Finding a Good DUI Lawyer
Finding and
retaining a drunk driving attorney can be a difficult process; However,
asking the following questions can be helpful in choosing good DUI
attorneys or lawyers:
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DUI defense is a technical and highly specialized
field. Does the lawyer handle drinking and driving cases only — or does
he accept other types of criminal or civil cases as well? (This would be
like a family doctor attempting brain surgery, cancer research and heart
transplants.) What percentage of the attorney's caseload consists of DUI
Cases?
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Are fees fully explained and set forth in a written
contract? Is the fee simply an initial retainer, or is it all inclusive?
Do the fees cover such "extras" as the DMV license hearing, expert
testimony, blood reanalysis, trial, subpoena costs, etc.?
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Does the lawyer have access to technical expert
witnesses in police procedures and blood/breath analysis? Will blood
samples be reanalyzed by a lab?
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Does the lawyer make promises as to the results he can
get in the case? This is something no ethical attorney would do, as
specific results are unpredictable.
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Did the lawyer attend a reputable law school? Is he a
member of the
National
College for DUI Defense? Is he Board-certified by that organization?
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DUI |
This generally is interpreted as an
abbreviation for driving under the influence. By far, the most common
impairing substance is ALCOHOL. However, many states also prohibit
DUI DRUGS and DUI TOXIC VAPORS (sniffing or huffing paint fumes,
butane, paint thinner and similar chemicals). |
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DWI |
The next most common acronym is DWI.
Depending on the state practice, this can be interpreted as an
abbreviation for driving while intoxicated or driving while impaired.
Like DUI, many states proscribe impaired (or “intoxicated”) driving as
caused by other impairing substances, drugs, plants or chemical
compounds. |
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OUI |
The next most common acronym for drunk
driving is OUI. This stands for operating under the influence. The
word “operating” is actually more encompassing (and more accurate)
than “driving” because almost all states make it illegal to “operate
or be in actual physical control” of a motor vehicle. This means that
you can be sitting in your car, off the side of the road, with the
engine running and the car in park, and asleep, yet still be charged
with OUI (or DUI or DWI, for that matter, in most states). The states
that have OUI as their acronym are Maine, Massachusetts, Rhode Island,
California, Florida and New York . |
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OWI |
Another acronym for drunk driving is
OWI, or operating while intoxicated. Similar to OUI, the operative
word is “operating”. Wisconsin is the largest state using this
acronym. |
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OMVI |
OMVI (operating a motor vehicle while
intoxicated) is an acronym used in Ohio from time to time, but they
also use DUI. |
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DUIL |
DUIL (driving under the influence of
liquor) is used in a few states in case law. |
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DUII |
Oregon uses DUII (driving under the
influence of an intoxicant). |
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DWAI |
In two states, Colorado and New York,
the acronym “DWAI” (driving while ability impaired) is a LESSER
INCLUDED OFFENSE to DWI (or DUI). These “lesser offenses” offer the
person less damage to their driver’s license, and have certain
benefits over pleading to the standard DUI / DWI offense. |
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DWUI |
Some states like California, Florida
and New York use DWUI (driving
while under the influence). |
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DUBAL |
Finally, two other acronyms crop up in
cases occasionally. DUBAL or UBAL is a type of DUI / DWI that
signifies driving with an unlawful blood alcohol level. This applies
only to cases in which the person arrested has given a blood, breath
or urine sample. Officers or court cases (or your attorney) may call
this “per se” DUI or “per se” DWI. In short, this means, it is an
offense to merely have driven while having the prohibited amount of
alcohol in your system regardless of whether the police officer
gathers any traditional evidence of “impairment”. |
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UBAL |
Same as DUBAL. |
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"Open Container" |
The offense of having an open
container inside your vehicles passenger compartment. |
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