By fashun on January 28th, 2008
Not everyone needs a New York DUI lawyer, though, so you have to take a look at the circumstances of your case in order to see whether you need to bother or not. Of course, it’s always the best for you to actually talk to a lawyer to find out the severity of your case first, but even so I can give you a little spoiler of what’s to come. At the most serious level, which I will address here, you definitely will need to have the services of a New York DUI lawyer. No excuses.
You NEED a DUI lawyer if any of the following describes you.
- you received your DUI because of a car accident. The more serious the accident, the worse it is for you. Severe damage is bad enough, but when injuries and especially deaths come into play, you are treading very dangerous ground and could end up locked away for awhile without representation.
- you have a long list of previous DUI offenses that will make it extremely difficult to defend you against yet another one. If you’re on your third DUI, you fall into this category.
- driving is integral to your job, and if you are not allowed to drive legally, then you coule lose your employment.
By fashun on January 28th, 2008
Most people don’t think about a New York DUI attorney while they’re in the midst of things. They expect to spend maybe a couple of days in jail and then be out, pay a fine and so on, but many don’t realize the huge fines and punishments that the state of New York imposes on drunk drivers. A New York DUI attorney can help you lighten those and also get a lot of the burden off of your shoulders. Here’s a list of a couple of things a lawyer can do for you.
You probably don’t really know what being convicted of a DUI means except on a very basic level. Lawyers knowledgeable of DUI law can explain it as it pertains to you, what laws you broke and how serious they were, and what kinds of consequences you’re up against. They can tell you what level of difficulcy your case will have and what your chances are if you hire them.
DUI convictions aren’t just about the court date. There’s a lot of other boring stuff that goes along with that, such as paperwork and scheduling. A lawyer can do all this for you.
Most of all, a lawyer can defend your case before the judge and try to get you either completely off, or at least not punished quite as bad.
