Orange County Criminal Lawyer

William W. Bruzzo practices criminal law in Orange County, California. His familiarity with the Orange County Courts has made a tremendous difference in the outcome of his clients’ criminal defense cases. Mr. Bruzzo handles all types of criminal law cases, including Drunk Driving, Domestic Violence, Theft, Hit and Run, all misdemeanors and all felonies.

Mr. Bruzzo has been practicing law for 30 years. In addition to his legal experience, he spent 7 years in the United States Marine Corps and was honorably discharged as a Major. His military experience included time as a Company Commander of a 500 Marine Company and as Executive Officer at the Headquarters and Service Company of 4^th Tank Battalion. He is also a fully trained and certified military lawyer and has represented service members at bases throughout California and the country.

Mr. Bruzzo often works with experienced juvenile law attorney Katie Walsh on matters involving juveniles and victim’s rights.

You should never go to court without the proper representation. William W. Bruzzo stands ready to represent you in your time of need or your family’s time of need.

Orange County criminal defense attorney with experience in our local courts. Mr. Bruzzo’s knowledge makes the difference in your case. You can also read Will’s blog.

Please contact Mr. Bruzzo on any criminal matter at (714) 547-4636.

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Practice Areas

Domestic ViolenceDomestic Violence occurs when one person physically strikes another person without consent and the two people are married, in a dating relationship or otherwise romantically involved.View more

Drunk DrivingDriving under the influence charges (DUI) can be filed as a misdemeanor or felony.View more

TheftThe most common theft charge is Petty Theft (Penal Code Section 488); this can only be charged as a misdemeanor.View more

Hit and RunA hit and run occurs whenever there is an accident and the individual leaves the scene of the accident without exchanging information with the person they hit or contacting the police.View more

Restraining OrdersRestraining orders may be brought by anyone to stop someone else from harassing them, threatening violence or committing violence against them.View more

All Misdemeanors and FeloniesIn California a misdemeanor is defined as any offense where the maximum amount of jail time the person convicted of the crime can spend in jail is one-year.View more

Meet Will Bruzzo

Will Bruzzo has been a lawyer since 1993. He has been admitted to the State Bar of California since 1996 and to the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania since 1993. The primary emphasis of his practice has been criminal law.

“I was charged with two counts of Vehicle Code 23109.1 [Engaging in a Speed Contest Causing Specified Injury] as a felony; two counts of Vehicle Code 23105(a) [Reckless Driving Causing Specified Injury], one count of Penal Code Section 368(b)(1) [Elder and...

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“I was arrested and charged with Penal Code Section 273.5(a) [Domestic Violence with Traumatic Injury]. Unfortunately, some of my actions were caught on video. In addition, an infant was present during the incident. My family hired Attorney Will Bruzzo to...

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“I was pulled over for not having license plates on my car. The reason for that was because it was new. When the Officer pulled me over, he claims to have smelled marijuana and he began to ask me questions. I admitted to smoking marijuana earlier in the...

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