DUI / DWI Defense

A DUI or DWI lawyer defends people charged with driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs. They examine the traffic stop, field sobriety tests and breath or blood results, and handle the separate license-suspension hearing, which has its own short deadline after the arrest.

DUI and DWI defense sits inside criminal law but works almost like its own specialty, which is why directories like Avvo, FindLaw, Justia, and Martindale all break it out from general criminal defense — and why this platform does too. The cases turn on forensic detail a general criminal defense attorney may rarely touch: breathalyzer and blood-test calibration records, field sobriety test protocols, and chain-of-custody issues with chemical evidence. For most people arrested on a DUI, it’s also their only contact with the criminal justice system, which makes finding an attorney who handles these cases routinely more important than it might first seem.

The category covers first-offense DUI, aggravated and felony DUI (repeat offenses, extreme BAC, or a minor in the vehicle), underage and commercial-driver DUI, and the administrative license suspension hearing that runs on its own short deadline, separate from the criminal case itself. Ignition interlock requirements and diversion or education programs also fall under this umbrella. An attorney who mainly handles first-offense cases isn’t necessarily the right fit for a felony DUI with a prior record, so it’s worth matching the attorney’s actual caseload to the situation.

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