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Criminal Defense

Favaro, Lavezzo, Gill, Caretti & Heppell, P.C.

Insightful Representation • Individual Legal Solutions

Mr. Gill has five (5) cases he has handled published in the State of California's official reports. They are:

  • McGlothlen v. DMV (1977) 71 CA3d 1005
    • Constitutionality of S.B. 38
  • Graham v. Municipal Court (1981) 123 CA3d 1018
    • May an elected County Supervisor defend criminal defendants in his home County?
  • People v. Maestas (1988) 204 CA3d 1208
    • Illegal police conduct and bad faith in search warrant context
  • People v. Cruz (1989) 209 CA3d 560
    • Leading case on reimbursement to county for cost of court-appointed counsel
  • Neilsen v. Super Court (1997) 55 CA 4th 1150
    • Discoverability of defendant's psychiatric records by a co-defendant

Experienced Criminal Defense for the North Bay Area

Favaro, Lavezzo, Gill, Caretti & Heppell, P.C., is a respected Solano County law firm with more than 30 years of experience defending North Bay residents who have been charged with crimes. We would like to help you. For a consultation, contact our office in Fairfield or Vallejo.

DUI Defense

Lawyers from our firm provide high quality criminal defense services for clients charged with DUI/DWI drunk driving. Additionally, we can assist you with driver’s license reinstatement. If you are an illegal alien, you could be deported if you are convicted of certain felonies, including sex crimes, violent crimes, or even DUI. We may be able to help you limit these consequences.

Comprehensive Criminal Law Services

We represent clients charged with any misdemeanor or felony crime from drug possession to capital murder. We handle cases in both state and federal court, including juvenile law matters.

  • property crimes
  • drug possession, distribution, cultivation, manufacturing, and trafficking
  • robbery, rape, assault and battery
  • white collar crimes
  • homicide

We have a successful track record in winning "not guilty" verdicts and attractive plea agreements for our clients.

Fellow lawyers and judges rank Thomas L. Gill at the highest level of professional excellence (AV or very high to preeminent) as reported by LexisNexis Martindale-Hubbell Peer Review Rating Services. He handles both criminal and civil litigation and is certified as a Criminal Law Specialist by the California Board of Legal Specialization. Mr. Gill has handled over one hundred (100) jury trials, made over six thousand (6,000) court appearances, and has handled over twenty (20) murder cases, including death penalty cases.

Contact Favaro, Lavezzo, Gill, Caretti & Heppell for aggressive, effective representation.

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With offices in Fairfield and Vallejo, the DUI defense lawyers & drug crime attorneys of Favaro, Lavezzo, Gill, Caretti & Heppell, P.C., represent California clients throughout the North Bay and Napa Valley in communities such as Sonoma, Napa, Yountville, American Canyon, Benicia, Crockett, Hercules, Rodeo, Martinez, Concord, Richmond, Winters, Vacaville, Dixon, Rio Vista, and Suisun City.

Contra Costa County • Solano County • Napa County

West Contra Costa County • Solano County • Napa County

Best Law Firm*

The Best of Solano County

*Favaro, Lavezzo, Gill, Caretti & Heppell, P.C. was voted the #1 law firm in Solano County in the Vallejo Times Herald's annual newspaper public opinion poll for four consecutive years (2006, 2007, 2008 and 2009).

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Vallejo Office:
300 Tuolumne Street
Vallejo, CA 94590
(707) 552-3630
(707) 552-8913 Fax

Fairfield Office:
724 Texas Street
Fairfield, CA 94533
(707) 425-3977
(707) 552-8913 Fax

In Napa, call (707) 224-4737