Criminal defense
Defense of people charged with serious and minor offenses, from arrest and the initial hearing through trial.
José AntonioTorres ArteagaCriminal defense attorney in Puerto Vallarta
He has worked in every part of the criminal justice system he now defends you in.
Ten years in a criminal court, one in the legal department of the Puerto Vallarta prison and seventeen in private practice. Defense, amparo and counsel for victims in state and federal matters.
If someone is being detained right now, call immediately. The defense begins in the first hours.
Twenty-six years in the criminal justice system
- 2000Joins a criminal court as a judicial clerk
- 2005Earns his law degree from the University of Guadalajara
- 2010Completes ten years at the court as process officer and court secretary
- 2015Master's degree in Accusatory Criminal Procedure and Oral Advocacy
- TodaySeventeen years of litigation in private practice
1,000+federal hearings in which he has appeared
1,000+incarcerated people assisted in his field work
Firstprivate attorney to argue a hearing under the new accusatory criminal system in Puerto Vallarta
Practice areas
Criminal matters under Mexican state and federal jurisdiction.
Criminal amparo
Indirect amparo against arrest warrants, detentions and precautionary measures, and direct amparo against final judgments.
Counsel for victims
Legal support for victims and complainants: filing the complaint, following the investigation and seeking compensation.
Oral advocacy
Representation in hearings under the accusatory system: review of arrest, indictment, precautionary measures, pretrial stage and trial.
About
José Antonio Torres Arteaga, LL.M.
Antonio Torres learned criminal procedure at the court clerk's desk before he practiced as a defender. From 2000 to 2010 he served as judicial clerk, process officer and court secretary in a criminal court, and then spent a year in the legal department of the Puerto Vallarta prison.
That experience is the foundation of his practice: he knows how a case file is built, how a ruling is drafted and what a judge needs to see. For seventeen years he has put it to work for his clients in private practice, including cases with national media coverage.
He leads the firm Antonio Torres y Asociados, serving clients in Puerto Vallarta and in federal matters.
Education
- 2015
- Master's in Accusatory Criminal Procedure and Oral Advocacy, Universidad Novohispana
- 2005
- Law degree, University of Guadalajara
Foreign nationals and their families
If you or a family member is detained or accused in Mexico, you have the right to a proper defense and to have your consulate notified. Mexican criminal procedure is very different from the system you may know at home. We guide the person and the family from the first hours.
What clients say
“El licenciado Antonio Torres es un abogado comprometido y disciplinado. Siempre llegó puntual a cada audiencia y nos mantuvo informados de cada paso. Se nota que conoce a fondo cómo funcionan los juzgados y la fiscalía, y que se ha ganado el respeto de quienes trabajan ahí por su seriedad. Le dio seguimiento constante a nuestro caso, sin dejar nada al azar.”
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Blog
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Location
- Address
- Río Amarillo 216, Oficina 109, Edificio Niza Business Center, Fluvial Vallarta, 48312 Puerto Vallarta, Jal.
- Office hours
- Lunes a viernes, 9:00 a 17:00 hrs. Sábado y Domingo, 9:00 a 14:00 hrs.
- Phone
- 322 243 7214
Contact
Tell us briefly about your situation. Everything you share is confidential.