Reader’s Question:

I got a DUI here in Palm Beach, Florida and everyone is telling me that I should hire a lawyer. Do I really have to hire a lawyer to help me in my DUI case?

Dave

Palm Beach, FL

Yes, you have to hire a DUI lawyer as soon as you can after you have been charged with DUI in Palm Beach, Florida. If you don’t have your own DUI lawyer, you are very likely to be lost in the foggy maze of Florida’s drunk driving laws, which change every month or so. You badly need a DUI lawyer to watch out for time limits, negotiate for you, speak for you when necessary, complete and file all the paperwork correctly on time and generally fight for your best interests. An experienced DUI lawyer knows how to challenge the DUI stop, field sobriety tests, breath and/or blood alcohol tests and the DUI arrest or when you were already in custody.

A DUI charge in Florida could even cause you to lose your driving privileges and you would also have to pay higher insurance premium rates and it could also often lead to jail time, loss of your job and expenses and inconvenience. Sad to say, it could even give you a criminal record so hiring a DUI lawyer to help you and represent you would not be a bad idea.

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