| DUI is an acronym for driving under influence (of | | | | and the decision of selecting an attorney could have a |
| alcohol or other banned substances). DUI offences are | | | | big impact on any case. |
| punishable, requiring a hearing in the court. Depending | | | | There may be some attorneys who will attempt to |
| upon the level of alcohol or banned substances in the | | | | con an accused into something unethical. Falling for |
| blood and any injury to man and property in case of | | | | such cheap tricks could lead to ruining one's case. One |
| an accident, the court decides the punishment for the | | | | should also not fall for advertising or marketing |
| offender. | | | | gimmicks. Again, it helps to remember that getting an |
| It is very important in such offences to get the best | | | | attorney who is not too busy helps, since he or she |
| possible attorneys, since though the offence may not | | | | would have the requisite time and drive to take up the |
| seem big enough to the offender, the law sees it | | | | case seriously. |
| otherwise and gives the court a right to impose | | | | The history of the attorney needs to be checked. |
| severe punishments. | | | | There are attorneys with a chronic habit of always |
| There are a few criteria that need to be kept in mind, | | | | pleading guilty for their clients. This may not really be a |
| while selecting an attorney in Arizona, in case of a DUI | | | | good idea in every circumstance and therefore it may |
| offence. The first and perhaps the most important | | | | not be a good idea to hire him. Also, if the attorney |
| thing to keep in mind is to never ever think of | | | | does not have experience handling DUI cases, it is best |
| defending the case without an attorney since the | | | | not to hire him. Look for an attorney who has handled |
| intricacies of the law can only be understood by a DUI | | | | hundreds of cases. In DUI cases, the experience of the |
| Attorney. And yet, not all DUI attorneys are the same | | | | attorney makes the real big difference. |