Your Orange County DUI Lawyer Will Educate You About Your Case

A good Orange County DUI lawyer will not just evaluate the facts surrounding your DUI arrest and develop an appropriate legal defense based on your particular circumstances, but will educate you on the legal issues that are relevant to your Orange County DUI defense.

For example, your attorney should explain what the prosecution will need to prove at trial, based on applicable California drunk driving law. If an element of the offense with which you are charged is missing, you should receive an acquittal.

This explanation should include what your punishment could be and any possible fines, as well as other consequences like the loss of your driver’s license or an increase in your insurance premiums. An Orange County DUI lawyer should also lay out all the possible defenses to  your charges and any possible alternatives to sentencing, like alcohol education or diversion programs.

Perhaps most importantly, your drunk driving defense attorney will discuss the issue of perjury (making a false statement under oath), and will instruct you to testify truthfully if you choose to testify at your trial. There are serious consequences to committing perjury, and no attorney should ever encourage you to lie under oath.

Your DUI defense lawyer will, of course, make suggestions about the best course of action, but will involve you in the decision-making process and make sure that you have the information needed to make informed decisions about issues like how to plead and whether or not to testify.

If you want your case to be evaluated by an experienced Orange County DUI lawyer, please contact Tom Wallin at (888) 444-7210.