team-member

Cindy Castillo

Phoenix, AZ

Licensed for 18 years

Law Degree

Awards

Primary Practice Area

DUI & DWI

Language

English

About

Cindy Castillo is a board certified criminal law specialist by the State Bar of Arizona. She has litigated criminal matters ranging from misdemeanors to felonies including first degree murder, manslaughter and complex designated cases, throughout Arizona.  She has represented clients in juvenile court, misdemeanor and superior courts, federal court, forfeiture proceedings, administrative board hearings, MVD hearings, Rule 11 competency hearings, Simpson hearings and appellate courts.  She has successfully represented numerous professionals governed by licensing authorities that include board members of publicly traded entities, doctors, dentists, psychologists, chiropractors, nurses, realtors, appraisers, airline pilots, commercial truck drivers, actors as well as professional athletes in criminal matters.   She has handled over 1000 criminal cases, of which over 100 were tried to a jury.  Of those cases, she has had numerous trial victories including driving under the influence (DUI); extreme DUI; DUI Drugs, minor driving under the influence; reckless driving; assaults; aggravated assaults; resisting arrest, shoplifting; trespass; false reporting to law enforcement; possession, sale, and transportation of dangerous drugs, marijuana, and narcotics; drive by shooting; assisting a criminal syndicate; misconduct involving weaons; and vehicular manslaughter.  She has successfully negotiated hundreds of lesser included offenses on behalf of her clients and obtained mitigated sentences through the use of mitigation experts, mitigation videos, and psychological and medical experts.  She has also argued motions and obtained dismissals on behalf of her clients for a wide range of constitutional violations that include the Fourth, Fifth and Sixth Amendments.  Finally, she has had a wide range of appellate success including dismissals of lower court rulings and a remand for a new hearing in a Special Action with the Court of Appeals.  

Practices Areas

Criminal Defense

DUI and DWI

Language

English

Contact

Castillo Law, PLLC2025 N. 3rd Street, Suite B150Phoenix, AZ, 85004

Office: N/A

Website: N/A

Reviews

Katherine
September 14, 2021

I have a good family friend who is an attorney in the PHX area, when I asked him to recommend a firm for my particular case, he immediately gave me Cindy Castillo’s information. I had never dealt with any legal issues before and had overwhelming anxiety and fear of what was to come next. I called her up and immediately felt better after our first few conversations. That being said, several months and court dates later, I would 100% recommend Castillo Law to anyone else in need of an attorney. Cindy Castillo and William Cronin represented me through a very long process (due to COVID), helped me understand each step along the way, and gave me the information I needed to make difficult decisions. They took the time to have phone and zoom meetings with my family and I to discuss our questions as frequently as needed. Thanks to the firm’s hard work and dedication to my individual needs I was able to attain the end results I was hoping for. Cindy is very educated, trustworthy, and responsive through phone, email, and text. I am grateful to have worked with a firm that treated me with respect and prioritized my needs every step of the way! Thank you Castillo Law!!

Marie
July 8, 2021

I'm happy with choosing Cindy Castillo for her help with my grandson. Always professional and always there at court early, never running late. They were understanding, not judging. Knowing some kids take longer to understand what goals in life are most important for a brighter future. That kids and grandkids make poor decisions early in life. I was relived to have her support my grandson in his case.

anonymous
February 22, 2021

Cindy Castillo is a great defense lawyer. She is not just in it for the money, she genuinely cares for her clients and does her absolute best throughout the entire process. Very insightful and helpful towards me and my case. She is always on time, reliable, and will pick up a phone call from her clients at any hour of the day. She is willing to go the extra mile for any clients and will not accept anything but the best for them. Cindy is a very level-headed, sharp-minded individual who knows how to work hard for her clients. Cindy Castillo is overall a great person and one of the best lawyers I have worked with and would recommend her to anyone who needs an attorney.

Lauren
November 25, 2020

I was cited for a DUI after being pulled over for not entirely moving into the secondhand lane yielding to a police officer who had his emergency lights activated. I was not aware of the move over law in Arizona and when they pulled me over they went through the field sobriety test where I was found to be over the legal alcohol limit of 0.08. I immediately sought out a lawyer to help me navigate the intricacies of this citation and to see if there was anything that could be done to have it reduced. Cindy worked very diligently to comb through all of the evidence and interview all of those involved to assess if there were any discrepancies in the case that could be identified. I was very pleased with the overall outcome as it the citation was reduced from a DUI to a reckless driving citation. I would highly recommend Cindy for this type of case as she is knowledgeable, well informed and detail oriented

Dalton
November 13, 2020

Although the situation didn’t go picture perfect the way I wanted it I believe Cindy did the best she could to alleviate my situation. I was able to reduce my probation to a reasonable time period compared to what I was initially facing. The prices that she offered were reasonable and she even took it one step further to accommodate me given I was just a recent graduate who couldn’t afford to pay a large sum amount of money. All in all, I had a great overall experience with her services

Salvador
November 6, 2020

Cindy castillo is the best lawyer in arizona!! She has helped me in several occasions and I couldn’t be any happier with her help.. she is very good at what she does and not only she is professional at her job but she is also very understanding, and caring. All i can say is that am beyond grateful for meeting her and her team!!

anonymous
October 17, 2020

Cindy got me the best possible out come possible she and her staff are fantastic exceeded my expectations highly recommend!!!

anonymous
February 9, 2020

Cindy and her staff had a very short time frame to get up to speed on our case before a hearing. She understood exactly what was going on and handled our case expertly!

