Chicago DUI Attorneys
DUI Defense Lawyers Serving Cook County, Illinois
Driving under the influence (DUI) is a serious offense that can result in multiple life-altering penalties upon conviction. If you have been arrested or charged with DUI in Chicago or Cook County, it’s imperative that you get the skilled defense you need to avoid being convicted and sentenced to such penalties as license suspension, time in jail, probation, and high fines. The best way to ensure you have the defense representation you need is to retain the legal counsel of a DUI lawyer who has experience defending clients charged with DUI in both criminal court and at their summary suspension hearings. With an experienced Chicago DUI attorney aggressively fighting on your behalf, you have a much better chance of winning your case and walking away and getting your life back to normal.
Focusing on DUI Defense in Chicago & Cook County
While most criminal defense firms may take the occasional DUI case, our firm focuses heavily on DUI matters and have been for many years. Our attorneys are members of the prestigious National College of DUI Defense and frequently attended DUI defense seminars around the country each year. Our lawyers handle hundreds of DUI cases each year and have amicable relationships with prosecutors and judges in each of the courts we visit. Because our attorneys focus so heavily on DUI cases, they have significantly more experience to work from than other lawyers who may not be as familiar with each facet of DUI defense law. Understanding the principals of chemical blood and breath testing, effects of ingestion, drug reactions, and how police conduct their investigations are all part of the experience we bring to the courtroom. Our DUI attorneys know the system, know how police might lie during their investigation, and know how to identify faults in their case against you. We will fight aggressively with the prosecutors and questions their facts to ensure that you are given every opportunity to have the case dismissed prior to trial.
Why To Fight Your DUI Case
Most people assume because the police arrested them, they must be guilty. They may even have friends and family members condoning their perceived behavior and try to persuade you to plead to the DUI charge prior to speaking with a DUI lawyer. The single biggest problem with this scenario is that you simply do not have the facts to your case and more importantly, IT'S NOT YOUR JOB TO PROVE YOUR OWN GUILT! - Remember, it is the arresting agency and prosecutor's job to prove beyond a reasonable doubt that you are guilty of DUI. This means that they must compile facts and evidence about the case that will prove to a judge and jury that you are guilty. Given this burden of proof, there are numerous legal procedures they must follow during the stop, investigation, field sobriety test (if conducted) breath/blood test, observation period, and within the police report that they must follow. Only after the have followed every step to near perfection and have proven beyond a reasonable doubt that you are guilty, can you be convicted. By hiring a DUI attorney to represent you, each facet of the case can be carefully scrutinized and questioned to dispel any biased "facts" and set the record straight. Only a qualified DUI lawyer with the type of experience our firm presents can guide you through this process and get your charges reduced, dismissed or found NOT GUILTY.