
Robert L. Grimes San Diego Criminal Defense Attorney
Certified Criminal Law Specialist California Board of Legal Specialization
AREAS OF PRACTICE
Bob Grimes represents individuals or corporations in criminal matters, state and federal. Most of his clients are defendants, but in some matters he represents victims, witnesses, or other interested parties. He graduated from San Diego State University, and the University of San Diego, School of Law. He has defended hundreds of felony cases in the San Diego Superior Court and San Diego federal court.
- Fellow, American College of Trial Lawyers (top 1% of trial lawyers in the United States)
- Master, American Inns of Court, William B. Enright Chapter - President, 2000-2002
- President, San Diego Trial Lawyers Associations
- California State Bar Criminal Law Executive Committee, 2009-2010
- Vice-President, San Diego County Bar Association
- Attorney Delegate, Ninth Circuit Judicial Conference
- Past president, Criminal Defense Bar Association of San Diego
- Past president, San Diego Criminal Defense Lawyers Club
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REPRESENTATIVE CLIENTS
Federal law enforcement officer accused of assault with firearm
Physician charged accused of soliciting the murder of ex wife
Physician charged with controlled substance violations
- Contractors facing felony criminal charges for misrepresenting payroll status of workers
- First Degree Murder and other degrees of intentional homicide, as well as vehicular homicide involving alcohol
- Professional athletes charged with drug crimes and other felony offenses
- Prominent psychiatrist charged with sex crimes
- Olympic athlete charged with illegally importing large quantities of steriods
- Individuals under investigation for, or charged with, securities violations and other federal crimes
- Elected officials and developers under investigation for criminal violations of campaign contribution laws
Young suburban residents accused of installing elaborate lighting and irrigation systems to grow marijuana
AWARDS AND RECOGNITION
- Defender Organizations E. Stanley Conant Award
- San Diego Trial Lawyer Association Criminal Trial Lawyer of the Year Award
- "San Diego Magazine" Top Criminal Lawyers for many years, including 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010
- The Best Lawyers in America, 2000-2010
- Has frequently spoken on criminal law issues to all new attorneys in San Diego in the Judge's 'Bridging the Gap' seminar
- Testified in the San Diego Superior Court as an expert witness on criminal law issues
- Adjunt professor of Advanced Trial Tecqniques, University of San Diego School of law
- Super Lawyers of San Diego, every edition - including 2010
- Highest Rating, Martindale-Hubbell (AV Rating)
- San Diego's Top 25 Lawyers, 2010 (San Diego Metropolitan Magazine)
PUBLICATIONS
- Strategies For Defending DUI Cases in California; Author of Chapter One - "DUI Causing Fatalities or Injuries" Thomson Reuters/Aspatore (2008) (some of his other publications on criminal law can be accessed in the column on the left margin of this page)
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