George C. Creal Jr., P.C.,
GA DUI Arrest - Now What? | (404) 333-0706
First: You need to gather the information available to you in order that a qualified, experienced Atlanta DUI trial lawyer can evaluate your case. Beware of plea lawyers who offer discount legal fees and little or no service. There are literally thousands of different defenses to any given Georgia DUI case. These defenses cannot be discovered without a careful review of at least the uniform traffic citation, accident report, police incident report, DUI incident report, DUI supplement report, 911 tape, arrest video tape, and/or Intoxilyzer 5000 video tape, depending on the jurisdiction of your arrest. At $250 dollars per hour, a competent lawyer cannot meet with the client, attend court, and competently investigate your case in two hours. Wonder if a lawyer is a "plea lawyer"? Ask when was the last time he/she tried a DUI jury trial. Ask him how many DUI jury trials he has tried to a not guilty verdict. "Plea lawyers" do not take DUI cases to jury trial.
Second: Obtain a seven year driving history from the Georgia State Patrol and a criminal history from the Georgia Criminal Information Center (GCIC). These documents are important in deciding on an appropriate strategy by which to proceed with you case.
Third: For repeat offenders, immediately attend and document Alcoholics Anonymous meetings and obtain a drug and alcohol evaluation from a qualified psychologist. DUI School is usually a good idea for first-time offenders. A DUI school certificate can be useful in the circumstance of an administrative license suspension before trial.
Fourth: Photograph the scene of the arrest. There may be discrepancies in the police report regarding the stop and legitimacy of the field sobriety evaluations e.g., the One Leg Stand and the Walk and Turn.
Fifth: Within 10 business days of the arrest, request a hearing with the Department of Driver Services to prevent an administrative license suspension after 30 days. We will prepare a DDS hearing request letter free of charge even if you do not retain our firm. ($150 DDS processing fee not included}
Sixth: Hire a competent Atlanta DUI lawyer. Georgia DUI law is complicated and can prove vexing even for practiced lawyers. It requires a bevy of legal knowledge concerning search and seizure, motions, pleas, discovery, established case law mostly unknown to laymen. Before proceeding with your case, please consider hiring a knowledgeable DUI attorney, if not us, than someone else. An improperly handled DUI charge can impact current and future employment, as well as tarnish one's reputation when applying for loans, apartments, and schools. Do not take a Georgia DUI charge lightly.
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George C. Creal, Jr. is a trial lawyer with 18 years of courtroom experience. He is one of only 6 Atlanta DUI lawyers with both an AV Preeminent rating from Martindale.com and a 10.0/10.0 Superb rating on Avvo.com. He has over 100 "not guilty" verdicts under his belt and has forged indispensable relationships with police, judges and prosecutors all over the State of Georgia in order to benefit his clients' defense.
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