A DUI charge can have serious consequences. A DUI affects your criminal record and can impact your driving privileges, your employment, your family. A DUI attorney can help defend a DUI and minimize the impact on you.

If you made a mistake do not compound it by delaying any longer. Call our office today for a free consultation.

Do not assume there is no way to defend a DUI.

A DUI case is really two cases: a criminal case and a Department of Licensing Case.

You can lose your license in the DOL case, even if you are acquitted in the criminal case. You have only 30 days to request a
DOL hearing.

In the criminal case you face:

  • A jail sentence
  • Fines and court costs
  • Loss of driving privileges
  • An ignition interlock device
  • DUI Victim’s Panel

A DUI attorney who is familiar with DUI law and DOL and courtroom procedure can help minimize the impact of a DUI.

A DUI lawyer can:

 

  • review discovery from the prosecutor and from DOL
  • make motions to suppress evidence
  • review your case to examine the validity of the officer’s actions
  • review your case to determine the validity of breathalyzer and/or blood tests
  • help preserve your procedural rights

You have a right to plea not guilty and to a jury trial. You should both plea not guilty and request a jury trial at your arraignment. Nevertheless, most cases do not go to trial. Since 1999 only about 5.5 – 9 % of DUI cases in Washington State have gone to trial.