Before opening his own law firm he served as a public defender and has stood up for the rights of clients in courtrooms throughout Southern California. He set the record for the most cases tried and won. He is a warrior for justice and fears no one.

Local police departments and district attorneys gave him the nickname “Felipe Mad Dog Plascencia” because of his aggressive cross-examination of police officers.

He will fight to protect the rights of his clients. He understands the importance and the need for justice. He limits his practice to criminal law and DUI defense.

Credentials and Qualifications

EDUCATION

Loyola Law School, Juris Doctorate, 1993
California State University, Fullerton, B.A. Psychology, 1989

PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS:

American Association of DUI Trial Lawyers,
Vice-President
Criminal Courts Bar Association,
Board Member
California DUI Lawyers Association,
Board Member and Specialist Member
Mexican American Bar Association,
Board Member
International Association of Chemical Testing,
Member
Los Angeles County Bar Association,
Member
National College for DUI Defense,
Member

SEMINAR PRESENTATIONS

California Public Defenders Association
DUI Seminar, Monterey CA, 2002, 2005 and 2006

Courtroom Evidence, Sacramento 2004

Trial Skills Institute, San Diego 2004, 2005, 2006, and 2007

Mexican American Bar Association 2003

Loyola Law School, MABA DUI Seminar 2004, 2005, 2006, and 2007

National College for DUI Defense, 2003

Wisconsin DUI Trial Layers, 4th Annual DUI seminar 2004

Oklahoma DUI Defense Seminar 2004

Lorhman DUI Seminars

Irvine, CA 2004

Santa Ana, CA2005, 2006, 2007

San Diego, CA 2004

Pasadena, CA 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007

BREATH TESTING MACHINES

Data Master cdm breath machine. In November 2003, Mr. Plascencia was certified on Basic Science of Evidential Breath Alcohol Testing by the manufacturer of breath testing instruments in Mansfield, Ohio.

He was certified in the theory of science of evidential alcohol testing, including alcohol and human physiology, practical issues, theory and operation of infrared breath alcohol testing, field and laboratory applications.

He is the only lawyer in the country who owns and possesses the Sample Chamber of the Breath Testing Instruments used by the LA County and Orange County Sheriffs Crime Labs.

He was deemed competent to operate, perform essential diagnostic verifications and calibration of breath testing instruments such as the Data Master cdm (the breath machine used by Orange County and LA County Crime Labs.

He is one of three lawyers in California who is certified to operate and calibrate and administeredthe Alco Sensor IV Preliminary AlcoholScreening device Portable Breath Machine (PAS). He owns two instruments.

FIELD SOBRIETY TESTS

Hewas NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION (NHTSA) certified in standardized field sobriety tests in the student course in May 2000 in Dallas, Texas, and was NHTSA–certified as a field sobriety instructor in December 2000 in Nashville, Tennessee.

FORENSIC ALCOHOL EXPERTISE

He holds two certificates of completion for the Robert F. Borkenstein Course on “Alcohol, Drugs, and Highway Safety: Testing, Research, and Litigation” based out of Indiana University at Bloomington, one in December 2001, and one in May 2003. This course is taught by the top forensic alcohol scientists in the world such as Dr. Jones, Dr Dubowski and Dr. Forney. He is the only lawyer in the country to receive two certificates from Indiana University. He is certified as a drug recognition expert (DRE).

He is the only lawyer in California who is a member of the International Association for Chemical Testing (IACT). He is a board member of the Los Angeles Criminal Courts Bar Association, California DUI Lawyers Association and the Mexican American Bar Association. He frequently lectures through out California at the California Public Defenders Association’s seminars. He was a speaker at Loyola Law School, the Mexican American Bar Association, San Diego Law School, Lohrman Seminars Group, the California DUI Lawyers Association and the National College for DUI Defense.