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Law Office of Joseph T. Rhea | Palm Springs Desert Defense Serving Blythe, CA (h1)

The Law Office of Joseph T. Rhea, operating as Palm Springs Desert Defense, is located at 777 E. Tahquitz Canyon Way, Suite 328, Palm Springs, California 92262, and can be reached at (760) 322-3001. Attorney Joseph T. Rhea has devoted more than a decade to criminal defense work in the Coachella Valley and eastern Riverside County, including extensive experience in the Blythe courts, and personally meets with clients and appears on their behalf at every stage of a case.

The practice covers domestic violence, drug crimes ranging from possession to sales and festival-related arrests, and DUI defense, including breath and blood test challenges, field sobriety test disputes, and vehicular manslaughter charges. Rhea also handles felony sex crimes and violent offenses, theft crimes, internet crimes, and expungements, with particular attention to cases arising from Border Patrol checkpoint searches near Blythe, which he notes often raise significant Fourth Amendment issues. That focus on search-and-seizure challenges reflects the firm’s broader strategy of scrutinizing the legality of how evidence was obtained before a case ever reaches trial.

Rhea’s academic background includes a doctorate from Harvard University, a credential the firm notes is uncommon among California criminal defense practitioners, and his career-long focus on criminal law alone has built a practice known in the desert region for close, hands-on client representation.

Address: 777 E. Tahquitz Canyon Way, Suite 328, Palm Springs, CA 92262

Phone: (760) 322-3001

Website: https://www.palmspringsdesertdefense.com/areas-we-serve/blythe/