How do I hire the best DUI Lawyer?

With so many options, hiring the best DUI defense attorney in California is no easy feat. However, there are a few guidelines you should follow to ensure your attorney is properly qualified. 

First it’s important to make sure your DUI lawyer focuses on DUI defense. This is important because DUI and DMV law changes daily and your attorney needs to be aware of these changes. Subsequently, the attorney you hire needs to do only DUI defense in order to ensure they are knowledgeable in the field they practice in.

Next, you need to make sure the DUI attorney you’re hiring is the one who will actually represent you. With larger firms, there’s a bit of a bate and switch when you think you’re hiring one attorney but another one comes to court for you. Speak with the lawyer to ensure the attorney you’re hiring is the one going to represent you in court.

When you’re arrested for a first offense DUI, you face fines, possible jail, criminal conviction, SR-22, Alcohol programs, community service, and license suspension. 

DUI lawyers are never a waste of money when it comes to multiple offense DUIs. The reason being, you’re facing mandatory jail time. In some jurisdictions like Orange County, a 2nd offense DUI will face a minimum of 120 days jail. To ensure you don’t go to jail as punishment for your DUI, your attorney will need to aggressively negotiate the case for jail alternatives. If this is a felony DUI, the consequences are even more dire. This is why you should hire an attorney.  Call us at 866-306-5306 to learn how to stay out of jail on a multiple offense DUI.

If you’re looking for a pro bono DUI offense lawyer, you can ask the court for a court appointed attorney at your arraignment. These are for people who cannot afford a DUI attorney and you will be asked to complete a financial application for a court appointed attorney.

After you hire a DUI defense attorney, if applicable, the attorney will contact DMV on your behalf to ensure your license is valid pending the results of the DMV hearing. Your case will have an arraignment. Depending if this is a felony or a misdemeanor, you may or may not have to appear in court. From there, your attorney will gather all the different evidence and aggressively fight your case. The average DUI case can take 4-6 months to represent.

To hire a DUI attorney call 866-306-5306 for more information.

There are multiple motions that may result in a dismissal of your DUI defense, but they’re really case specific. 

If you’re a veteran, there are motions that can get your case dismissed if you qualify. In fact, I once had a multiple offense DUI case where the client faced over 120 days in Orange County. He had hired a DUI lawyer who didn’t focuses on DUI defense. Subsequently, the offer was jail and the client called me for a second opinion. Within minutes of speaking with him, I knew he’d be eligible for a military diversion program. He decided to hire me and I substituted in to the DUI case and filed a military diversion motion which was granted. Subsequently, ALL CHARGES WERE DISMISSED. No jail, no fines, no criminal record. Client was very happy with the outcome

In California, if your case is dismissed, that means no DUI charges will result on your record. This is what a true dismissal means. 

To learn more, call 866-306-5306 for an analysis of your DUI case to see what motions maybe available to dismiss your DUI case.