Cartersville DUI Lawyers
- Kelley, Bill:
Personal Injury (Car Wrecks / Bodily Injury / Wrongful Death)
Commercial Litigation (Business Disputes / Consumer Issues)
Corporate Law (Corporation and Limited Liability Company Formation)
Criminal Law (Misdemeanors and Felonies/ State and Federal Court)
- Verzaal, Gerard:
Criminal Defense
Major Felonies and Misdemeanors
Drug Cases
Juvenile Court
DUI and License Defense
Personal Injury
Auto Accidents
Wrongful Death
Family Law
Divorces
Child Support
Adoptions
Custody
Family Violence
School Law
Special Ed
Individual Education Program (IEP)
School Discipline Problems
- Thomas Hough:
After a DUI Charge -- Act Quickly
After a DUI charge, it is critical that you take steps to protect your rights. The ability to keep driving is important, especially if your occupation depends on it.
If the officer determined that your blood alcohol level was over .10, your license will be automatically suspended in 30 days. You only have 10 days to request an administrative hearing to challenge the suspension. Jim will represent you at the hearing before the Department of Public Safety. If suspension is unavoidable, he will work to obtain for you a temporary license that will let you travel for work, medical appointments and for meeting household needs.
Regarding the criminal component of your DUI case, Jim will thoroughly investigate the facts of your case and identify all the weaknesses in the State's case against you. He will aggressively defend your rights and, depending on the facts of your case, challenge aspects of the case including the basis for the stop, the alcohol testing and the actions of the officer.
With So Much at Stake, Don't Take Chances With Your Future
Especially where you have prior DUI offenses, you may be facing severe consequences for a conviction, including jail time for up to year and fines up to $5000. If you are convicted for a first offense, your driver's license will be suspended for a year. However, it may be possible to get reinstatement of your license.
- Joshua Earwood:
A conviction for driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs will result in a driver's license suspension, jail time, a fine and other serious criminal penalties. A DUI conviction may make it difficult or impossible to secure employment in many different fields. While most lawyers offer representation to persons charged with DUI, many do nothing more than collect a fee and stand beside their client as he or she enters a guilty plea. A competent and capable DUI attorney will review the case with an eye towards dismissal if possible, and negotiate a plea as a last resort.
- Christopher Paul:
When compared to later stages, the risk of proceeding without counsel during early stages of the criminal process is not as pronounced. For this reason, during these preliminary stages (e.g., when the accused is asked to enter a plea), the law generally does not require courts to provide the same degree of protection afforded at later stages. In other words, during preliminary stages of the criminal process, courts generally need not strongly advise defendants to retain counsel.
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