Kade
January 3, 2020

Cindy Castillo is absolutely amazing at her job! She helped me out when I was in a rough situation over 6 years ago. Wow is all I can say! And the best part is I lived 2 hours away and she still managed to make everything happen. She's very great at what she does. When I thought there was no possible way at a great outcome she made it happen. Not only is she a professional at what she does but she is also very understanding, attentive and very personable. She was easy to talk to she and her staff did an amazing job. Always kept me in the loop and never lead me in the wrong direction . Now fast forward to today she is now helping me set aside my charges to better my future and put all this behind me. If there was an option for 100 star rating she would get it in a heart beat. I highly recommend her and her staff to anybody in the arizona area not only will she do a great job but she will make things happen for you !

anonymous
May 30, 2019

Cindy and her staff are the best in Arizona! I contacted Cindy’s office by mistake and let me say, this was the best mistake I have ever made. Cindy took on my sons case and fought hard. I cannot describe how amazing Cindy is. She won my sons case and he can now continue with his life. I would 100% recommend Cindy and her staff! Cindy made us feel like family and not just an attorney.

Katherine
September 14, 2021

I have a good family friend who is an attorney in the PHX area, when I asked him to recommend a firm for my particular case, he immediately gave me Cindy Castillo’s information. I had never dealt with any legal issues before and had overwhelming anxiety and fear of what was to come next. I called her up and immediately felt better after our first few conversations. That being said, several months and court dates later, I would 100% recommend Castillo Law to anyone else in need of an attorney. Cindy Castillo and William Cronin represented me through a very long process (due to COVID), helped me understand each step along the way, and gave me the information I needed to make difficult decisions. They took the time to have phone and zoom meetings with my family and I to discuss our questions as frequently as needed. Thanks to the firm’s hard work and dedication to my individual needs I was able to attain the end results I was hoping for. Cindy is very educated, trustworthy, and responsive through phone, email, and text. I am grateful to have worked with a firm that treated me with respect and prioritized my needs every step of the way! Thank you Castillo Law!!

Marie
July 8, 2021

I'm happy with choosing Cindy Castillo for her help with my grandson. Always professional and always there at court early, never running late. They were understanding, not judging. Knowing some kids take longer to understand what goals in life are most important for a brighter future. That kids and grandkids make poor decisions early in life. I was relived to have her support my grandson in his case.

anonymous
February 22, 2021

Cindy Castillo is a great defense lawyer. She is not just in it for the money, she genuinely cares for her clients and does her absolute best throughout the entire process. Very insightful and helpful towards me and my case. She is always on time, reliable, and will pick up a phone call from her clients at any hour of the day. She is willing to go the extra mile for any clients and will not accept anything but the best for them. Cindy is a very level-headed, sharp-minded individual who knows how to work hard for her clients. Cindy Castillo is overall a great person and one of the best lawyers I have worked with and would recommend her to anyone who needs an attorney.

Lauren
November 25, 2020

I was cited for a DUI after being pulled over for not entirely moving into the secondhand lane yielding to a police officer who had his emergency lights activated. I was not aware of the move over law in Arizona and when they pulled me over they went through the field sobriety test where I was found to be over the legal alcohol limit of 0.08. I immediately sought out a lawyer to help me navigate the intricacies of this citation and to see if there was anything that could be done to have it reduced. Cindy worked very diligently to comb through all of the evidence and interview all of those involved to assess if there were any discrepancies in the case that could be identified. I was very pleased with the overall outcome as it the citation was reduced from a DUI to a reckless driving citation. I would highly recommend Cindy for this type of case as she is knowledgeable, well informed and detail oriented

Dalton
November 13, 2020

Although the situation didn’t go picture perfect the way I wanted it I believe Cindy did the best she could to alleviate my situation. I was able to reduce my probation to a reasonable time period compared to what I was initially facing. The prices that she offered were reasonable and she even took it one step further to accommodate me given I was just a recent graduate who couldn’t afford to pay a large sum amount of money. All in all, I had a great overall experience with her services

Salvador
November 6, 2020

Cindy castillo is the best lawyer in arizona!! She has helped me in several occasions and I couldn’t be any happier with her help.. she is very good at what she does and not only she is professional at her job but she is also very understanding, and caring. All i can say is that am beyond grateful for meeting her and her team!!

anonymous
October 17, 2020

Cindy got me the best possible out come possible she and her staff are fantastic exceeded my expectations highly recommend!!!

anonymous
February 9, 2020

Cindy and her staff had a very short time frame to get up to speed on our case before a hearing. She understood exactly what was going on and handled our case expertly!

Kade
January 3, 2020

Cindy Castillo is absolutely amazing at her job! She helped me out when I was in a rough situation over 6 years ago. Wow is all I can say! And the best part is I lived 2 hours away and she still managed to make everything happen. She's very great at what she does. When I thought there was no possible way at a great outcome she made it happen. Not only is she a professional at what she does but she is also very understanding, attentive and very personable. She was easy to talk to she and her staff did an amazing job. Always kept me in the loop and never lead me in the wrong direction . Now fast forward to today she is now helping me set aside my charges to better my future and put all this behind me. If there was an option for 100 star rating she would get it in a heart beat. I highly recommend her and her staff to anybody in the arizona area not only will she do a great job but she will make things happen for you !

anonymous
May 30, 2019

Cindy and her staff are the best in Arizona! I contacted Cindy’s office by mistake and let me say, this was the best mistake I have ever made. Cindy took on my sons case and fought hard. I cannot describe how amazing Cindy is. She won my sons case and he can now continue with his life. I would 100% recommend Cindy and her staff! Cindy made us feel like family and not just an attorney.