Meet Our DUI Lawyers
(Click on photos for more detailed biographies)
Lawrence Taylor, attorney-at-law(retired). A graduate of the University of California (Berkeley) and the UCLA School of Law, the nationally-renowned "Dean of DUI Attorneys" has specialized in DUI defense for over 51 years.
Member: State Bar of California, United States Supreme Court Bar, National College for DUI Defense.
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Christopher Taylor, attorney-at-law. A partner and the Managing Attorney of the firm with 17 years of experience, Mr. Taylor's son is a graduate of the University of Santa Clara and the University of San Diego Law School. He served in the San Diego City Prosecutor's office and was subsequently awarded a position as extern to a Justice of the California Court of Appeals.
He was an Orange County Deputy Public Defender
for 10 years, during which he was
assigned to be Supervising Attorney for misdemeanor cases (including DUI), and has handled well
over 5000 criminal cases from DUI to murder.
The firm’s managing partner has been named by Coast Magazine to its annual “Orange County’s Top Attorneys" list and, in 2018, Mr. Taylor was selected by his fellow Southern California attorneys as a Rising Star for the 3rd consecutive year for “attaining a high degree of peer recognition and professional achievement” in the DUI defense field.
Member: State Bar of California,
Orange County Bar Association, National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers,
National College for DUI Defense.
Jeanne M. Normandeau, attorney-at-law. A University of San Diego and Gonzaga University Law School graduate, Ms. Normandeau has 29 years of prosecution and criminal defense experience and has handled well over 4000 DUI cases.
Member: State Bar of California, Riverside County Bar Association, San Bernardino County Bar Association, National College for DUI Defense.
Lane Scherer, attorney-at-law. With 32 years of experience and having represented over 3500 DUI clients, Ms. Scherer is the senior attorney at The Law Offices of Taylor & Taylor. A graduate of St. Mary's/Notre Dame University, she immediately turned to criminal law as an Orange County Public Defender.
Member: State Bar of California, Los Angeles County Bar Association, National College for DUI Defense.
We invite you to review the client comments concerning the quality of representation received from our DUI defense attorneys.
The Law Firm of Taylor and Taylor maintains offices in the counties of Los Angeles, Orange County, San Diego and Riverside, and serves most communities in Southern California.