Peter Iocona

THE LAW OFFICE OF PETER F. IOCONA

Attorney Peter F. Iocona is a DUI/Criminal Defense Lawyer in Orange California and Southern California. Mr. Iocona began his career with the Law Office of Barry T. Simons in 2000. By 2009, Mr. Iocona became the Lead Trial Lawyer and Managing Attorney for the Law Offices of Barry T. Simons while also opening Peter F. Iocona, Attorney at Law or The Law Office of Peter F. Iocona that same year. In 2016, Mr. Iocona and his then two law partners, Alan Castillo and Marlo Cordero, opened The SoCal Law Network, which disbanded in 2025.

Mr. Iocona practices in both the State and Federal Courts of Southern California and is "Super Lawyers" Rated. Mr. Iocona holds an Avvo-Rating of "Superb" or "10/10" and OC Metro magazine listed him as one of the area's "Top-Rated DUI/Criminal Defense Attorneys in Orange County, California". While Mr. Iocona is most well-known for being one of, if not the best, DUI Trial Lawyers in Orange County and Southern California, he is also regarded as one of Orange County's "Best" or "Top-Rated" Criminal Defense Attorneys, handling some of the most complicated Criminal Defense Cases in Orange County, such as:

• Sex Crimes, or Committing Lewd Acts on a Child or Minor
• Murder, Homicide, Voluntary Manslaughter, Involuntary Manslaughter
• Sex Crimes, such as Sexual Assault or Rape; Statutory Rape; or Spousal Rape; 
• Creating, Distributing, or Possessing Child Pornography; and Solicitation of a Minor;
• Prostitution, Pimping and Pandering, Human Trafficking or Solicitation of Prostitution;
• Domestic Violence, Assault and Battery, Assault With a Deadly Weapon, and Kidnapping;
• White Collar Crimes, Fraud, Grand Theft Embezzlement, Petty Theft Embezzlement, and Forgery;
• 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, and Grand 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;
• Expungements and Motions to Reduce;
• Federal Criminal Crimes
• Tax Fraud & Tax Evasion

Mr. Iocona has been annually selected as "One of America's Top 100 Criminal Defense Attorneys" and has been annually selected into the list of the "National Trial Lawyers - Top 100" since 2015 based on his reputation for having one of the best trial records for achieving "Not Guilty" and/or "Hung Jury" verdicts.

Mr. Iocona has also been annually selected into the list of the "Nations Top 1% of Attorneys" by the National Association of Distinguished Counsel and in 2025, Mr. Iocona was selected into the List of "Lawyers of Distinction" for his work as a DUI/Criminal Defense Attorney.

Mr. Iocona is a member of the National College for DUI Defense (NCDD), the California DUI Lawyer's Association (CDLA), the DUI Defense Lawyers Association (DUIDLA), and the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (NACDL), and the California Association for Criminal Justice(CACJ). As a member of these DUI and Criminal Defense organizations, he has received specialized training in DUI and Criminal Defense.

Mr. Iocona also specializes in Professional Licensing Defense  matters. 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 the California Board of Medicine Defense Attorney, the California Board of Registered Nursing (BRN) Defense Attorney, the California Board of Vocational Nursing & Psychiatric Technicians (BVNPT), the California Board of Psychology (BOP) Defense Attorney and the California Board of Behavioral Sciences (BBS) Defense Attorney, including Licensed Therapists and Licensed Marriage and Family Therapists (LMFT), California Real Estate Agents and California Real Estate Brokers (DRE), the California Board of Pharmacy (CSB) Defense Attorney, the California Board of Optometry (CSBP) Defense Attorney, and the California Board of Accountancy Defense Attorney.

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 by Scott Moxley of 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 of The People of the State of California vs. Sandra Goelman. 

Mr. Iocona is committed to representing people across Orange County, California, for DUI, thus those arrested by the Orange County Sheriff's Department in Aliso Viejo, Dana Point, Ladera Ranch, Laguna Hills, Laguna Niguel, Lake Forest, Mission Viejo, Rancho Santa Margarita, San Clemente, San Juan Capistrano, Stanton, and Yorba Linda; or those arrested by local police departments in Anaheim, 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, and Westminster.

If you are charged with a Crime, including DUI, in Orange County, California, or you are facing an allegation or accusation from a Professional 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. 

