Orange County DUI

Be careful and please make sure that the attorney you hire to stand up for you with respect to your Orange County DUI case focuses on DUI and only DUI. Not just a part time DUI practitioner but one that devotes their practice to representing individuals accused of driving under the influence. 

Anatomy of an Orange County DUI Case

A drunk driving arrest triggers two separate legal actions against you.  One is the criminal action.  That will be handled by one of several Orange County courthouses.  Most likely, the prosecutor in your case will be the Orange County District Attorney.  It may also be the Anaheim City Attorney if you were arrested in Anaheim.  Often with proper and aggressive representation, it may be possible to have the charges dropped or reduced without the expense of trial.

The other legal action that will be occurring simultaneously with the criminal action will be the DMV civil action to attempt to suspend your driving privilege.  Irrespective of whether or not you have a California Driver's license, the DMV will attempt to suspend your privilege to drive in California.  This is called your DMV Administrative Per Se hearing.  An experienced attorney will be able to immediately contact DMV within 10 days of your arrest to stop the suspension of your driving privilege and keep you driving pending the outcome of your hearing.  Orange County DMV Laws.

An experienced attorney devoted to DUI representation will be able to handle both matters for you.  A competent attorney can make the difference between a suspension or not, between jail and freedom and betwen a DUI and a lesser related charge.