I hired Mr. Fremont to defend me against an alleged .10 BAC DUI charge. Although to this day I still profess my innocence, I told Mr. Fremont early and often that I would accept a plea deal to get this behind me and move forward and not jeapordize my career of 15 years any further. Mr. Fremont neve...r attempted to negotiate a plea deal, and instead insisted that a jury trial was the best course of action. During that trial, Mr. Fremont made some questionable judgment decisions; one of which was not to use my written medical report which documents my hiatal hernia, since I was led to believe that we were building our case around my acid reflux (GERD) as the reason for my elevated BAC, which is in fact true. The Jury never learned anything about me, never had any idea that I had a medical condition that elevates breathalyzer results as published by the American Medical Association. The Jury found me guilty on both counts (a) and (b), and the Judge showed zero leniencies at sentencing, during which Fremont hardly put up a fight for me. I've never been arrested prior to this, never been in trouble with the law, never even stepped foot in a court room in my entire life; and haven't had so much as a parking ticket in the last 10 years. I would not recommend Fremont’s services.

After being arrested for a DUII, I contacted an attorney friend of mine for a referral. After an exhausting search, he recommended I hire Michael Fremont. For a very reasonable fee, Michael fought on my behalf for 9 months while the DA stonewalled and refused to turn over evidence. He never wavered f...rom his expectations and all documentation was ultimately received. When the District Attorney refused any meaningful settlement negotiations, we set the matter for trial. The trial lasted over 4 days during which time Michael was able to discredit the arresting officer as well as the “expert” witness hired by the prosecution. Because he has always focused on DUII defense; he was able to produce evidence to impeach the expert’s testimony as it directly conflicted with testimony he’d given on another case several years back. Michael believes in what he does and it shows. He’s passionate about the law and understands its applications and nuances better than any other lawyer I’ve known. He constantly processes information before him and formulates solid arguments. He’s well respected in the community and deservingly considered the #1 DUII Defense counsel in San Diego County. At the end of jury deliberations, I received a not-guilty verdict on the (a) count, the jury hung on the (b) count. The Court declared a mistrial and though the DA argued to have the (b) count left open for a retrial; Michael argued vehemently for a dismissal. The court agreed and the (b) count was dismissed.

I retained Michael Fremont because I had been charged with a 4th DUI and was looking at being sentenced to 180 days in jail manadory. Michael was able to arrange for me to do time, and get credit for time, acrued in a residential treatment center instead. He did an excellent job and for his hard work..., I am forever greatful.

I cannot speak too highly of Mr. Michael Fremont, without doubt he is the best attorney I have ever worked with, and retained the services of. Back in April 2010 I was unfortunate enough to get charged with a second DUI while driving back home. After my first DUI I promised myself never to be so ...foolish, however as I have learned that a second DUI can happen all to easily. Devastated at my own stupidity, and facing some hefty charges; 90days – 1 year in Jail , an 18 Month Course, another 5 years of probation, and additional charges due to the fact that I had violated my current probation. I turned to Mr. Fremont, his advise was sound and very factual, one of the many qualities I admire about him is that he does not hide issues, and lets you know directly the likely outcome of your case ; with some 20+ years experience of DUI defense he has seen every DUI case permutation. Michael explained clearly the jeopardy I was in, while many DUI lawyers would have recommend to try and go for Wet Reckless plea bargain charge, Mr. Fremont recommend against the course of action. The wet reckless charge, although a lesser charge is a prior-able offense, and I would be setting myself up for a third DUI which has some dire consequences . As my BAC level was not screamingly high, he recommend taking my case to court for a full Jury trial. I was apprehensive, however I am so pleased that we took this strategy, Michael’s preparation for the trial was very detailed and thorough , he had prepared some 20+ motions to put my defense on the best footing possible. He had also done his homework and had evidence to the fact that the police BAC measuring equipment was badly calibrated and reading high. In the opening arguments he took the prosecution apart with his own unique aggressive presentation style, and surgical precision laying out the true facts of my case for the jury. We were only 45 minutes into the real trial proceedings, when the prosecutor violated one of the motions Mr. Fremont had filed, the Judge had no option but to declare a miss-trial and all the charges were dropped against me. I cannot thank Mr. Michael Fremont enough, I highly recommend his services there is no better lawyer in San Diego!!