King County DUI Attorney avoids criminal conviction for her client
Clients always want to know if it possible to avoid a criminal conviction after being arrested for DUI, in other words, “can I get this DUI dismissed?” The reality is, most of the time the answer is no. So I thought it would be nice to share with you one of the case that I resolved this week where we were able to accomplish just that.
Back in August an individual who had been arrested for DUI the previous night contacted me. She was very upset because a criminal conviction would likely lead to loss of employment for her. So we immediately contacted the prosecutor and provided a basis for them to charge her with Negligent Driving rather than the much more serious charge of DUI. He agreement meant that ½ of the battle had already been won because no matter what happened we could avoid a license suspension and had much more flexibility in negotiating the case. After a few more months of negotiation we came to an agreement to have the criminal charge of Negligent Driving in the 1st degree amended to the traffic infraction of Negligent Driving in the 2nd degree. While it was a roundabout way of getting the DUI “dismissed” the end result was favorable to my client because she ultimately avoided having a criminal conviction. While this result is not typical, it was a combination of my client’s immediate action contacting me, the facts alleged, and some creative negotiation strategies that led to the dismissal.
If you or someone you know has been arrested for DUI it is imperative that you contact a skilled King County DUI Attorney as soon as possible.
Back in August an individual who had been arrested for DUI the previous night contacted me. She was very upset because a criminal conviction would likely lead to loss of employment for her. So we immediately contacted the prosecutor and provided a basis for them to charge her with Negligent Driving rather than the much more serious charge of DUI. He agreement meant that ½ of the battle had already been won because no matter what happened we could avoid a license suspension and had much more flexibility in negotiating the case. After a few more months of negotiation we came to an agreement to have the criminal charge of Negligent Driving in the 1st degree amended to the traffic infraction of Negligent Driving in the 2nd degree. While it was a roundabout way of getting the DUI “dismissed” the end result was favorable to my client because she ultimately avoided having a criminal conviction. While this result is not typical, it was a combination of my client’s immediate action contacting me, the facts alleged, and some creative negotiation strategies that led to the dismissal.
If you or someone you know has been arrested for DUI it is imperative that you contact a skilled King County DUI Attorney as soon as possible.
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