DUI Information
Hiring a California DUI lawyer
Hiring an attorney for California DUI cases can be a challenge. Many don’t realize the significance of engaging an experienced lawyer to defend DUI charges. Drunk driving is a complex field of law. Defending yourself in the court is very difficult and rarely results in success. Some legal experts call drunk driving the guilty until proven innocent exception to the Constitution. The politics and the odds are stacked against you; hence it is better to be under the legal representation of a professional California DUI defense attorney.
Choosing the right California DUI lawyer is not easy, as you need to distinguish the genuine competence of attorneys mixed with ethical or inexperienced attorneys.
Questions aid you in selection & retention of good DUI lawyers:
- Does the California DUI defense attorney represent only DUI cases?
- If he/she is specialized in handling DUI cases, what percentage of the attorney's caseload consists of California DUI Cases?
- Is the lawyer capable of using technical expert witnesses for examination of police procedures and blood/breath tests?
- Does the attorney guarantee on the case results? Since this represents a case outcome no ethical California DUI lawyer can promise specific results.
- Is the fee structure explained in detailed and put on paper as a written contract? Is the fee simply an initial payment, or is it all inclusive of "extras" such as fees for DMV license hearings, expert testimony, or trial costs?
- What is the attorney’s rating by Martindale-Hubbell International Directory of Attorneys?
- Has the lawyer attended a reputed law school? Is he/she one of the members of the National College for DUI Defense?
- Are there State Bar complaints against this California DUI lawyer?