DUI Attorneys

DUI Attorney Joey Franks is your advocate.

What should we search for in a DUI Attorney?

Lawyer Franks: You need a DUI attorney who is going to tell you the positive as well as the negative of your situation. Every case has good and also bad points. You require an attorney that will sit down day one and also tell you realistically what your situation is. You need an attorney that's not scared to go to trial who's not hesitant to get in front of a judge yet at the exact same time has a relationship with the district attorneys and also can have a frank conversation. Quite often we can obtain a desirable result without having to go to trial though in some cases a court date is definitely required. You need an attorney that's not frightened to take the path most helpful to you. And you require a person that will tell you the truthful account of your situation.

Can an individual simply go into the court room and speak directly to the prosecutor?

Lawyer Franks: Affirmative and also no. There are district attorneys that refuse straight away to talk with individuals that aren't stood for by a lawyer. In fact I have actually interacted with one district attorney who wouldn't talk with me as a lawyer. You can go talk with the prosecutor yet there's no requirement the prosecutor talks with you. Honestly do you know the assets of your case? Do you recognize the bad points of your case? Ive spoken to lots of people about that and also I discuss what they're considering. Quite often they do not know the responses. Its not since they're incompetent. Most people I deal with are highly intelligent and competent at being a mechanic or a truck driver. They got involved in a bit of trouble. I can not fix a semi trick or change an engine. Yet I'm a good DUI defense lawyer. I inform people I can go work with my very own truck or I could try driving an semi truck however its going to look bad and also I'm probably going to mess it up and also its most likely to end up costing me much more. So I highly recommend proceeding and getting a DUI attorney to stand up with and serve them for the duration of the process and to see that its not messed up. I make certain it sets you back as little as feasible as well as it sets you back as little time as feasible.

Whats the most typical questions you see?

Lawyer Franks: "Am I most likely to be in jail over this?" I understand no one wants to go to jail. But for a DUI first offense 2 days is the optimum jail penalty that can be enforced. If there is a plea bargain or a guilty conviction then we request for time served deduction. There's also the alternative of attending a victims impact panel. You attend on a weekend and endure the panel. You need to shell out money for it however you avoid spending the 48 hours in jail or you avoid the rest of the time you would certainly be called for to be behind bars that had not been credited. Often we have the ability to have that suspended totally and if we obtain a not guilty at court or the issue is dismissed then there is no jail time.