Blackie Burak
1-866-BLCKDUI
I have been representing client’s accused of crimes since 1972. I was certified by the California State Bar Association as a Criminal Law Specialist in 1983. I am a founding member and past president of the California Deuce Defenders Association, an organization of lawyers devoted to the aggressive defense of persons accused of driving while intoxicated (DUI). I am also a past president of the Criminal Law Section of the Contra Costa County Bar Association.
My office is located in Walnut Creek, but, thanks to my V-Tail Bonanza, I accept cases throughout California. In recent years the focus of my practice has been drunk driving defense. I have clients in almost every county in the state.
My experience includes thousands of DMV hearings and several hundred DUI and DWI Jury trials. I successfully defended the first .08 trial in Solano County Ed Kuwatch, author of California Drunk Driving Law, rates me as one of the best DUI lawyers in northern California.
Areas of Practice
- Criminal Defense
- DUI/DWI
Litigation Percentage
- 100% of Practice Devoted to Litigation
Certified Legal Specialties
- Criminal Law, State Bar of California (1983-2003)
- Specialist Member, California DUI Lawyers Association
Bar Admissions
- California, 1972
- U.S. District Court Northern District of California, 1972
- U.S. District Court Eastern District of California, 1975
- U.S. Court of Appeals 9th Circuit
Education
- University of San Francisco School of Law, San Francisco, California
- J.D. - 1971
- La Salle College, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- B.A. - 1967
- Major: English
Professional Associations and Memberships
- California Attorneys for Criminal Justice, Member, 1972 - Present
- National Association Criminal Defense Lawyers, Member, 1972 - Present
- U.S. Marine Corps, 1960 - 1966
- California DUI Lawyers Association, Co-Founder, Director and Past President, 1990 - Present
- Contra Costa County Bar Association, Criminal Law Section, Past President
