| 1. Look for an Attorney who defends nothing but | | | | Administration ( NHTSA).7.Look for an Attorney who |
| DUI: Not all lawyers are created equal. Look for a DUI | | | | is a member of the National College of DUI Defense: |
| attorney whose practice is devoted solely to drunk | | | | Ask a prospective attorney if he or she is a |
| driving defense. A lawyer who spreads his or her | | | | Sustaining Member of the National College for DUI |
| practice over several areas of law cannot possibly | | | | Defense. . Ask the prospective attorney what other |
| stay current and informed enough to challenge the | | | | accrediting associations and memberships they |
| very scientific and technical nature of DUI law. Ask | | | | maintain. Ask the attorney if he or she is a Specialist |
| your prospective attorney whether they defend | | | | Member of The California DUI Lawyers |
| general criminal cases, as well as DUI. Ask the lawyer | | | | Association.8.Look for an Attorney who has no |
| when they last took a DUI case to trial.2. Look for an | | | | disciplinary record: Ask a prospective attorney if he |
| Attorney who posts verifiable case results: Does the | | | | or she has ever been disciplined by the State Bar. |
| DUI lawyer you are considering post recent and | | | | Your prospective DUI attorney should have a stellar |
| verifiable DUI Jury Trial Case Results and Verdicts? If | | | | record of high performance standards and integrity. |
| the attorney does not or cannot prove numerous | | | | Ask the attorney if they or a partner have ever had |
| DUI case outcomes that have resulted in verdicts | | | | a grievance filed against them for bad conduct.9.Look |
| such as NOT GUILTY, HUNG JURY, ENTIRE CASE | | | | for an Attorney who will be personally representing |
| DISMISSALS, then you are not dealing with a proven | | | | you in court: Ask a prospective attorney if he or she |
| DUI defense expert who regularly and successfully | | | | will be the one to actually manage and represent |
| takes drunk driving cases to trial and you can expect | | | | your case to the court. Ask the attorney about their |
| to be pleading guilty. Our winning DUI case results are | | | | DUI trial experience. Ask the prospective attorney |
| a matter of public record.3.Look for an Attorney with | | | | how much time they will actually dedicate to you and |
| a National Reputation for DUI Defense Mastery: Ask | | | | your DUI case.10.Look for an Attorney who has tried |
| who other attorneys hire to defend them when they | | | | vehicular manslaughter and felony DUI cases: Ask |
| are arrested and charged with DUI. Ask who police | | | | your prospective DUI attorney if they have ever |
| officers and their family members hire when they've | | | | tried a DUI case with a double fatality. Ask them |
| been charged with DUI. Ask judges who they would | | | | what the outcomes of their vehicular manslaughter |
| hire or recommend to defend their San Diego DUI | | | | cases have been. Ask them what results they have |
| case.4.Look for an Attorney who is VERY familiar | | | | been able to achieve for felony DUI cases. The |
| with the judges and prosecutors in your DUI case: | | | | reason for this is that only the most highly skilled and |
| Ask a prospective attorney if they are well known | | | | proficient DUI attorneys are retained for such |
| and respected by the prosecutors, judges, police | | | | cases.11.Look for an Attorney who has a full staff of |
| officers, and expert witnesses in San Diego DUI | | | | DUI Defense Specialists: Ask a prospective attorney |
| cases. Ask if the attorney has a positive relationship | | | | if he is a one man show, or if he is supported by a |
| with prosecutors, judges, and other defense | | | | highly trained and expert legal team. Ask the lawyer |
| attorneys. Ask the attorney if he or she has a | | | | if he has a continuous working relationship with |
| reputation for aggressively and successfully taking | | | | independent laboratories, expert witnesses, |
| San Diego DUI cases to trial. Ask if the attorney is | | | | toxicologists, and DMV Specialists.12.Look for an |
| known to expertly challenge San Diego DUI cases on | | | | Attorney who charges a respectable and professional |
| a regular basis.5.Look for an Attorney who is regularly | | | | fee: If it sounds too good to be true, it is. If you are |
| asked to speak and lecture on the topic of DUI: Ask | | | | quoted a very low fee, or quoted an exact cost |
| a prospective attorney how often they are invited | | | | over the phone, chances are you are dealing with a |
| to speak, train, and deliver seminars to other | | | | bargain basement or discount attorney who will likely |
| attorneys and professionals on the topic of DUI. Ask | | | | advise you to plead guilty. When it comes to legal |
| the prospective attorney if he or she is considered | | | | representation, you will get what you pay for. Ask a |
| an authority on the topic of Drunk Driving defense, | | | | prospective attorney what fees and extra costs |
| and how they can substantiate this claim.6.Look for | | | | might be incurred down the road. Ask if the fee they |
| an Attorney who is certified as Instructor AND | | | | quote you is all inclusive, or if they will be charging |
| Practitioner in Standard Field Sobriety Tests: Ask a | | | | you by the hour as well. Price should never be your |
| prospective attorney if he or she is certified as both | | | | main consideration, unless you are indifferent about |
| Instructor and Practitioner in Standard Field Sobriety | | | | the outcome of your DUI case.duisandiego. |
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