Matthew A Marner

2014 - Current

The Law Office of Matthew A. Marner, PLLC

Owner / Managing Attorney

I own and operate my own law practice, defending good people in criminal defense, DUI, domestic violence, and other cases. I have won numerous awards for the quality of my legal work and my service to my clients. I fight every day to make sure they are protected and will not stop bullying the people that bully them.

2010 - 2014

Maricopa County Public Defender's Office - Vehicular Unit

DUI Criminal Defense Attorney

In the Vehicular Unit in the biggest county in Arizona, I conducted numerous felony jury trials. I worked on cases including aggravated DUI, aggravated assault, manslaughter, murder, unlawful flight, and endangerment (to name a few). I fought and won jury acquittals on cases and charges, and procured lesser-included charges for numerous clients. I’ve fought and had charges for my clients dropped from felonies to misdemeanors. I’ve fought and won suppression hearings (to have evidence thrown out), hearings to have my clients released from jail, and am widely regarded as an intelligent, effective, thoughtful, and caring advocate for my clients by my prosecution adversaries and from the judges and court staff I practice in front of. After receiving a hung jury in one of my trials, one juror even gave me a hug and asked me to keep doing what I was doing, later becoming my personal friend. I’ve saved my clients decades upon decades of jail and prison time through hard work, creativity, perseverance, and performing well under pressure.

2008 - 2010

Yuma County Legal Defender's Office

Criminal Defense Attorney

I immediately took on an imposing caseload of wide-ranging criminal defense cases for indigent defendants, including drug possession, burglary, domestic violence, theft, shoplifting, and others. Fighting for my clients, I received numerous case and charge dismissals, conducted numerous hard-fought hearings, got plenty of clients out of jail, and even assisted capital attorneys on a death penalty case during my first year as an attorney.

2005 - 2008

James E. Rogers College of Law, University of Arizona

J.D. (2008) | Law

Honors: Carpenter's Scholarship, Arizona State Bar Criminal Justice Section Book Scholarship, Law School Scholarship

1999 - 2001

Michigan State University

M.S. (2001) | Criminal Justice

Honors: 4.0 GPA

1994 - 1998

Washington State University

B.A. (1998) | Criminal Justice, Sociology, Political Science

Honors: Graduated Magna Cum Laude - 3.87 GPA with double-major and a minor, University Writing Portfolio - Pass with Distinction, Dolores Huertas Scholarship, Fred G. Zahn Scholarship, Phi Gamma Delta Educational Foundation Scholarship