Peter Iocona

AttorneyPeter F. Ioconais the Owner ofThe Law Office of Peter F. Iocona, which focuses on DUI and Criminal Defense, and a Founding Member, Owner, CFO, and Lead Trial Attorney forThe SoCal Law Network, which he opened in 2016 with his then two law partners,Alan CastilloandMarlo Cordero. Mr. Iocona was formerly the Managing Attorney and Lead Trial Attorney inDriving Under the Influence(DUI) Cases for the Law Office of Barry T. Simons.Mr. Iocona practices in both the State and Federal Courts of Southern California. While Mr. Iocona primarily focuses his practice onDUIcases in Orange County, he also handles some of the most complicatedCriminal Defense Casesin Orange County, such as:Sex Crimes, orCommitting Lewd Acts on a Child or MinorMurder,Homicide,Voluntary Manslaughter,Involuntary ManslaughterSex Crimes, such asSexual AssaultorRape;Statutory Rape; orSpousal Rape;Creating, Distributing, or Possessing Child Pornography; andSolicitation of a Minor;Prostitution,Pimping and Pandering,Human TraffickingorSolicitation of Prostitution;Domestic Violence,Assault and Battery,Assault With a Deadly Weapon, andKidnapping;White Collar Crimes,Fraud,Grand Theft Embezzlement,Petty Theft Embezzlement, andForgery;DUI,DUI Drugs,DUI With Injury,DUI With Great Bodily Injury,DUI Manslaughter, Watson Murder;Theft,Robbery,Burglary,Carjacking,Shoplifting and/or Petty Theft,Grand Theft, andGrand Theft Auto (GTA);Possession of Illegal Firearm,Carrying a Loaded Firearm in Public,Felon in Possession of Firearm,Brandishing a Firearm or Weapon;Felony Criminal or Terroristic Threats,Misdemeanor Criminal or Terroristic Threats;Drug Possession,Drug Possession With Intent to Distribute;Internet/Online Fraud,Phishing or Identity Theft,Hacking;Felony Vandalism,Misdemeanor Vandalism;Felony & Misdemeanor Juvenile Charges;ExpungementsandMotions to Reduce;Federal Criminal CrimesTax Fraud & Tax EvasionMr. Iocona also specializes inProfessional Licensing Defensematters. It's rare to find a Professional Licensing Defense attorney who also specializes in DUI and Criminal Defense. The two disciplines are often intertwined as professional licensees are charged with DUI and/or criminal offenses or who are facing a Board investigation for behavior performed in the context of their work, all of which focus on the fitness to be a professional licensee.Mr. Iocona is committed to representing people across the entire State of California with challenges or accusations toward their professional license. Mr. Iocona represents professional licensees before theCalifornia Board of Medicine Defense Attorney, theCalifornia Board of Registered Nursing (BRN) Defense Attorney, theCalifornia Board of Vocational Nursing & Psychiatric Technicians (BVNPT), theCalifornia Board of Psychology (BOP) Defense Attorneyand theCalifornia Board of Behavioral Sciences (BBS) Defense Attorney, includingLicensed Therapists and Licensed Marriage and Family Therapists(LMFT),California Real Estate Agents and California Real Estate Brokers (DRE), theCalifornia Board of Pharmacy (CSB) Defense Attorney, theCalifornia Board of Optometry (CSBP) Defense Attorney, and theCalifornia Board of Accountancy Defense Attorney.As an accomplished trial attorney, Mr. Iocona has earned a reputation of being one of the best Trial Attorneys in Southern California, and because of this, was rated bySuper Lawyers, a Thomas Reuters Attorney-Rating Service and has been named inThe National Trial Lawyers: Top 100and is known as one of Orange County's most accomplished trial lawyers.Mr. Iocona was selected into the list ofAmerica's Top 100 Criminal Defense Attorneysbased on his work on Criminal Defense cases. This designation is awarded to only a select few of each jurisdiction's best criminal defense attorneys.Mr. Iocona holds anAvvo-Ratingof "Superb" or "10/10" and OC Metro magazine listed him as one of the area's "Top-Rated DUI Attorneys in Orange County, California". Mr. Iocona has a reputation for being a zealous advocate and a seasoned trial attorney and one of his case was even featured in an article that was published in the OC Weekly in 2016: "OC Judge Slams Prosecutor for Misconduct, Prosecutor Gets Promoted by DA Tony Rackauckus". This article is part of a lengthy series of articles byScott Moxleyof the OC Weekly regarding what has become known as the "Orange County Snitch Scandal". The article addresses the extent of Prosecutorial Misconduct in Orange County stating that "Prosecutorial cheating apparently extends to relatively minor trials, too.", which Mr. Iocona exposed in 2015 during the trial ofThe People of the State of California vs. Sandra Goelman.In 2015, Mr. Iocona was also selected as a "Superior DUI Attorney" by The National Advocacy for DUI Defense (NAFDD). That same year, he was also selected for inclusion in the 2015 list of the "Nation’s Top One Percent", which is published by the National Association of Distinguished Counsel (NADC).Mr. Iocona is committed to representing people across Orange County, California, for DUI, thus those arrested by the Orange County Sheriff's Department inAliso Viejo,Dana Point,Ladera Ranch,Laguna Hills,Laguna Niguel,Lake Forest,Mission Viejo,Rancho Santa Margarita,San Clemente,San Juan Capistrano,Stanton, andYorba Linda; or those arrested by local police departments inAnaheim,Brea,Buena Park,Costa Mesa,Cypress,Fountain Valley,Fullerton,Garden Grove,Huntington Beach,Irvine,Laguna Beach,La Habra,Newport Beach,Orange,Placentia,Santa Ana,Seal Beach,Tustin, andWestminster.If you are charged with aCrime, includingDUI, in Orange County, California, or you are facing an allegation or accusation from aProfessional Licensing Board Defense Attorney, contact Peter F. Iocona, Attorney at Law and the Criminal Defense Attorneys of The SoCal Law Network to obtain the best possible outcome and protect your rights from overreaching government actors and/or actions.Follow Peter F. Iocona and The SoCal Law Network'sCriminal Defense Blog!