Mr. Iocona had been a Contributing Editor to the two volume treatise: 'California Drunk Driving Law', (often considered the 'Bible of Drunk Driving Law' in the State of California) from 2003 to 2016). Mr. Iocona writes and lectures extensively about D.M.V. Administrative Per Se (A.P.S.) hearings, D.M.V. writs and appeals, search and seizure law, interstate driver's license consequences, and DUI Drugs.

STANDARDIZED FIELD SOBRIETY TEST ADMINISTRATOR & INSTRUCTOR

Mr. Iocona has 'Qualified' to Administer the Standardized Field Sobriety Tests (SFST) under the standards set forth by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) and has also 'Qualified' as a Standardized Field Sobriety Test Instructor. The Standardized Field Sobriety Tests are the roadside tests that are administered by polices officers to assist him/her in deciding whether to arrest the DUI suspect for driving under the influence (DUI). Experience in knowing how these tests are supposed to be administered and evaluated is imperative to defending a DUI case.

CERTIFIED IN BREATH TESTING

Mr. Iocona is 'Certified' on the proper use, maintenance and administration of the Alco-Sensor IV-Preliminary Alcohol Screening (PAS) Test device, the preliminary alcohol screening test device used in California. As a result of this breath test training, Mr. Iocona is familiar with the manner in which breath tests are supposed to be administered and how the breath test devices are supposed to be maintained and calibrated. Experience in knowing how breath tests are supposed to be administered is imperative to defending a DUI case. Experience in knowing how breath test devices are supposed to be maintained and calibrated is also imperative to defending a DUI case anywhere in the State of California. All of this DUI training has assisted Mr. Iocona in his ability to defend those charged with DUI in California. This training is used extensively in the cross-examination of officers and forensic scientists in Court and at D.M.V. A.P.S. Hearings, which often serve as the forum in which your DUI defense is first developed. Thus, the importance of requesting a D.M.V. Hearing cannot be understated. It is not just a hearing, it is the first step in the process of determining whether any DUI defenses exist in your California DUI case.

TRAINED IN DRUG RECOGNITION EXPERT EVALUATIONS

Mr. Iocona has also received extensive training and instruction in the area of DUI Drugs, a new arena in DUI defense in light of the increasing rate of those being charged with DUI after consuming their prescription medications. Mr. Iocona has received Drug Recognition Expert instruction and served as an expert panelist for a DUI Drugs seminar sponsored by the Orange County (O.C.) Crime Laboratory and the California Association of Toxicologists (C.A.T.), entitled: 'DUI Drugs, Says Who?'. Mr. Iocona of The SoCal Law Network is dedicated to the defense of those charged with the crime of driving under the influence (DUI) in California. Mr. Iocona focuses his practice on defending those charged with DUI. If you or a loved one is charged with DUI, contact Orange County DUI Attorney Peter F. Iocona for a free DUI consultation and case evaluation: 949-305-0343.

SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS

Drug & Alcohol Abuse Seminar (Western State School of Law Seminar) 'Drug And Alcohol Abuse And How It Affects Lawyers' (Panel Speaker) (Anaheim: June, 2013) California DUI Lawyer's Association (CDLA): Occupy DUI San Diego 'DMV APS Hearings, Writs & Appeals' (San Diego, November 2012) 2012 'Fast Eddie' Kuwatch All-Day DUI Seminar 'D.M.V. A.P.S. Hearings: What Still Works' (San Francisco: March, 2012) 84th Annual California State Bar Seminar (California State Bar) 'Effectively Handling D.M.V. A.P.S. Hearings & Writs and Appeals' (Long Beach: October, 2011) California Association of Toxicologists (CAT) Panel Expert: 'DUI Drugs-To Quantitate or Not to Quantitate?' (Anaheim: November, 2010) California Association of Toxicologists (CAT) Panel Expert: 'When is One Qualified to Render an Opinion?' (Anaheim: November, 2010) California DUI Lawyers Association (CDLA): 'Effectively Handling D.M.V. A.P.S. Hearings' (Fresno: May, 2009) California DUI Lawyers Association (CDLA): 'Effectively Handling D.M.V. A.P.S. Hearings' (Oakland: June, 2008) Orange County Bar Association-Bridging the Gap: 'What Is Administrative Law?' (Santa Ana: July, 2008) California DUI Lawyers Association (CDLA): 'Effectively Handling D.M.V. A.P.S. Hearings' (Irvine: February, 2008).