| When it comes to DUI charges, you truly do need the | | | | It is true that most states now have mandatory |
| best lawyer your money can buy. | | | | minimum sentences for DUI offenders, even first |
| Every state is becoming more strict and most are | | | | timers. Our friend contacted and met with several |
| adding mandatory minimum sentences. Even if it | | | | lawyers and the minimum cost was around five |
| happens to be the first time you have been arrested | | | | thousand dollars. If the case ends up in a trial, it could |
| for driving under the influence, expect your life to | | | | cost even more. This says nothing about the effects |
| change dramatically. | | | | on the offenders family, job and social life. In |
| A friend of my family recently had a tragic family | | | | Washington state, your drivers license is suspended |
| event occur and rather than deal with it in the | | | | before you are even convicted. If you don't have an |
| appropriate manner, he chose to drink and drive. We | | | | attorney, you are looking at very serious |
| live in the Seattle Washington area and here, the laws | | | | consequences that you may not face if you hire the |
| regardingdriving under the influence or "DUI", are very | | | | right DUI lawyer. |
| strict. Everyone who was with him that evening | | | | If you don't have a very good lawyer that specializes |
| decided to take a cab and they were not able to | | | | in defending DUI cases, you can almost certainly forget |
| retrieve the keys away from him. A few minutes after | | | | about getting the charges filed against you dropped. |
| they left to hail a taxi, he was pulled over by the police. | | | | You definitely need to find a way to obtain the best |
| He now faces a two year suspension of his driving | | | | lawyer that specializes in this field. |
| license and possible jail or home confinement with a | | | | Plan on paying a heavy price both financially and |
| ankle bracelet monitoring device. Those are just to | | | | emotionally if you are convicted of driving under the |
| start with. I was able to attend his first meeting with | | | | influence. Your only hope is having the very best |
| the DUI lawyer he selected. I told him I wanted to learn | | | | defense and an expert who wins cases similar to |
| more about lawyers and how they handle DUI cases. I | | | | yours. Use the Internet to find the very best lawyer. |
| also wanted to learn about their fees and mandatory | | | | Search forums and reviews for lawyers in your |
| minimum sentences for our specific state, Washington. | | | | specific state and or county. The difference between |
| DUI laws vary according to what state you are | | | | doing this and nothing could mean the difference |
| charged in. | | | | between incarceration and freedom. |
| Each lawyer specializes in the laws in his or her state. | | | | |