Los Angeles DUI Defense

In Los Angeles DUI cases, our experienced DUI defense lawyers have a long history of successfully defending DUI cases in county court and at the DMV Administrative Hearing.

Many Los Angeles drunk driving lawyers mistakenly say these cases are separate. But, this is a mistake. These experienced Los Angeles DUI lawyers know and will explain how the DUI Court case and the DMV Admin Per Se Hearing work together. The knowledgeable Los Angeles DUI lawyers will also share how this fact can be used to your advantage.

DUI Attorney in Los Angeles

These seasoned Los Angeles DUI attorneys will work hard to fight and challenge the automatic suspension of your California license after your drunk driving arrest in greater Los Angeles. The first step these hard-working Los Angeles DUI lawyers take is to make sure the DMV Hearing is arranged correctly. This takes much more than a simple phone call to the El Segundo, Van Nuys or Commerce Driver Safety Office, especially if there are police officer or other witnesses that need to be present at the hearing.

If you get a DUI in Los Angeles, one of the DMV Driver Safety Offices in Los Angeles needs to be put on notice you are requesting your Admin Per Se Hearing to challenge the suspension of your license. The experienced Los Angeles DUI lawyer requests the stay on the Suspension or Revocation pending the outcome of the DMV Hearing. This means you keep driving unrestricted until the time it takes not only to have the DMV hearing, but for the DMV to make its decision.

Commerce, El Segundo and Van Nuys DMV

The DMV will also suspend your California driving privilege if you get convicted in a Los Angeles County Court for misdemeanor or felony DUI. The length of license suspension depends on whether the drunk driving conviction in Los Angeles is your first, second or third DUI within 10 years and the type of drunk driving prior convictions you may have.

With over 80 years of combined criminal law experience, our LA lawyers are the right choice to defend your DUI if arrested in LA County. Contact us to consult with a Los Angeles DUI attorney who has the knowledge and skill you are searching for and get the help you need to fight any DUI charge.

Los Angeles DUI Lawyers ...

Who Understand How Vital Your License Is To You.

The DMV will not assume you are asking for a stay on your suspended license. Experienced LA DUI attorneys get all the DMV evidence before the DMV hearing necessary to prepare for the Admin Per Se hearing. Do not lose these valuable rights. Your license does not have to be automatically suspended.

First Offense: Los Angeles DUI lawyers defend you against a 4-month suspension if you are over 21 and not accused of a refusing to take a blood or breath test. If the DMV suspends your license, you can rely on our DUI attorney to help you apply for a restricted license so that you get back on the road as soon as possible.

If you are under 21 or refused to take a chemical test, the penalty is a one-year suspension. For those under 21, you may contact our LA DUI attorneys about applying for a hardship license. Unfortunately, for those arrested for aDUI refusal, the stakes are high. The DMV is looking to suspend your license for 1 year with no possibility of getting a restricted license.

Second Offense: The penalties our Los Angeles DUI lawyers defend you against depend on whether you refused the chemical test. If you refused, the DMV wants to revoke your license for 2 years. If you took a chemical test (blood or breath), the suspension is 1 year.

Third and Fourth Offense: If you refused, the DMV will revoke for 3 years. If you took a blood or breath test, the suspension is 1 year.

Los Angeles DUI - Alcohol or Drugs or Both

In any of the Los Angeles County Superior Courts, it is best to be represented by a skilled DUI criminal defense attorney. The experienced lawyers you have found here work on each DUI case with the expectation of a successful resolution. DUI lawyers know the harsh penalties Los Angeles judges and prosecutors hand down to those convicted of drunk driving or driving under the influence of drugs.

The experienced Los Angeles DUI attorneys know the DUI defenses and strategies for misdemeanor and felony drunk driving cases in LA County. By consulting with a DUI attorney in LA who knows how DUIs are prosecuted in Los Angeles, you will have consulted with a drunk driving lawyer who knows how DUI defenses work, and the actual likelihood of winning in LA county court and at the Van Nuys, Commerce or El Segundo DMV.

