If you're looking for a professional lawyer who knows DUI laws and your rights, look no further. I am a DUI Defense attorney and a Member of the California DUI Lawyers Association, practicing exclusively DUI and DMV Defense. My knowledge and experience is solely focused on defending people against Drunk Driving charges. This helps you to get the best outcome possible, based on the facts of your individual case.

Everyday, I see people walk into court alone and face experienced prosecutors AND LOSE! Over and over, people plead guilty without even looking at the evidence against them. THAT'S WHAT THE D.A. WANTS YOU TO DO. It makes the prosecutors' jobs so easy when people walk into court alone and never even ask to see the police report. YOU HAVE RIGHTS! Don't let prosecutors walk all over you and take away your constitutional rights. 

As a DUI defense attorney, my primary job is to help you enforce your constitutional rights. I will do my best to discredit the State’s case against you. The D.A. has attorneys who will do their best to get a conviction against you, so you need to have an attorney working hard to protect you.

Your freedom is important to me. I aggressively defend clients against DUI charges and do whatever I can within the limits of the law and professional ethics to help you either win your case or get the charges against you reduced. While no one can promise or guarantee any particular outcome in your case, I can assure you that I will do my best to defend you and protect your rights. I will always tell you straight up where you stand and what you may be facing. And I make sure that I am available for you when you have questions.

Regarding the potential consequences, if convicted of even a misdemeanor DUI, you could face anywhere from 48 hours to 1 year in jail, plus a 3 to 5 year court probation. Plus you may incur approximately $2,000.00 or more in fines, other surcharges and restitution, depending on whether you have any prior DUI convictions in the past 10 years.

 But these are not the only “costs” of a DUI conviction. You could be ordered to attend anywhere from a 3 month to an 18 month long DUI school, depending on prior convictions and your blood alcohol level. You may even have to install an ignition interlock device on your vehicle. You’d face at least a 6 month driver’s license suspension. Your insurance rates may be increased by your insurance carrier. Plus, you would have a conviction(s) on your record that could affect your future employability.

On the positive side, there are several ways that I can attack the State’s case against you. The officer may not have had sufficient probable cause to stop you. It is very important to challenge the officer’s probable cause to both stop your vehicle and eventually arrest you. If the officer did not have probable cause for either, your case may be dismissed. If you gave a blood sample, you have a right to have that sample independently retested for its alcohol content. As your attorney, I can compel discovery of the calibration and maintenance records of the breathalyzer machine, if used in your case, and attack the competency & training of the officer who gave you any field sobriety tests.

There are also other defenses and strategies that can be used to defend against a DUI charge. The only way for you to know what is applicable in your case is to speak to an attorney who understands what questions to ask and how different circumstances can affect a case.

For a person charged with a misdemeanor DUI, an additional benefit to hiring an attorney is that I can make most of your court appearances for you, so you face as little disruption of your life and work as possible during the proceedings.

If you are facing a second or subsequent DUI, I can also review your previous cases to see if we can attack the priors and prevent the D.A. from using them against you.  And I still charge the same flat fee as for a first DUI, as long as it’s still a misdemeanor.**

Remember, there are several important ways in which you can defend against a DUI. Don’t go into court alone! Just because you may feel guilty over what happened doesn’t mean you are guilty in the eyes of the law.

I believe that you should know up front what legal representation will cost you so that you can make an informed decision about which attorney to hire. For representing you at both the DMV and in your court case, I charge an affordable flat fee with no hourly fees.* I also offer a payment plan and accept all major credit cards.  Call my office, so that we can discuss the charges you face and what you can do to protect yourself. The initial consultation is at no cost to you.  Call me today so that we can discuss your case. I look forward to speaking with you.

*If trial is required in your case, an additional fee may apply. DMV subpoena fees ($150 per subpoena) and alcohol sample retesting fees ($175-$200 lab fees) are not included in attorney fee, as well as transcript fee (if needed) or expert witness fees (if needed). **Felony DUIs are charged at a higher flat fee than misdemeanors.