Arizona Criminal Lawyer, Dwane Cates has been practicing law throughout Arizona for 25 years. He is certified as a Specialist in Criminal Law and was awarded the Tom Karas Award by the State Bar of Arizona. The Tom Karas Award recognizes lawyers who work to uphold the rule of law and the principles of criminal justice, by representing clients with exceptional integrity, fairness, tenacity, creativity, brilliance and most important, professionalism.