About Marc J.
Marc J. Victor trained as a student of justice at Arizona State University and Southwestern Law School. He earned a B.S. in Justice Studies from Arizona State in 1988 and completed his J.D. at Southwestern Law School in 1994. Those credentials anchor a career that spans trial work, appellate filings and advocacy on contested public issues.
His practice credentials include admission to the Ninth Circuit and the State of Arizona. Early in his career he developed a practice centered on criminal defense. Over time he expanded the scope of his work to include constitutional claims and matters that touch civil liberties. In 2004 he incorporated and became president of Marc J. Victor, P.C., a firm name he has used in his public filings and client work.
Victor holds a certification from the Arizona State Bar Board of Legal Specialization as a Certified Specialist in Criminal Law. The recognition marks formal acknowledgement of experience and testing in criminal practice under Arizona’s board rules. He has combined that credential with courtroom experience in both trial and appellate settings.
Outside the courtroom he has been active in a range of organizations that intersect with law and public policy. He has been a member of the Cato Institute since 1999 and has served on the Legal Committee of the National Association for the Reform of Marijuana Laws since 1997. He is a long-time member of the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers and has participated on the Government Misconduct Committee of Arizona Lawyers for Criminal Justice since the mid-1990s. He is also listed as affiliated with the Foundation for Economic Education and has maintained practice ties to the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals since the 1990s.
At various times his practice has operated under the name Lawyers for Freedom Law Office. The office name reflects an emphasis on individual rights in criminal and regulatory matters. Victor’s courtroom work runs from jury trials to federal appeals, and he represents clients in a mix of criminal defense, post-conviction and civil rights litigation.
He writes and speaks on topics connected to criminal law and policy and has engaged in public debate over drug policy reform and related civil liberties issues. His career shows steady involvement in professional organizations and a sustained role in criminal defense practice.
He currently handles criminal defense, constitutional and civil liberties matters at Marc J. Victor, P.C.
