Reviews

After consulting with many attorneys, I started working with William to represent me for my 2nd DUI. William’s professionalism, thoroughness and expertise went beyond my expectations. His knowledge in court and guidance through this entire process was extremely helpful. I’d recommend William to all my friends of family, he made a huge difference in putting me at ease and helping me resolve my case.

I am extremely thankful for William's representation. From the beginning he has been easy to work with, reliable , knowledgeable and effective. Whenever I had a question or concerns he was just an email or text away. I also appreciated his timely responses. William is caring and highly committed. I made the best decision to have him as an attorney, he really made me feel like my case was important despite minor bumps on the road. Ultimately, he was effective in acquiring the best possible results that seemed impossible to get in my case, and for that I am so grateful. His pricing is also super affordable!

I could not be more satisfied with William throughout the entire process of my case. He was very knowledgeable and friendly which really made it easy to work with him for over a year. Legal matters are obviously difficult to understand and William was not only incredibly responsive but also took great care to explain everything clearly and with an actionable plan. Highly recommend.

He is a professional and proved his every words he said. Helped me to overcome what I wasn’t expecting

Aaron Bortel is an excellent DUI attorney. He has extensive knowledge of the law (DUI) and has many years of experience with an excellent reputation. His ability to break down the complexities of the process and translate it to easily understood options was extremely beneficial. His guidance was spot on and helped to navigate each step of the DUI process. Aaron is on your side and will fight for you every step of the way. More importantly, he cares about you as a person and cares about getting the best outcome for your specific case. Highly recommended!

Attorney Aaron Bortel is the kind of DUI attorney everyone facing charges in the Bay Area should hire. He is equally a compassionate human and a brilliant attorney at the same time. Attorney Bortel genuinely cares about his clients, going beyond just caring about the outcome of their case. He is a tough attorney when he needs to fight for you and only wants the best future for everyone he represents.

William was a tremendous help in dealing with a difficult situation. At all times he was clear about what could and couldn't be done, how he expected the case to unfold, and what I needed to do. And he delivered 100%.

A while back I got in trouble and was looking for someone to defend me for a DUI charge, it seemed like I was going to get charged. From the first time I called him among several other lawyers I knew he was the one to defend me. Aaron worked with me tirelessly and answered my calls at any time of the day even weekends. He was always reassuring and I knew that I could put my trust in him. As a result of working with him I was able to get a DIVERSION and NO CRIMINAL CONVICTION. If you need a lawyer who will fight tirelessly to get your case dismissed or the best result possible, I would 100% recommend Aaron Bortel, he's truly been a lifesaver.

The worst night of my life was when I got a DUI. Scared, shamed, guilt are words that didn't even come close to how I felt. I had no idea where to go, or what to do. William Walraven was referred to me and I made that call. From the get go, through my hysterics, he was kind, and supportive, extremely knowledgeable and clear - holding nothing back what 'could happen' so no surprises. William, collected my information and got busy representing me. He was always truthful of possible outcomes and explained each step VIA phone and I always asked for an email as well because I just couldn't absorb all the legal implications in one sitting. He goes way above and beyond to do the right thing. Explained exactly what I ought to do, and I did exactly what he suggested every step of the way. He never made me feel those feelings of shame or guilt, not once. Always, kind and compassionate, honest, and with such integrity. I am not really good at expressing my gratitude (well in this situation, that I never thought I'd be in) so just know, without a doubt, I recommend William to anyone in this situation - again a man full of compassion, integrity, honesty, knowledgeable, and well, I just can't say enough about how he walked (and is walking) me through this horrible mistake I made. God didn't give me words to adequately express my gratitude.

Mr. Walraven recently assisted me with a criminal defense, taking the case from start to finish to arrive at a positive outcome for me and my family. I appreciate Mr. Walraven’s hard work on the case and his effort to explain the laws and the legal issues I was facing. I would recommend Mr. Walraven’s services as he is responsive, diligent, and knowledgeable of the law and the court system.

It was regarding a wet reckless and the court had asked me to complete some hours at school and sheriffs program. I had done all of what the court ordered, on time and had dropped off all the completion letters personally at the court. Somehow there was an admin error at the court and they had missed one of the completion letters. The court had asked me to show at the court, I had moved Apts and never received any letter. Long story short, they issued a warrant against me. Will caught it when he was following up on my case, I was told that a warrant was issued I was completely shocked and panicked a lot. I had done everything right, this wasn’t supposed to happen and it did! Will was very diligent and quiet literally handheld me through the process. The entire process was overwhelming for me, big words, arrest, warrant, I couldn’t wrap my head around it. But Will walked me step by step through the process, helped answer all my questions, no matter how big or small or smart or dumb, we walked through all the possible outcomes and had a plan in place for every possibility. This really helped me a lot so I could prepare for the worst but hoped for the best. Given COVID, the entire process was different and I also had to get this resolved urgently as I was changing jobs and Will was on top of things and expedited things on his end to meet my timelines. I hope I don’t have another reason to hire him but I’d definitely recommend Will if you have a need for a lawyer. He is very thorough, handholds you through the complicated process and follows up each day to ensure he answers all the questions and all possible outcomes.

I had the greatest pleasure to have William represent me for my DUI case. This was my first DUI and William helped me through the process with ease. Throughout the whole process, William took care of everything and explained all the details to me as they arouse. It was a breeze with William’s help, I had no worries or stress the entire time. Thanks again for the awesome work William! Made this nightmare much easier to deal with.