Rebecca Montoya is the founder and managing attorney of Allied DUI & Criminal Defense, where she represents individuals facing criminal charges throughout Arizona. Her practice encompasses a broad range of criminal matters, including misdemeanor and felony offenses, DUI, domestic violence, assault, drug offenses, theft, and other serious criminal charges.

Rebecca began her career in criminal defense with the Maricopa County Public Defender's Office, where she gained extensive courtroom experience advocating for individuals facing the power and resources of the government. Throughout her career, she has represented hundreds of individuals facing criminal charges and has built her practice around providing each client with individualized, aggressive, and compassionate representation.

In December 2023, Rebecca founded Allied DUI & Criminal Defense. For nearly three years, she has successfully built and operated her own criminal defense firm while continuing to personally handle her clients' cases from beginning to end. As a solo practitioner, Rebecca takes pride in maintaining a hands-on approach to representation and ensuring that her clients have direct access to the attorney responsible for protecting their rights and their future.

Rebecca has developed a particular passion for defending marijuana and THC DUI cases. For the past four years, she has successfully fought these cases and challenged the assumption that the mere presence of marijuana or THC in a person's system establishes impairment. She particularly enjoys cases that require careful examination of field sobriety testing, toxicology evidence, officer observations, and the scientific limitations involved in attempting to determine marijuana impairment.

Rebecca's commitment to criminal defense has earned recognition from both the legal community and her peers. She was selected as a Southwest Super Lawyers Rising Star in 2025 and 2026 and received the Arizona State Bar Criminal Justice Section's Future Practitioner Award. She was also inducted into the Order of the Barristers in recognition of excellence in courtroom advocacy and oral advocacy. And now Rebecca is honored to be recognized by the National Academy of Criminal Defense Attorneys as one of Arizona's Top 10 Attorneys Under 40.

Rebecca graduated summa cum laude from the University of New Mexico before earning her law degree from the Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law at Arizona State University. While in law school, she served as President of the Criminal Law Association and gained experience with both state and federal public defense organizations.

For Rebecca, criminal defense is about more than resolving a case. She understands that an arrest or criminal charge can affect nearly every aspect of a person's life, and she is committed to ensuring that her clients are treated as individuals—not simply as allegations on a police report. That philosophy continues to guide both her practice and the growth of Allied DUI & Criminal Defense.