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Stephen K. Dunkle - Santa Barbara, CA

222 East Carrillo StreetSuite 300 Santa Barbara, CA 93101

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Updated: 08/01/2023

Santa Barbara Criminal Defense Lawyer

About Stephen K. Dunkle

Practice Areas

  • Criminal Defense
  • Motion Matters
  • Writs
  • Criminal Trials and Appeals
  • DUI or DWI
  • Domestic Violence
  • Sexual Offenses
  • Embezzlement
  • Theft
  • Drunk in Public
  • Minor in Possession of Alcohol
  • Vehicular Manslaughter
  • Homicide
  • Civil Litigation

Current Employment Position(s)

  • Partner

Qualifications

Bar Admissions

  • California
  • U.S. District Court Northern District of California
  • U.S. District Court Central District of California
  • U.S. District Court Eastern District of California
  • U.S. District Court Southern District of California
  • U.S. District Court Central District of Illinois
  • U.S. District Court Northern District of Illinois
  • U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia
  • U.S. Court of Appeals 7th Circuit
  • U.S. Court of Appeals 9th Circuit
  • U.S. Court of Appeals District of Columbia Circuit
  • Supreme Court of the United States of America

Specialties and Certifications

  • Appellate Law, State Bar of California Board of Legal Specialization

Other Affiliations

  • National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (NACDL) (Member)
  • California Public Defender's Association (CPDA) (Member)
  • California Attorneys for Criminal Justice (CACJ) (Member)
  • California Appellate Defense Counsel (CADC) (Member)
  • American Bar Association (ABA) (Member)
  • Santa Barbara County Bar Association (Member)
  • California Attorneys for Criminal Justice (CACJ) - Amicus Committee (Chair)
  • California Attorneys for Criminal Justice (CACJ) (Board Member)
  • California Attorneys for Criminal Justice (CACJ) (Former Co-Editor of the CACJ Forum Magazine)
  • California Attorneys for Criminal Justice (CACJ) - Contempt Committee (Member)

Education

  • University of Southern California Law School, Los Angeles, California, 2003
    Honors: Public Interest Law Foundation Grant Recipient
    Law Review: California Review of Law and Women's Studies, Member
  • Pomona College, 2000
    B.A.
    Major: Politics

Past Positions

  • Santa Barbara Public Defender's Office, Law Clerk
  • Santa Barbara Public Defender's Office, Volunteer Attorney

Achievements

Other Sources of Feedback About Stephen K. Dunkle

Included on the 2024 Southern California list


Past Lists

  • 2023 Southern California Super Lawyers list
  • 2022 Southern California Super Lawyers list
  • 2021 Southern California Super Lawyers list
  • 2020 Southern California Super Lawyers list
  • 2019 Southern California Super Lawyers list
  • 2018 Southern California Super Lawyers list

View the profile for Stephen K. Dunkle on Super Lawyers

Honors

  • AV® Preeminent™ Rating, Martindale-Hubbell
  • Designated a Super Lawyer by Super Lawyers Magazine
  • Skip Glenn Award, California Attorneys for Criminal Justice (CACJ), 2016

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Office Information

Address

222 East Carrillo StreetSuite 300 Santa Barbara, CA 93101

Fax

  • 805-963-7311

Accepts Credit Cards

Yes

Office Hours

8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. weekdays and on holidays and weekends by appointment

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