Caubarreaux, Keller

Mr. Castillo is a former Orange County Deputy Public Defender. Mr. Castillo was also formerly an attorney on multiple International Law cases with the American Civil Liberties Union. Prior to joining the Law Office of Barry T. Simons, Mr. Castillo excelled in the practice of Criminal Defense Law in one of the most conservative counties west of the Mississippi: Orange County. Mr. Castillo has conducted well over 100 jury trials in the course of his eleven year legal career. He has worked on several cases before the United States Supreme Court including United States of America v. Alvarez-Machain and Alvarez-Machain v. Sosa, et al. (i.e. U.S. Government). Mr. Castillo has participated in legal writings before the Federal Ninth Circuit Court of Appeal and the U.S. Supreme Court. In addition, he has participated in Federal Civil cases before the U.S. District Court in the City of Los Angeles. As a Criminal Defense Attorney in the County of Orange, Mr. Castillo has successfully tried cases to Not Guilty Verdicts in domestic violence matters, DUI, sexual molestation cases, assault and battery, assault with deadly weapons, possession of drugs, possession of drugs with the intent to sell, and a variety of other misdemeanor and felony matters.

Since 2000, Mr. Castillo has been practicing private criminal defense work with the Law Office of Barry T. Simons. Mr. Castillo has also engaged in seminars as a speaker, teaching other lawyers in the State of California how to conduct DMV Administrative Per Se hearings as well as how to handle DUI matters in criminal court. Mr. Castillo has spoken before the California DUI Lawyer's Association seminars in the City of San Francisco and Los Angeles. Mr. Castillo has a reputation for being an aggressive, hard-nosed, criminal defense attorney. As an Orange County resident and Orange County practicing criminal defense lawyer for the last seventeen years, Mr. Castillo has developed very close relationships with members of the Orange County District Attorney's Office as well as Judges, Commissioners, and other influential figures in the Orange County Superior Court system. Mr. Castillo represents doctors, lawyers, judges, athletes, and many other individuals in the community. In particular, Mr. Castillo is adept at handling all criminal matters and consequences that may ensue to working professionals as a result of being charged with a crime. Mr. Castillo is often referred to as the lawyer's lawyer.