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WHAT YOU SHOULD DO NEXT FOR YOUR DUI IN CALIFORNIA!

You should not simply trust the California DMV or court personnel (the judge should tell you to get a lawyer!) if they tell you what you should do ... they have an interest in you pleading guilty since it makes their job much easier!

The police officer or CHP that arrested you has an interest in you pleading guilty ... it supports the decision to arrest you, helps with promotion, and, some get awards and overtime for their arrests in DUI!

Don't automatically think someone is guilty just because they were arrested.

You can afford an attorney. Just don't hire one from a letter sent to you in the mail. Don't hire from the telephone book! For DUI charges, only select a qualified lawyer local to the court and California DMV you'll attend.

You begin by reading through our materials. Many DUI cases can be successfully defended even though you've been told by others just to plead guilty. You have no reason to not take advantage of the free consultation.

      We tell you the truth about your case.

You'll know where you stand after that, and, you can then decide whether hiring counsel for your case is a wise thing to do or not. There is no obligation from using our site.

     Please remember that many, many prosecutors leave the prosecutor's office for private criminal defense practice. If the attorney you hire is not among our membership, we are very concerned for your case at the California DMV and in Court.

      The DUI Clinic is this website. The founding attorneys put the site together for you and we are willing to see you and assist you for a lower cost. Each of us has our own fee schedule and sliding scale fees. Call 888-769-3300 for more information if you don't find what you're looking for here.
      **PS - You contact us with forms like the above. Your privacy is protected by California law.

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DON'T TELL ANYONE ABOUT YOUR CALIFORNIA DUI CASE - NOT EVEN YOUR EMPLOYER

      Too many clients tell their employer about their new DUI arrest before they tell a lawyer!

      But, we know how the cops pressure you.

      Don't tell anyone about your case until you've made a strategy for how your case will be handled. Your case should take a couple of months, at least, to conclude. Don't settle it until you've screened your case. Get our free consultation here.

DON'T THINK YOU CAN DRIVE LEGALLY IN CALIFORNIA AFTER A DUI ARREST EVEN WHEN YOU GET A LICENSE BACK IN THE MAIL

If you do fight, the California DMV is going to give you a license to drive longer than others with a DUI who don't get a lawyer. If you go it alone, without legal help, you may also be sent a license in the mail (either the one the cop took or a replacement). Don't think that it is automatically good and legal for you to drive.

If you lose your hearing, you will be suspended. YOU CANNOT DRIVE AGAIN UNTIL YOU GO TO California DMV AND THEY GIVE YOU A BRAND NEWLY DATED AND PAID FOR RECEIPT. Your license remains suspended, even if they send you the replacement license, until you go to the California DMV and get it re-activated by paying a fee and giving them the special insurance certificate SR22 proof. Get our free consultation here.

YOU DON'T GO TO COURT IN CALIFORNIA WITHOUT A LAWYER. THIS IS NOT A TRAFFIC TICKET! ACT NOW OR LOSE CERTAIN RIGHTS

     Join the Bay Area DMV and DUI Clinic for your case screening at this important time.

      Attorneys' fees are expensive. If you've done your research and made the right choice, you are here. We are changing this problem.

      Now, let what has to be done, be done. A dismissal, acquittal, reduction in charges, or plea bargain that satisfies you is what is sought. Yes, jury trial is your right and if you want one, you get it ... 90% of cases settle though.

      Striving to save your right to drive is what is immediately next - the DMV hearing, which you can only get if a hearing request is made within 10 days of your arrest.

      Now, the real question you are trying to answer is which lawyer should help you. DUI Clinic personnel are charged with telling you the truth about your case from the free consultation on through trial - including telling you how to do-it-yourself, which you can easily do after a free consultation if you pay attention.

      Read more about choosing your lawyer here.

ABSOLUTELY, TAKE WITH A GRAIN OF SALT, WHAT CALIFORNIA DMV TELLS YOU ON THE PHONE - GET THE NAME OF THE PERSON YOU TALK WITH AT THE CALIFORNIA DMV - CONFIRM EVERYTHING

     First, the number on your temporary license to the DMV in Sacramento is a waste of a phone call. It is not the number to request a hearing (DMV contact info here).

      And, when you are talking to them, you don't know if you are being recorded or not. They ask you questions about your case that you should not answer without first consulting with a DUI defense attorney.

      Legally, they're getting your admissions that could be used against you in a hearing.

      It is well know that when people who are arrested for DUI call the DMV number displayed on their Temporary License form, the DMV person will try to talk them out of requesting a hearing. DON'T TALK ABOUT YOUR CASE WITH OTHERS until your lawyer tells you to talk.

      You have already trusted the cop too much by doing the field sobriety tests and that performance will be used against you in all the reports, at the DMV, and at trial. If you are lucky, video tapes will show your innocense through your driving, performance on the balance tests, and the chemical test.

DON'T HIRE DIRECT MAIL
SOLICITATION LAWYERS IN CALIFORNIA

     In 1989, the Supreme Court said that lawyers could advertise by direct mail. Since then we've had "medical malpractice, tort, and workman's comp. reform." Those attorneys and big firms began saturating the individuals charged with crime with direct mail advertising.

      We put this website together to steer you in the correct direction with all the direct mail that is being sent to arrestees.

      There is a company that sells the names of those arrested to these attorneys who turn around and mail to you with the intention of getting your case for too high a fee.

      Most all who matter agree that a lawyer from a mail advertisement does not necessarily make a good defense. Fees that are too low can only mean the firm intends to plead you guilty right away rather than try to find a defense. Then again, fees that are too high for the case can be aggravating.

      Here, fees are set according to a sliding scale and they are set according to what you tell happened in your arrest - "just the facts." That's all that matters to the judge. To the attorney, it will be about 10 - 20 hours work if you don't go to trial, and add a week or more if you do go to trial. Get our free consultation here.

DON'T HIRE THE LAWYER WITH THE BIG YELLOW PAGE AD !

You have a SIMPLE misdemeanor case, hopefully!

The attorney with the biggest yellow page ad is not your best choice. While you may think that it is a sign that the lawyer has a prosperous business. Other times, the guys/gals with the biggest yellow page ads are wealthy lawyers who can afford much advertising, or to, they can be a non-local attorney who sells your case to local lawyers for appearances, so to speak. Get our free consultation here.

YOU DO NOT NEED THE LAWYER WHO WRITES THE BOOK TO HELP YOU DEFEND YOUR PLAIN OLD CALIFORNIA DUI ARREST.

You need more than "book smarts." You need a lawyer to help you if you plan on fighting your case and working to save your upcoming suspended license. You need an attorney who fights in the court all the time. We do, so look around and take us up on our free consultation. Get our free consultation here.

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