The Law Offices of Mark Deniz APLC

Attorney Mark L. Deniz

San Diego DUI & Criminal Defense Attorney Mark Deniz has dedicated his firm to helping people who find themselves facing tough times. His proactive, solution-finding approach has resulted in years of proven success. When someone is facing criminal charges, you want an attorney with the training and experience that Mark Deniz brings.

San Diego DUI & Criminal Defense Attorney Mark Deniz has won numerous awards during his 17 years as an attorney.  This includes:

• Top Criminal Defense Lawyer
• Perfect Rating by Avvo
• Clients Choice award for six years straight.
• Spotlight on Attorney Journal Magazine
• and many more

Before moving to the defense side of the bar, Mark Deniz was an award-winning prosecutor for almost 10 years.  He has spent years as both a Deputy District Attorney and a San Diego Deputy City Attorney.  He was trained on the handling of DUI & Criminal cases. He was trained at the Department of Justice National Advocacy Center in Columbia, South Carolina. His time as a San Diego Prosecutor helped establish him with prosecutors and Judges, who he now works with on behalf of his clients. While as both a Prosecutor and Defense Attorney, Mark Deniz has handled the range of criminal defense spectrum of basic misdemeanors to the most serious felony cases. You want a former San Diego DUI & Criminal Defense Attorney Prosecutor on your side.

Attorney Alicia Freeze

Alicia C. Freeze has been licensed to practice law since 2011. She is fierce and compassionate in her role as an advocate for her clients, whether it be in defending clients being charged with criminal offenses, responding to false allegations in restraining orders, or obtaining protective orders for abused and harassed clients. The key to Attorney Freeze’s success is her ability to be proactive, and prepare extensive factual evidence to support her position, while also using the law as both her shield and her sword in the protection of her clients.

She has extensive experience in defending against restraining orders in all four courthouses in San Diego, as well as petitioning the courts for protection of her clients in restraining orders. Restraining Order cases include Civil Harassment Restraining Orders involving neighbor disputes or issues between non-family members; Domestic Violence Restraining Orders between family members or intimate partners; Elder Abuse Restraining Orders where the Petitioner is over 65 years of age; Workplace Violence Restraining Orders where the harassment and/or abuse occurred in an employment setting or Home Owner’s Association (HOA); and Gun Violence Restraining Orders where the incident involves the unlawful use of a firearm. Attorney Freeze has handled every scenario you can imagine and is ready and willing to help you in your situation, no matter how complex.

Attorney Alyssa Buffaloe

Alyssa Buffaloe, Esq. became a lawyer to help people during their time of need. She believes that everyone deserves someone to represent them and shield them when all hope seems lost. Since she passed the California Bar in 2016, that is what she has done.

Mrs. Buffaloe has worked on thousands of cases. She pours everything into her work to insure the clients obtain the best possible outcome in their case; including handling preliminary hearings, writing suppression motions and motions to dismiss charges, and even taking cases to jury trial. She especially has great success in both writing and arguing motions.

Attorney Buffaloe enjoys working with Veterans and active duty military on cases going through Military Diversion. She has a success rate of over ninety percent in her Military Diversion motions, where the case can ultimately result in a dismissal of all charges. She is the attorney who primarily handles the Military Diversion cases for the office. Mrs. Buffaloe works closely with clients taking on both the prosecution in court, and the DMV. She has handled hundreds of Admin Per Se hearings with the DMV, fighting for the client’s driving privileges.

Attorney Christine Martin

Christine is part of the team, working primarily in the Orange County area.

Firm founder Mark Deniz says, “I heard a lot of good things about Christine, from both prosecutors and our defense colleagues. She has an innate understanding of the Orange County courts. This includes having the relationships to getting things done. I am glad she is part of the team”

During Christine Martin’s legal and law school career, Martin sought out work in the criminal defense field defending the rights of innocent men and women. At a young adult age, Martin volunteered at the Seton Hall Exoneration Project for several years, located in Newark, New Jersey. During that time, she worked with many innocent people wrongfully accused of murder, double homicide, drug possession and sales, gang violence, and many other cases. Martin utilized the facts and legal reasoning in an attempt to free those wrongfully accused from prison sentences they did not deserve. Currently, Christine Martin is the Managing Partner at the Law Office of Christine R. Martin. Starting her business from the ground up, Martin consults with specialists on every case to ensure the client has many options before coming to a settlement. Martin is endorsed for her professional demeanor, communications skills, and work ethic. She can handle any type of criminal case.