Richard C. Bock

Lead attorney and firm founder Richard C. Bock has nearly four decades of criminal law experience in Arizona and federal courts. He received his bachelor's degree from the University of Arizona in 1970 and obtained his juris doctorate degree from the University of Arizona James E. Rogers College of Law in 1974. Mr. Bock also served our country in the United States Army and was granted an honorable discharge. He currently provides criminal defense law representation to the accused in Cochise, Gila, Maricopa, Pima, Pinal and Santa Cruz counties in southern Arizona. Recognized and well-respected in the Arizona and federal courts Mr. Bock began his criminal law career by serving three years as a Pima County deputy attorney and has over 35 years of experience as a defense attorney in private practice. Mr. Bock has handled thousands of felony and misdemeanor cases in state and federal courts and is a Certified Criminal Specialist through the Arizona State Bar Board of Legal Specialization, having worked numerous jury trials, appeals and post-conviction relief cases. He is an excellent DUI attorney and has obtained notable acquittals in many serious and high profile cases including first-degree murder cases and a double-homicide case. Awards and Honors Super Lawyers® Selectees Richard C. Bock included in a Super Lawyers® list Honors Rated AV-Preeminent™ by Martindale-Hubbell Bar Register of Preeminent Attorneys SuperLawyers.com top criminal defense attorney in Arizona and New Mexico Top Attorney in Arizona Annual list of Arizona’s Finest Lawyers Other Sources of Feedback About Richard C. Bock Included on the 2026Southwest Super Lawyers list Past Lists 2025 Southwest Super Lawyers list 2024 Southwest Super Lawyers list 2023 Southwest Super Lawyers list 2022 Southwest Super Lawyers list 2021 Southwest Super Lawyers list 2020 Southwest Super Lawyers list 2019 Southwest Super Lawyers list 2018 Southwest Super Lawyers list 2017 Southwest Super Lawyers list 2016 Southwest Super Lawyers list 2013 Southwest Super Lawyers list 2012 Southwest Super Lawyers Super Lawyers list

• Lead attorney
• Founder

• United States Army – Honorable Discharge
• Judge Pro Tempore
• Pima County Deputy Attorney
• Languages
• English
• Spanish

• Law school instructor, University of Arizona School of Law

• Arizona, 1974
• U.S. District Court District of Arizona
• U.S. Court of Appeals 9th Circuit
• Arizona Supreme Court
• Specialties and Certifications
• Death penalty certified
• Certified Criminal Specialist, Arizona State Bar Board of Legal Specialization

• State Bar of Arizona (Member)