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Orlando DUI Lawyers

• Dicembre, Michael: If you or a member of your family has been arrested, you need the assistance of a qualified defense attorney.
• Dione Fletcher: Being accused of a crime can be a frightening ordeal.
• Arthur Higgins: When you have been charged with a crime, you need legal advice every step of the criminal case. The lawyer you hire can impact the outcome of your case. If you or a member of your family has been charged with a violation of a criminal law, you need an experienced and trusted criminal attorney to protect your rights.
• Eric Dirga: Many times clients ask why we charge legal fees the way we do. I always tell them that they have to understand the implications of what the most minor conviction on their record has on their life. Loss of a job or job opportunity - loss of the ability to receive certain student loans - loss of civil rights in some cases. Many times a conviction requires the Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles to suspend your license! Think about how much money you can lose by not defending yourself with an Attorney?
• Shon Doutre: Florida uses old, antiquated, unreliable, Intoxilyzer Breath testing devices. Many are ten or more years old. The technology is from the 50s and 60s! In fact, the factory warranty on them is only 90 DAYS! The manufacturer states in its warranty that the machines are NOT warranted to be for “any particular fitness or purpose” for which they are designed. Hence, they are saying that these machines are not warranted to be used for the particular purpose they were designed for. The public would be appalled and sickened if they knew just how breathalyzers operate and how they consistently are used place people in jail. At best, they are merely screening devices and should not be relied upon in a court of law, especially a criminal court were people go to jail based on this type of evidence. They are crude and highly inaccurate pieces of equipment that should be replaced by new technology that can detect with precision a person’s alcohol level.
• Faulkner & Pollock: You may need the protection.  Do not hesitate to contact an attorney so that you may be advised of your rights and options.
• Fisher, Rushmer, Werrenrath, Dickson, Talley & Dunlap: Have you been arrested for drunk driving in Florida? Are you looking for an effective defense against a marijuana possession charge? Do you need an experienced criminal defense lawyer to represent you?
• Florida Trial Group: Under Florida law, a DUI charge can be proven in one of two alternative ways: 1. The State can prove that your normal faculties were impaired, or 2. The State can prove that you drove with an unlawful blood alcohol or breath alcohol level of .08 or above. Regardless of the manner in which the offense is proven, the penalties upon conviction are the same. Additionally, DUI penalties increase based on the frequency of DUI convictions and the severity of your current DUI offense. Therefore, it is extremely important that if faced with a DUI charge, whether your first or a subsequent charge, that you fight it using every legal defense available.
• Michael Gibson: The hiring of a lawyer is an important decision that should not be based solely upon advertisements.
• David Glicken: Whether you were arrested for Driving Under the Influence (DUI), a felony, misdemeanor, or another criminal incident, we stress the importance of contacting an experienced criminal defense lawyer as soon as you are arrested and charged.
• John Guidry: A police officer will often describe the impaired driving that lead him to pull the person over and the person's ability (or lack thereof) to perform field sobriety tests, such as walking a straight line. Evidence is also usually presented concerning the person's consumption of alcohol and if the jury then concludes that the prosecution has met its burden of proof, it will convict the person of drunk driving. A susceptible person may exhibit impaired driving after one drink and therefore be convicted of drunk driving.
• James Hart: Q:  What constitutional rights do I preserve by pleading not guilty and maintaining my innocence?

  If you plead not guilty, you preserve your right to:

  • Be informed of the nature and cause of the charges against you
  • Remain silent
  • Be represented by counsel
  • Subpoena witnesses to appear on your behalf at a trial by jury
  • Cross examine witnesses presented by the State Attorney at a trial by jury
  • A speedy trial by jury in which the State must prove you guilty beyond a reasonable doubt

• David Hill: ou may request a review of the driver`s license suspension by the department of motor vehicles within a specified number of days following your arrest. At a formal review, the hearing officer is authorized to administer oaths, examine witnesses and take testimony. If you request an informal review hearing, it shall consist solely of an examination by the department of the written materials submitted by the arresting officer, as well as anything you wish to submit. You generally cannot attend an informal hearing.
• Richard Hornsby: DUI is one of the most burdensome offenses an otherwise law abiding person can face. If you have been arrested for DUI, you likely have many pressing questions; Will you lose your drivers license? Will you be sent to jail? Can I beat the charge?
• Mark Horwitz:

  A drunk driving conviction in Florida, which is sometimes referred to as driving under the influence (DUI) or driving while intoxicated (DWI), affects a person and his or her family in a number of different ways including:

  • Ability to obtain financial aid if you are a student
  • Alcohol assessment and treatment
  • Community service and probation
  • Criminal record
  • Fines and increased insurance rates
  • Job loss
  • Mandatory jail or prison sentence
  • Suspension or revocation of driver license
  • Vehicle immobilization or forfeiture

  DMV License Suspensions

  In Florida, if you have been arrested for DUI and your breath test result was .08 or higher, or if you refused to take the breath test, the arresting officer probably took your driver's license from you. You have only 10 days from the date of arrest to request a formal review hearing with the Department of Motor Vehicles to contest your immediate license suspension and attempt to get your license back. If you fail to request the hearing with the 10-day period, your license will be suspended for a period of 6 months, 1 year, or 18 months, depending on your specific circumstances.

  It is important to contact an Orlando DUI lawyer within that 10-day period to discuss what applies to your case. We can apply for the formal review hearing on your behalf and obtain a hearing date and a temporary permit to drive. You have only 10 days to drive after you are arrested (using your citation as a driving permit) unless you request this hearing.

• Horwitz & Fussell: The breath test, in theory, works by measuring the amount of alcohol in your breath and then converting that figure to the amount of alcohol in your blood. In doing so the state utilizes a the scientific principle that there is a mathematical relationship between the concentration of alcohol in a person's blood and the concentration of alcohol in that same person's breath.