Robert L. Miller is the founding member of the law firm and has extensive trial experience.
He has been sought out by the media, appearing as an expert commentator on television, on radio and podcasts, and in print providing commentary on legal cases in the news for ABC News, the BBC, and the Washington Post, among other outlets.
A full listing of media appearances is on our page with news and press coverage of our firm.
He is also the co-author of several articles on DUI Defense, including the most recent:
Eyes on the Road: The Use of ALPRS License Plate Reader Systems (National College of DUI Defense Blog, August 25, 2017)
He is also the co-author of two books, written for other DUI Defense Attorneys on handling DUI cases:
- Strategies for Defending DUI Cases in California (2012) (Aspatore Press/West Publishing);
- Strategies for Defending DUI Cases in California (2013) (Aspatore Press/West Publishing);
Academic Credentials
Graduating with honors (cum laude) from Western State University College of Law, Robert L. Miller is the founding member of Miller & Associates. He has personally handled more than 3000 cases, and has extensive trial experience, having taken over 350 criminal and civil cases through trial. He is well known in the courts where he practices, by both prosecutors and judges, and has a reputation for being one of the toughest, and most successful, trial lawyers in Orange County, California.
- Doctorate of Jurisprudence, Western State University College of Law
- Bachelor’s in Business Administration, Minor in Information Systems
- Certification, Field Sobriety Testing
- National College of DUI Defense Trial Skills Graduate, Harvard Law School, Cambridge Massachusetts.
Case Results
Mr. Miller has had a number of positive outcomes for clients, listed on our case results page.
Some of the details on how the outcomes were obtained are listed on the Case Study pages for specific individual cases.
Trial Lawyer Experience Qualifications
As a trial lawyer, he has handled over 100 trials in courts in Orange County, San Diego, Los Angeles, Riverside and San Bernardino counties. He has had both not guilty verdicts at trial, and dismissals through motions, as well as wins with the DMV for his clients.
With civil cases, he has handled serious civil cases through trial, to verdict in wrongful death trials, personal injury cases, premises liability cases, and business disputes, and has personally settled over two million dollars in civil case settlements for his clients.
He has been awarded numerous distinctions including the following awards or certifications:
- Avvo’s “Client’s Choice Award”, in DUI, based upon client reviews;
- Certification in DUI Field Sobriety Testing;
- Graduate, National College of DUI Defense DUI Trial Skills Summer Session, at Harvard Law School, in Cambridge, Massachusetts;
- Former President, Orange County Barristers Bar Association;
- Yelp’s “People Love Us on Yelp “ award;
- Avvo’s highest rating of 10.0.
Attorney Robert Miller Areas of Practice
Attorney Robert Miller has, throughout the history of our firm, helped former and current clients in the following areas within our firm:
- Criminal Defense and DUI Defense, assisting clients with DUI or drunk driving cases, and handling DMV and suspended license matters.
- Alcohol licensing, including alcohol import licenses, and bar, lounge, or restaurant licenses for alcohol.
- Cannabis licensing, including marijuana dispensaries, marijuana lab testing, and marijuana growing state licenses.
- Personal injury claims, including auto accidents, dog bites, motorcycle accidents, bicycle accidents, and pedestrian accidents.
- Business Formation in the areas of partnership agreements, Limited Liability Companies (LLC)s, Chapter S or Chapter C Corporations, and Non-Profit Incorporation.
- Estate Planning, advising clients on issues relating to tax, wills, living trusts, and medical and financial power of attorney documents.
Attorney Robert Miller has personally settled over two million dollars in civil cases and has handled over 350 criminal trials to verdict. His background in law and his extensive trial experience with criminal and civil personal injury trials with the law firms of Wallin & Klarich and The Rizio Law Firm helps him better represent clients with their needs in or out of court.
Charitable Actions, Donations, and Advisement
Mr. Miller is active in local Orange County charities, participating in events with Corazon De Vida in Irvine, and was for a decade a volunteer at Children’s Hospital of Orange County. He also previously served on the events board of Olive Crest Children’s Homes and is active in Orange County Charity Events for Karma International.
