I could prevail. That attorney convinced me to plead so quickly, that the DMV hearing which is typical of these cases hadn't even been heard yet. After firing the first attorney, I went back to Mr, Burak, who prevailed in the DMV hearing. Had I consulted him before going to court with the other attorney, I might well have won my case or had charges dismissed, which unfortunately stuck around on my record for 10 years. This time, I resigned to myself that I would not make the same mistake. After time in jail, people (including me) tend to make rash decisions and not think through cause and effect, as well as desired outcomes, and the sacrifices to get to those outcomes. Because the "rural attorney" had a non refundable clause in his contract, and I had already paid, I forfeited my retainer with him and elected to use Mr. Burak hoping for the best possible outcome. Little did I know, it would actually come to be. After initially losing the DMV hearing with Mr. Burak (I had prevailed 15 years ago with Mr. Burak) I began to worry. Mr. Burak calmed my fears as much as possible, and stood beside me, allowing me to make all the decisions, while concisely informing me of the possible outcomes. This particular county apparently does not offer many reasonable plea bargains and my case was no different. We had several pre trial hearings in the year leading up to what would inevitably be a full jury trial. My trial began as many others, with jury selection in a small court house in the middle of nowhere. I noticed another review that says that Mr. Burak was not communicative to them during their experience. I would like to say that his communication style is different. You must trust him, and I wouldn't have walked into that court room with him if I didn't. I didn't know his strategies, what he would say, how he would act, or anything else even at the start of trial. But win or lose, I knew he would fight for me, and would do his best. And that he did... I won't get into specifics of the trial, as it lasted over 2 full days, and the prosecution called 5 witnesses, to our 2 (myself and a great expert), but at the end of day 2 when I sat down to hear the verdict, I still did not know what to expect. The people of the jury found me NOT GUILTY on both counts (21352 A & B of the vehicle code). That was several weeks ago, and I am still "happy as a clam". Even if I would have been found guilty by the jury, I would still write this review for Mr. Burak. He is simply the best at what he does! THANKS BLACKIE!!! PS-I was told by one of the bailiffs at the end of the trial, that the "rural attorney" has not brought any of his DUI cases to trial (ever), and always has them enter into plea agreements or plead guilty. Common sense paid off.