Attorney Profiles

Thomas Maas

Thomas Maas is an experienced, well-respected criminal defense attorney who earned his reputation through his skill in search and seizure cases and trial preparation.  Having practiced in Solano County for almost ten years has established his ability to secure justice for his clients in the local Superior Courts.  As co-founder of the Maas Law Offices, Thomas Maas is committed to providing each client with exceptional service and representation throughout each phase of the criminal process. 

Attorney Maas received his J.D. from Golden Gate University in 1997.  He is a member of the State Bar of California, the Board of Directors of California Attorneys for Criminal Justice, and the California Public Defenders Association.

Jaye Ryan-Maas

Jaye Ryan-Maas, co-founder of the Maas Law Offices, is an aggressive criminal defense attorney who is dedicated to obtaining the best possible outcome for each of her clients. 

Aside from being a skilled criminal defense lawyer, Mrs. Maas is a trained scientist with extensive experience in the field of forensic science.  With her prior training as a scientist, Jaye-Ryan Maas has an impressive record of challenging forensic evidence and professional opinions that are often presented by the Government in an attempt to seek conviction of her clients.

Attorney Jaye Ryan-Maas received her J.D. from the University of West Los Angeles in 1997.  She is a member of the State Bar of California, the California Attorneys for Criminal Justice, and the California Public Defenders Association.

Anne Maas

Anne Maas is a talented criminal defense attorney known for tireless advocacy on behalf of her clients.  Ms. Maas began her career working exclusively as a trial attorney, earning a reputation for aggressively fighting overreaching prosecutors one battle at a time.  Having practiced throughout Northern California, Ms. Maas has exhibited skill and achieved success advocating in many different judicial climates and has established a great reputation in many jurisdictions.

Ms. Maas has extensive experience in the somewhat rare specialty representing juveniles charged with crime and has scored some of her most impressive results in juvenile court.

Will Maas

William Maas has nearly 30 years of criminal trial experience, having handled three capital murder cases, numerous other murder cases, sex cases, and hundreds of other extremely serious felony and misdemeanor cases, as well as juvenile and mental health matters.  His many high profile clients have included notorious San Francisco pornographers, The Mitchell Brothers--Jim and Artie Mitchell whom Time Magazine labeled, “The Potentates of Porn,” Joshua Rudiger, San Francisco’s “Vampire Slayer,” and Marcos Ranjel, arrested in the “Pink Tarantula Beauty Parlor” case, after he was featured on the “America’s Most Wanted” television show.  Ranjel’s murder trial was featured in a 2002 documentary, (shown at film festivals across the nation and aired nationally and locally on the PBS television), titled, “Presumed Guilty.”

William received his B.A. in English, where he graduated “With Distinction,” Phi Beta Kappa, from the University of Iowa in 1972.  He received an M.A. in English and an Ed.S. in Education from Iowa, earning a 4.0 grade point average, and being awarded a prestigious Graduate Research Fellowship.  William went on to get his J.D. from John F. Kennedy University Law School in 1979, graduating first in his class, and being awarded the C.J.S. Award for Outstanding Scholarship, and Am.Jur. Prize for Significant Contributions to Scholarship.  William taught Legal Analysis and Writing for three years at Kennedy Law School, and has been a guest lecturer and mock trial judge at Golden Gate University Law School and Hastings College of the Law in San Francisco.  He is a member of the State Bar of California.