Before joining forces with Los Angeles criminal defense attorneys Jack Gold and Curt Leftwich, DUI Attorney Richard Wagner worked as a DUI prosecutor in Los Angeles.

Richard Wagner has dedicated his practice to Los Angeles DUI defense as an OC and LA criminal attorney over the years and now has surrounded himself with extremely talented Los Angeles defense lawyers forming an elite force. You have found DUI defense attorneys who vigorously defend DUI cases prosecuted by the Los Angeles District Attorney and other prosecutors such as the Los Angeles City Attorney, Redondo Beach and Long Beach City Prosecutor.

Our criminal defense attorneys include a former Superior Court Commissioner who brings over 40 years of experience to aggressively and intelligently defend drunk driving cases in Los Angeles.

LOS ANGELES DUI PENALTIES

DUI laws recently passed regarding ignition interlock devices for second offense DUIs and third offenders. LA County is also one of a handful of California counties participating in an IID or ignition interlock device pilot program for those convicted of a first time DUI. If you get convicted of a DUI in Los Angeles, our LA DUI Lawyers explain how this impacts your California driving privilege with the DMV.

There are many other penalties for getting a DUI in Los Angeles County depending on the facts of the individual case. While the penalties are extremely harsh, there is a minimum penalty, and thankfully, a maximum penalty.

The Los Angeles DA or LA City Attorney wants a DUI conviction, and depending on the severity of the case such as your prior DUI offenses, traffic accidents, blood alcohol level, refusal to take breath or blood test, child in the car under 14 years old, excessive speed, will give you the mandatory sentence which must include: probation, a fine, drinking and driving alcohol program.

Other penalties in Los Angeles the prosecutor and the judge could include as terms of your DUI probation are restitution, impounding your car at your expense, and installing an IID on your car.

We defend misdemeanor DUI charges and felony DUI charges in these Los Angeles Superior Courts:

For arrests out of Los Angeles, City of Commerce, City of Montebello and City of Monterey Park, we defend cases in the Metropolitan, Hollywood, East LA Courthouses.

For arrests out of Azusa, Baldwin Park, Claremont, Covina, Diamond Bar, El Monte, Glendora, City of Industry, Irwindale, La Puente, La Verne, Pomona, San Dimas, Walnut, West Covina, we defend DUI cases in the Pomona Courthouse.

For arrests in other parts of Azusa, Baldwin Park, Covina, Glendora, City of Industry, Valinda, and West Covina we defend DUI cases in the West Covina Courthouse.

For arrests in other parts of El Monte, South El Monte, La Puente, and Rosemead we defend drunk driving cases out of the El Monte Courthouse.

For arrests Pasadena, Sierra Madre, Duarte, Bradbury, San Marino, San Gabriel, Arcadia, South Pasadena, Temple City, Alhambra, and Rosemead we defend DUI cases out of the Pasadena Courthouse.

For arrests out of Alhambra, Monterey Park, San Gabriel, Temple City and South San Gabriel we defend DUI cases in the Alhambra Courthouse.

For arrests out of Artesia, Bellflower, Cerritos, Hawaiian Gardens and Lakewood we defend DUI cases in the Bellflower Courthouse.

For arrests out of Whittier, Santa Fe Springs, Pico Rivera, and La Habra Heights we defend DUI cases in the Whittier Courthouse

For arrests out of Los Angeles, Inglewood, El Segundo, Manhattan Beach, Gardena, Hermosa Beach, Torrance, Redondo Beach, Lawndale, Lomita, Palos Verdes we defend DUI cases out of the Torrance Courthouse.

We also defend DUI cases out of the San Fernando, Santa Clarita-Valencia, Chatsworth, Burbank, Glendale, Van Nuys, Long Beach, Compton, Norwalk, Huntington Park, Downey, Inglewood, Santa Monica, Malibu, Beverly Hills, Airport LAX Courthouses.

Contact a Los Angeles DUI Lawyer today to discuss your Los Angeles-area DUI.