| It's a Saturday night and you've been out celebrating | | | | interview the attorney you plan to hire. |
| your recent promotion at work with a few friends. On | | | | Don't allow yourself to feel intimidated by the attorney, |
| your way home an officer stops you, he tells you that | | | | he or she is just a normal human being just like you |
| the reason he stopped you is because you were | | | | are. The only difference is he or she happens to be an |
| swerving and that there is a strong smell of alcohol on | | | | expert in the area of DUI law just like you are an |
| your breath. | | | | expert in your career. |
| He asks you if you have been drinking tonight, and | | | | Guidelines to follow when interviewing a DUI attorney: |
| your response is, yes officer I've have. You submit to | | | | - Does the attorney focus solely on DUI defense or |
| a roadside sobriety test and are arrested for DUI or | | | | does he or she handle other areas of criminal law? |
| driving under the influence of alcohol. | | | | Only hire someone that focuses on DUI defense. |
| Monday morning you're back at work after getting a | | | | - Are items such as your dmv hearing, blood |
| ride from a friend. You're still disoriented and confused | | | | reanalysis, expert fees, etc. included in the overall |
| about what happened even after thinking about your | | | | quoted price? |
| situation all day Sunday. | | | | - If the attorney guarantees that they can clear your |
| The first thing you need to do is to find a qualified DUI | | | | DUI record, run the other way. No qualified DUI |
| attorney to help deal with your pending court | | | | attorney would ever make a claim like that. |
| proceedings and help you through this maze called the | | | | - Request a written contract to record all the |
| DUI Process. It would be easy to just open up the | | | | expenses. |
| phone book and find a lawyer who handles DUI cases, | | | | - Is the attorney board certified by the American Bar |
| but going about finding an attorney in that manor would | | | | Association? |
| be a big mistake. | | | | - Is the attorney a member of and certified by the |
| The first thing that you need to do is create a list of | | | | National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers or |
| the possible candidates that you think would be a good | | | | the nacdl? |
| DUI attorney. There are numerous places you can look | | | | When interviewing the attorney it is important that you |
| to find a DUI attorney like the newspaper, Internet | | | | feel like you can work with the attorney and that he or |
| search engines or your local phone book. | | | | she is really listening to your needs and concerns. If |
| Now here is the important part, not all DUI attorneys | | | | you don't get that impression, move on to the next |
| are created equal. Remember that! The key to hiring | | | | attorney on your list until you find the right one. |
| and retaining a qualified DUI attorney to handle your | | | | Remember that hiring a qualified DUI attorney is the |
| case is asking the right questions when you are | | | | most important step in the DUI Process. |
| interviewing the attorney. That's right, you need to | | | | |