ATTORNEY PROFILE
Since 1990 Paul Neuharth has practiced Criminal and Administrative Law exclusively and has been chosen by the San Diego Daily Transcript as a “Top 10” attorney in San Diego for several years consecutively.
Paul spends time between his office in downtown San Diego and his cattle ranch in Central Oregon where he is able to focus on more complicated cases without interruption. The Law Office of Paul Neuharth strives to give the best results possible in every case, be it a homicide or a medical DMV hearing and consistently do just that. Prior to becoming an attorney Paul worked his way through College and Law School as a Police Officer for almost 7 years.
Bar Admissions
- California State Bar
- U.S. District Court- Southern District of California
- U.S. Court of Appeals- Ninth District
- U.S. District Court- Central and Northern Districts of California
- U.S. Supreme Court
Education
- University of California, Bachelors Degree, Political Science, 1984
- Graduate, Institute on International & Comparative Law, Oxford, England, 1986
- University of San Diego, Juris Doctorate, 1989
- Graduate, Corporate Governance Institute, SDSU, 2002
Areas of Practice
- Criminal Law
- Administrative Law
Affiliations/Memberships
- State Bar of California
- Federal Bar Association
- San Diego County Bar Association
- The La Jolla Bar Association
- National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
- Criminal Defense Bar Association
- United States Supreme Court Bar Association
- American Trial Lawyers Association
Awards / Recognition
- Thomson-Reuters Super Lawyer 2008-2025
- Martindale-Hubbel Top Lawyer 2014-2025
- Martindale-Hubbell AV-rated, Preeminent 1998-2025
- Avvo rated 10-Superb
- President of the La Jolla Bar Association 2009, 2018 & 2025
- San Diego Daily Transcript – Top Attorney, Criminal Defense 2011
- San Diego Daily Transcript – Top 10 Attorneys 2010
Cases Published
- Gikas v. Zolin (DMV Director)
- Arthur v. State of California (DMV)
- Petrus v. DMV
- Peruta v. County of San Diego
Speaker/Guest Lecturer
- California Judicial Council (Judicial training on DMV issues)
- California Department of Motor Vehicles (Hearing Officer Training)
- Criminal Defense Lawyer’s Club (DMV Policies and Procedures)
- Criminal Defense Bar Association (Annual update on DMV suspensions)
- La Jolla Bar Association (DMV suspensions, auto accident and medical)
- San Diego County Bar Association
- San Diego Trial Lawyers Association
- University of San Diego
- Uppsala University in Sweden for IACLEA and Europol
Languages Spoken
- English
- Spanish