Virginia DUI Lawyer

Virginia DWI/Drunk Driving Lawyer

DUI Charges in VA Can be Beaten! Defend Your Rights with A Top Attorney!

If you are charged with drunk driving (DUI/DWI) in Virginia, you need some advice from an attorney who knows how to fight back, and beat the charges.

We can help. I know you are facing a difficult situation, and may be afraid about what can happen to you. I am here to take an aggressive stance against on your behalf, and immediately look for ways to get the charges dismissed. I'm also here to help work with you, explain every step, and reduce your anxiety to help you get your life back.

People who are arrested for drunk driving aren't criminals. Every day across the Commonwealth of Virginia, the police are pulling people over and arresting them on DUI charges based on flimsy, and scientifically questionable evidence. Breathalyzer tests are widely understood to have significant flaws. Field sobriety tests have significant biases and likelihood of "failing" people who are perfectly sober.

Attorneys like us are the last line of defense against a system that has little regard for anyone accused of a DUI, regardless of the (lack of) evidence in a case.

Now, I won't support any kind of law breaking, and I don't condone driving while drunk or impaired. However, the way the court makes "exceptions" to countless constitutional guarantees about due process and "innocent until proven guilty" in DUI cases makes criminal defense attorneys like us fighting mad.

Please call to discuss the specifics of your case at (866) 382-8646. When everyone else is against you, We're on your side.

Virginia DUI Laws & Penalties - First Offense

Under Virginia DUI laws, a first (1st) offense DUI charge is a Class 1 misdemeanor, punishable by up to 1 year in jail, and $2500 in fines.  You will also face administrative penalties, including:

1. a mandatory alcohol program (Alcohol Safety Action Program, or ASAP)
2. your driver's license will be revoked/suspended for a year
3. you will have to get expensive, special auto insurance coverage, known as SR-22.

Other possible first offense Virginia DUI conviction penalties may include:

• If you blow a .15-.20 on a breath test machine (or from a chemical blood test), you will face a mandatory 5 days in jail, and will require an ignition interlock device when you regain your license.
• If your BAC registers a .21 or above on a breath test machine or chemical blood test, you will face a mandatory 10 days in jail, as well as the required ignition interlock device.

Second Offense DUI Charges & Penalties

For a Second (2nd) offense DUI conviction within 10 years of the prior offense, you face penalties that include a mandatory 10 day jail sentence.

For a Second (2nd) offense DUI conviction within 5 years of the prior offense, you face penalties that include a mandatory 20 day jail sentence.

Third Offense DUI Penalties in Virginia

Any 3rd offense DUI charge will get you a minimum of 3 months in jail if you are found guilty.

For this reason, most people choose to fight the charges in court, almost automatically. There is generally little downside to fighting. If you lose, you probably won't be any worse off then if you had plead guilty to  a 3rd offense charge.

For a Third (3rd) offense DUI conviction within 10 years of a  prior offense, you face penalties that include a mandatory 3 month jail sentence.

For a Third (3rd) offense DUI conviction within 5 years of a  prior offense, you face penalties that include a mandatory 6 month jail sentence.

Virginia DUI - Fourth Offense Penalties

For a Fourth (4th) offense DUI within 10 years of a prior conviction, you face a mandatory sentence of 1 year in jail.

DUI laws are technical and complicated, and they often change. Talk to us about your case, and we can give you the benefit of years of experience in fighting and winning drunk driving trials. You'll learn exactly what we think is your best chance is to beat the case. Call today.

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