Most people who end up in DUI court have no idea what they are in for. A public defender will do his best but unless he specializes in DUI he will most probably be out of his depth. It is best to get DUI lawyer for your case because the ramifications of a conviction could be quite serious.

DUI cases are extremely scientific and highly complex. Any lawyer you retain should have a very good understanding of DUI law in the state of your arrest. For any field of the law that has experts there is an extremely good reason. It is sort of like medicine you wouldn't want a chiropractor operating on you in any way unless you appendix raptures and you are in the middle of the Amazon of course but otherwise you would go to a surgeon even for such a minor operation. The same principles apply in law especially DUI law.

Should you be unlucky enough to be found guilty, you could either get your license suspended or revoked. You could also be fined but still suffer the humiliation of a blot on your otherwise stellar record which will almost inevitably lead to an increase in your motor insurance premiums. In some extreme cases a jail term may be involved.

Any good DUI lawyer worth his salt will immediately attempt to put a stop to any efforts to suspend your driving license until the issue is fully resolved enabling you to keep driving to work, school etc even the thought of an afternoon without the car is a nightmare to some people.

Before they let you know what the best result you should expect DUI lawyers will conduct their own investigations. They will go through the police reports take down your version of the entire event and get hold of any eye witness reports It is at this point that they are likely to give you both the best and worst case scenarios.

The whole point of this investigation is to establish some basis for your defense. There could as is sometimes the case a technical aspect of your arrest that could get you off due to negligence on the part of the arresting officer or a conflict between more than one chemical test result or proof that some machinery or other was malfunctioning leading to a false arrest etc. In some cases simply consulting the right kind of lawyer might have the result that your case is over before it even begins!

There are very specific things that DUI lawyers will look for when mounting your defense. Regardless of the level of inebriation in some states the law will ask the state to prove that it was your driving that was impaired not you. This is a pretty high standard which will sometimes always work in your favor depending on the case presented by the lawyer.

DUI lawyers will also advise you on several things like demeanor and dressing in court and give you tips on what to say when and how to say them. All these things will eventually work in your best interest.