OUR TEAM

Criminal defense lawyer P. Jeff Voll has been practicing criminal defense law since 2001. He has never been employed in any other field of law other than criminal defense. His passion and life’s work are that of a criminal defense attorney. For nearly two decades he has defended those accused of serious criminal cases and has become one of California’s top trial litigation attorneys and his superior record is recognized not only by his peers, but the district attorneys, city attorneys, and judges throughout California. Attorney Jeff Voll takes pride in his trial expertise and his jury trial record is unprecedented.

Some lawyers do NOT take cases where the accused is charged with a crime involving minor children or the elderly as victims. Jeff Voll is not one of these lawyers. He is of the belief that all citizens should be afforded a vigorous defense no matter what the charges or potential sentences are. He has defended United States Federal Agents, local law enforcement police officers, 3rd strike ex-convicts, housewives, homeless veterans, U.S. Army Captains, attorneys, children of prosecutors that he faces in court, people dependent on narcotics, etc .. with amazing results. Jeff’s passion is trial work. There is no case that he will not try to a jury. All he needs is the blessing of his client(s). Jeff once tried a “gang” case where all of the 10 defendants were represented by him as the sole attorney. After three weeks of trial, he secured a Not Guilty verdict for all of his clients. It took the Clerk of the Court over 20 minutes to read all of the Not Guilty verdicts in open court. San Fernando Case # 9SR02269. He has been successful in achieving over 100 Case Dismissals in one 12-month period. No other attorney can say this. No other attorney can make this claim.

Announcing ready for trial puts the prosecutor on notice that you are NOT taking any deals and to you are in fact, Ready for Trial. Call our law firm for any crimes that you may be facing and you may just be another in a long line of case dismissals.

Thomas Filicia, the firms attorney, is an integral part of the legal team. He’s responsible for conducting a thorough initial evaluation of each case so as to be able to help the team formulate a strategy for providing the client with the best possible defense. His commitment to excellence, communication, and teamwork make him an incredibly valuable teammate.

Mr. Filicia was born and raised in California and attended law school at the Syracuse University College of Law. Before law school, he studied Communications at Loyola Marymount and earned a degree in philosophy from Saint John’s University, where he participated in national Ethics Debate competitions. During law school, he served as clerk for a law firm that did many criminal appeal cases. During this period, he became proficient in drafting appellate briefs in a variety of areas of criminal law.

David J Ruyle, Jr is another of our attorneys who was born and raised in the same area in which he now practices law. Mr. Ruyle received his law degree from Trinity Law after earning his undergraduate degree from Baylor University. He interned with the Public Defender’s office here in San Diego while in law school and it was during this period of time that he began to get familiar with criminal law.

He then spent several years working as a criminal defense attorney in San Diego before becoming more interested in law enforcement. This interest caused him to attend a Police Academy and, after graduating, he became a Reserve El Cajon Police Officer. In this position, he became extremely familiar with the policies and procedures of law enforcement, including those involving drunk driving cases.

He maintained his criminal defense practice and served the El Cajon PD for a time, after which he resigned with the police department. His law enforcement experience has proved invaluable in his career as an attorney and his real-world experience in this area sets him apart from many other attorneys. He now handles myriad criminal cases, including DUI, robbery, narcotics, DUI, to name only a few. Mr. Ruyle is also proud to have been able to share his expertise with students at the University of Phoenix and Westwood College, both of which he spent time as an adjunct professor of Criminal Justice. He takes pride in being able to understand criminal law from a variety of different perspectives.

David Ruyle is a respected member of the San Diego legal community, a member of the San Diego County Bar Association, the California Public Defender’s Association, and is in good standing with the California State Bar.

Ricky is a recent graduate from the University of San Diego where he received his bachelor’s degree in History. As he is applying for law school in the Fall, Ricky desires to learn as much as possible about the law industry, how to best represent and serve clients who need legal assistance, and what it truly means to be an attorney. Ricky’s responsibilities include but are not limited to drafting expungements, filling out necessary DMV paperwork and other documents for clients, and preparing the website responsible for the communication between clients, the attorneys and their staff. Ricky’s main goal is to serve each client by assisting the attorneys while developing the knowledge to become an effective law student and successful attorney in the future.