Robert Woelfel | Lake Tahoe DUI Lawyer

Rob L. Woelfel is the sole criminal attorney for the Woelfel Law Firm, where he combines zeal, pragmatism, and personalization for each client’s case; He has seen ample success in criminal cases involving murder, DUI, sexual assault, robbery, narcotics offenses, and juvenile crimes, amongst others. A respected trial lawyer with nearly two decades of criminal law experience, Rob aims to provide exceptional results.
Rob received his admittance into the California Bar Association in 2007, where he went on to work as a prosecutor. He left prosecution for defense and became a founding partner in the civil rights litigation firm Loughrey & Woelfel LLP. Around thirteen years ago, Rob moved north and established his firm Woelfel Law where he practices today. He is a member of the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers and The American Trial Lawyers Association.
After working in several areas of criminal defense, his primary focus has shifted to DUIs, though he still works on a variety of misdemeanor and felony defense cases. He represents clients all over northern California in various counties, El Dorado, Placer, Mono, Sacramento, Alpine, and more.
One of his most revered cases was the reversal of Ms. Susan Greenburg’s first-degree murder conviction, which led to her release after 16 years of wrongful incarceration. Rob can be seen in the documentary “Abused” regarding the Greenburg case.
When he is not challenging prosecutors in the courtroom, he enjoys competitive sailing and spending time with his wife and four children. He has made positive relationships with several DAs, court officials and staff, and local legal agencies.

School	Degree	Major	Graduation
University of California, Hastings College of the Law		Law School	N/A
Univ of California Berkeley; Berkeley CA	Bachelor

State / Court	Date
California	2007

• American Bar Association
  National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers

• Super Lawyer
• National Trial Lawyers - Top 100 Trial Lawyers

Sun.	Mon.	Tue.	Wed.	Thu.	Fri.	Sat.
12:00 am(midnight) - 12:00 am(next day)	12:00 am(midnight) - 12:00 am(next day)	12:00 am(midnight) - 12:00 am(next day)	12:00 am(midnight) - 12:00 am(next day)	12:00 am(midnight) - 12:00 am(next day)	12:00 am(midnight) - 12:00 am(next day)	12:00 am(midnight) - 12:00 am(next day)

Robert Lawrence Woelfel has been a Premium Member since July 11, 2024.
Lawyers with longer memberships tend to have more experience so we use the Membership date to help prioritize lawyer listings on search pages.

Verified Credentials	Date Verified
	July 11, 2024

---

Above credentials have been verified independently by Lawyer.com.

As a service to our visitors and members, Lawyer.com displays the credentials for Premium Lawyer Profiles which Lawyer.com has independently verified. These are displayed at the at the 'Verified Credentials' table. Lawyer.com independently verifies these credentials when a lawyer signs up for a Premium Lawyer Profile. Each Premium Profile lawyer also certifies that they are licensed to practice as an attorney in their state, that they are in good standing with their applicable bar, and that they will notify Lawyer.com if this changes while they have an active profile.

• Linkedin