Trial Experienced DUI Lawyer

In Central Florida and the Tampa Bay areas, DUI is one of the most common charges people face. Although DUIs are very common, the burden these charges produce on your life can be quite substantial. If you’re like most people, getting to work every day, taking care of yourself or your family, and running ordinary errands are a big part of your life. To accomplish these tasks, you probably rely on your personal vehicle for transportation. If you have been recently charged with a DUI, your driver’s license is in jeopardy and the way you live may need to change radically. This is why it’s important to have an experienced DUI lawyer to represent you.

It’s important that, after being arrested for DUI, you immediately contact a DUI lawyer. After being arrested, you only have ten days to challenge the administrative suspension of your license, so it is critical to act fast. If you don’t appeal the administrative suspension, or alternatively, if you lose your appeal, you then begin the period which the DMV calls “hard” time. This period lasts for ninety days and you are then able to apply for a hardship or business purpose only (BPO) license.

Although appeals administrative license suspensions are rarely won, it does happen. Whether you win or lose, the appeal is important for a variety of reasons. For one, the arresting officer in your case has to testify. The manner in which the officer testifies at your DMV hearing will provide your DUI lawyer with invaluable information on the state’s case against you. The more knowledge your DUI lawyer has while preparing your defense, the better your chances are of attaining positive results.

Michael J. VanDerZee, our firm’s principle litigator, is an experienced and highly qualified DUI lawyer, and is ready to help fight your DUI charges. He served as a Florida State prosecutor for five years and was honored in 1997 as Mothers Against Drunk Driving prosecutor of the year. He has handled countless DUI cases and because of his experience as both a prosecutor and defender, Michael knows exactly how the state will structure their case against you, and consequently, precisely how to best tear it down. If you want to benefit from our experience and get a DUI lawyer that emphasizes service, call us today.

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