When is the best time to retain a DUI – DWI defense attorney?
Realistically, this will not happen unless you retain a good criminal defense lawyer to help you, ASAP. Why ASAP? Because you have only 30 days from the date of the “implied consent” drivers license revocation to serve and file a legal challenge to it. You’ll need a good criminal defense attorney to help you with that. If you fail to do so in time, or fail to win that case, you will then have an “implied consent violation” on your drivers license record, with virtually all of the consequences of a DWI conviction other than jail and probation. As for the criminal-DWI case, prosecutors generally don’t just give away favorable settlement offers to the defense without a reason. The reason they do, when they do, is a good defense issue identified by your lawyer, your criminal defense lawyer. Your mention of how the cop stopped you, and possible bias on his part, might be helpful to your case. But, only a criminal defense lawyer thoroughly reviewing your case will be able to determine if tha
