Meet the Phoenix DWI Attorneys of The Gillespie Law Firm

With a practice focused on criminal law since 1990, AV-rated* Phoenix DWI defense attorney Craig Gillespie is a certified specialist in the field under standards established by the Arizona Board of Legal Specialization. Clients of the firm benefit from his past experience as a former prosecuting DUI attorney, and members of the legal profession benefit from his DUI defense seminars.

To learn more about The Gillespie Law Firm's practice and approach to client service in drunk driving defense and driver's license suspension hearings, contact us for a free consultation. To learn more about each of our DUI lawyers, see the profiles below.

Craig Gillespie

If you had a serious illness, wouldn't you want to be treated by a doctor who specialized in that area? Criminal law is serious. Mr. Gillespie is a certified specialist in criminal law. The State Bar of Arizona questioned judges and lawyers who know Mr. Gillespie's work in court and found that he possessed the skills and experience necessary to meet the standards required for certification as a specialist in criminal law.

Furthermore, Martindale-Hubbell®, the oldest and most respected firm that evaluates and rates lawyers found, after questioning judges and lawyers who know Mr. Gillespie, that he has an exemplary reputation and the highest ethical standards.*

Mr. Gillespie has been practicing law since 1990 and has successfully defended thousands of clients accused of violating the law. He practices criminal defense in all counties in Arizona, handling misdemeanors, felonies and juvenile cases. Throughout his years as a criminal defense attorney, Mr. Gillespie has been interviewed numerous times on television. He has also been quoted in the Arizona Republic, East Valley Tribune, and Phoenix New Times.

Craig is a result-proven trial attorney who defends all types of cases including: DUI's, sexual crimes, child molestation, child pornography cases, child abuse, possession of drugs, assault, homicide cases, probation violations, and all types of white collar crimes. He handles the toughest cases and has won the respect of judges and prosecutors alike for his tenacious and intelligent defense of his clients.

Craig is a native Phoenician and graduated from Arizona State University and Golden Gate University Law School before starting his private practice.

Carolyn Macias

Carolyn Macias graduated cum laude from Claremont McKenna College with a BA in 1986 and obtained her J.D. degree from Golden Gate University in 1989. She is a member of the State Bar of Arizona and the State Bar of California as well as various professional criminal defense associations. Ms. Macias has approximately 22 years of criminal litigation experience. She has significant felony and misdemeanor jury trial experience beginning as an Assistant District Attorney in Kern County, California in 1989, a Deputy County Attorney in Maricopa County, and as an Assistant City Prosecutor in the city of Peoria. While with the Maricopa County Attorney's Office, Ms. Macias headed the Training Bureau where she trained approximately 80 attorneys over a 2 years period; instructing on legal education, case law, policy, advocacy, and trial preparation. Ms. Macias has worked exclusively in the area of criminal defense since joining private practice in 2002. She has been with The Gillespie Law Firm since 2010 and focuses her practice on the defense of felony criminal matters and DUI cases.

Dave Roscoe

Dave Roscoe, associate attorney, was born in Oxford England, in 1978, and immigrated to the United States in 1983. He graduated in 2002 with a Bachelor of Arts from the University of California at Berkeley, and in 2005 with a Juris Doctor from Arizona State University College of Law. Mr. Roscoe was hired as a law clerk by the Gillespie Law Firm in 2005 while in law school after he scored the first perfect score in his Criminal Law class in over four years. During his time as a clerk, Mr. Roscoe gained invaluable experience within the criminal law field, performing a variety of research and writing assignments. In 2006, Mr. Roscoe was hired by the Gillespie Law Firm, P.C. as an associate lawyer to the firm. He now regularly litigates DUI and criminal cases in courts throughout the valley. In addition, he handles restoration of civil rights matters and professional licensing issues for the firm. He has authored multiple successful motions and appellate briefs, including in cases before the Arizona Court of Appeals.

Office Manager Cindy Kovack

Cindy Kovack, a legal administrator, was originally from Hubbard, Ohio before relocating to Phoenix in 1987. Cindy maintained a career in office management for over 20 years prior to taking a position as a court clerk at the Glendale Municipal Court in 1990. While employed with the Court she became proficient in all aspects of court administration and procedure while working closely with prosecutors, defense attorneys and each of Glendale's six judges. In 1991 Cindy accepted a promotion to legal assistant with the Glendale Municipal Prosecutor. There, she gained invaluable experience working with the city prosecutor on pre-trial motions, appeals, criminal complaints, subpoenas, interpretation of victim's rights, orders of protection/harassment, and the city's diversion programs. Cindy also was appointed as Glendale's administrator and advisor for the Arizona Department of Motor Vehicle computerized system. She worked exclusively with 13 prosecutors during arraignment, pretrial, treatment court and trial stages of criminal proceedings. Cindy has dealt extensively with courts, judges, police departments, police officers and prosecutors across Arizona and brings years of legal experience and office management to the Gillespie Law Firm. Cindy is often complimented on her superb customer service and ability to quickly provide answers to client's questions.

• Craig C. Gillespie
• Carolyn J Macias
• David Roscoe

*CV, BV, and AV are registered certification marks of Reed Elsevier Properties Inc., used in accordance with the Martindale-Hubbell certification procedures, standards, and policies. Martindale-Hubbell is the facilitator of a peer review rating process. Ratings reflect the confidential opinions of members of the Bar and the judiciary. Martindale-Hubbell ratings fall into two categories - legal ability and general ethical standards.