Albuquerque DWI Lawyers
- William Brummell:
Driving While Intoxicated (sometimes called DWI or DUI) is one of the most common charges the average person might face. Police officers are being pressed to enforce the DWI laws very strictly and it is very easy to be wrongly accused. At the same time, the penalties for DWI cases have become increasingly severe over the last few years. In addition to the embarrassment and damage to reputation, a person charged with a second DWI faces penalties including jail for up to a year and a $4000 fine. Deferred Adjudication is specifically disallowed in DWI cases. Further, if your license is suspended as a result of a DWI, it now costs you $1000 a year for three years to be able to drive. The laws regarding DWI cases are very complex and the prosecutors are experts in this field. You need a criminal defense lawyer that has the knowledge, experience, and aggressiveness to level the playing field and hold the state to its burden.
- Thomas Pfar:
Don¹t face your legal battles alone.
- Border Law Office:
How would you like to blow into a tube every time you start your car for a year? If you are convicted for even just one DWI or DUI, your car will be installed with a vehicle interlock device for the next year.
If that is not reason enough to fight your DWI or DUI charge, here are a few more reasons to seek the advice of an experience DWI and DUI attorney: a charge of drunk driving, even a first offense, will cost you time, mobility, and money. Save yourself from fines, jail, loss of license, and the indignity of an interlock device by fighting your DUI or DWI charge with experienced attorneys at your side.
- Kubiak & Kubiak:
An arrest for DWI can be overwhelming and shameful to deal with alone. Face your drunk driving charges alongside an attorney who will work to prevent drivers license suspension.
- Bowles and Crow:
Criminal law presents particular challenges to those facing emotional and public criminal allegations
- Sandy Barnhart y Chavez:
(E)very accused deserves and should be able to afford a skilled lawyer who genuinely cares for her clients...
- David Crum:
The most important thing you must do after an arrest for DWI is to submit a
request for an administrative hearing regarding the revocation of your driver1s
license to the Motor Vehicles Division, along with a payment of $25.00. If you
fail to request this hearing within 10 days of your arrest you will
automatically lose your license, even if you are not guilty of DWI. If possible
you should retain an attorney immediately so that your attorney can make the
proper request for hearing.
- Bill Gordan & Associates: Do not forfeit your rights.
Seize the one chance you have to defend yourself against a charge that
could lead to a drivers’Äô license suspension, heavy fines, jail time,
job loss, car confiscation, and high risk insurance payments.
Remembered that each and every drunk driving case stands on its own set
of facts.
- Armijo Law Office:
Drunk driving is a serious charge. You need the assistance of an
attorney who understands the many facets of the criminal justice
system. Do not rely on mediocre legal counsel.
- David Serna: The
most important thing you must do after an arrest for DWI is to submit a
request for an administrative hearing regarding the revocation of your
driver’Äôs license to the Motor Vehicles Division, along with a payment
of $25.00. If you fail to request this hearing within 10 days of your
arrest you will automatically lose your license, even if you are not
guilty of DWI. If possible you should retain an attorney immediately so
that your attorney can make the proper request for hearing.
- Raines & Travers: When you are facing a criminal charge,
even a traffic violation such as drunk driving, if convicted you could
lose your license to drive, have large fines and court costs imposed
upon you, and even serve jail or prison time.¬Ý You have the right to
have your¬Ýattorney¬Ýrepresent you at every step of a criminal
prosecution.
- Liane Kerr: Can I fight my DUI arrest? Yes. You 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.
- Frenchette &
Associates:
WHEN YOU ARE arrested for driving while intoxicated in New Mexico, two separate
cases begin at virtually the same time - a criminal case and a civil case. The
criminal case is brought by the government and can result in jail, fines,
probation and loss of license. The jail time, fines and other penalties vary
depending on how many convictions you have and whether you are charged with
aggravated DWI. Aggravated DWI may be charged if you refuse to take the
chemical blood or breath test requested by the officer, have an alcohol level
of .16 or more or cause an accident with injuries. You can be guilty of a DWI
even if you had nothing to drink but had medication or narcotics. The civil
administrative hearing process with the Motor Vehicle Division decides whether
your license if revoked for ninety days, six months or one year. You must
request the MVD hearing in writing within 10 days of the incident of date of
revocation notice, otherwise you will be revoked automatically 20 days after
the arrest. You must mail your written request to MVD in Santa Fe with a $25
check or money order.
- Glenn Smith Valdez
(representing those accused in all counties):
If you have been charged with refusal to submit to a breath or blood test, or
if you provided a breath or blood sample with a B.A.C. of .08 or higher if over
21 years of age, or .02 or higher if under 21 years of age, your Driver's
License or privilege to drive will be revoked twenty (20) days after your
arrest, unless you make a written request for a hearing, within ten (10)days of
your arrest.
- Bill Tinker:
The police appear to be focusing on
drinking and driving rather than drunk driving.
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