In the legal world, Mr. Miller serves as a mentor to law students at the University of California Irvine School of Law, and at Chapman University’s Fowler School of Law, where he is a regular lecturer and advisor to the Student Career Center.
Robert Miller serves on the board of the Skeptoid Foundation, a non-profit, and is an executive at Karma International.
Publications
| PUBLICATION NAME | TITLE | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| BOOK (ASPATORE PRESS) | Strategies for Defending DUI Cases in California (Co-Author) | 2014 |
| WASHINGTON POST | Inmates Review Prisons on Yelp | 2013 |
| THE DAILY MAIL | Prisoners Review Their Jails on Yelp | 2013 |
| ABA JOURNAL | A Five Star Prison | 2013 |
| INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS TIMES | Inmates Reviewing Prisons And Jail Facilities On Yelp; Lawyer Robert Miller Calls Controversial Service Valuable | 2013 |
| GOVTECH.COM | Inmates Rate Jails on Yelp | 2013 |
| ASPATORE BOOK PUBLICATION | Strategies for Defending DUI Cases in California (Co-Author) | 2013 |
| CALIFORNIA LAWYER MAGAZINE | Phylogeny and Ontogeny and Legal Writing | 2006 |
| SKEPTIC MAGAZINE | Quantum Physics and Christian “Science” | 1998 |
| ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER | Book Review: My Best Book | 1992 |
Speaking Engagements
| CONFERENCE NAME | TITLE | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| CHAPMAN LAW SCHOOL INTERVIEW WEEK | Interviewing for Law Students | 2014 |
| CACJ LEGAL TECHNOLOGY ANNUAL SEMINAR | Legal Technology and Law Practice | 2012 |
| DUI “RULES OF THE ROAD” SEMINAR | Legal Technology | 2011 |
| CRIMINAL DEFENSE SEMINAR 2007 | Criminal Law, Criminal Defense, Whittier Law School | 2007 |
| UPDATES IN DUI DEFENSE | DUI Defense | 2004 |
| STARTING A SMALL LAW FIRM: PRACTICE TIPS | Law Firm Management, Whittier Law School | 2001 |
Admissions/Memberships: Supreme Court of California, 1995; United States Central District of California, 1995; United States District Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit, 1995; United States Southern District of California, 2002; Supreme Court of the United States of America, Washington, D.C., 2002.
Professional Memberships include: American Bar Association, American Association for Justice, California State Bar, National College for DUI Defense, California DUI Lawyers Association, DUI Defense Lawyers Association, Federal Bar Association, American Immigration Lawyers Association, Consumer Attorneys of California, American Academy of Estate Planning Attorneys, Los Angeles County Bar Association, San Diego County Bar Association, Orange County Bar Association, Hispanic Bar Association, Riverside Bar Association, Beverly Hills Bar Association, West Orange County Bar Association, Harbor Orange County Bar Association, South Orange County Bar Association, American Inns of Court, and the Lawyer-Pilots Bar Association.
Civic Memberships include: Newport Beach Junior Chamber of Commerce, (former legal counsel), Santa Ana Chamber of Commerce, Lawyers for Literacy, (lawyers promoting literacy to school children), Newport Beach Chamber of Commerce, Olive Crest Children’s Homes, (past events board member, frequent volunteer), Young Professionals Against Cancer, a board member at Skeptoid Media (a STEM Focused public charity), and an executive with Karma International.
Contact Attorney Robert Miller at our firm at (877) 568-2977.
Media Coverage
As a lawyer, Robert Miller has made many media appearances, and has also been cited as a legal expert in many television mentions, radio appearances, and mentions in print publications regarding his work, including the following, among over 50 others:
- The Washington Post, “With few other outlets for complaints, inmates review prisons on Yelp“, 2013.
- Raw Story, “Colbert shares Yelp prison reviews for benefit of ‘violent criminals’ in his audience“, 2013.
- Adweek.Com, “The Country’s Best Bars — Inmates Review Prisons On Yelp“, 2013.
- Algeminier.com, “Yelp Prison Review: “Say You’re Jewish” If You End Up at Rikers Island“, 2013.
- RollOnFriday.uk, “Going to Prison? First Read the Reviews“, 2013.