Skilled Los Angeles DUI Defense Attorney With Proven Case Results!

Have you or a loved one been charged with a drunk driving related offense in Los Angeles County? If so, it is vital you contact a skilled Los Angeles DUI defense attorney to assist you with your matter. Only an experienced defense attorney in Los Angeles can assess your case and build your defense. A DUI is a serious offense that can result in the following penalties: probation, jail time, work release, alcohol monitoring, mandatory attendance at a treatment program, fines and fees, installation of an ignition interlock device, and license suspension. Hiring a competent Los Angeles DUI defense attorney can help minimize the penalties associated with your DUI related offense. It is imperative you contact a highly qualified Los Angeles DUI lawyer today to protect your rights. Call Kellee Parker at the Parker Law Center today for a free consultation.

Selecting the Right Los Angeles DUI Defense Attorney

It is important that you select the right Los Angeles DUI attorney to represent you with your matter. Your Los Angeles defense attorney should have extensive knowledge of DUI laws and have vast experience representing DUI clients. The legal team at the Parker Law Center focuses on representing those charged with DUI related offenses and aggressively fights to defend its clients’ rights. It is that focus on drunk driving matters, which enables the Parker Law Center to uniquely represent its clients.

Your Los Angeles drunk driving attorney should provide you with comprehensive legal representation. The defense team at the Parker Law Center is trained to handle complex drinking and driving cases in Los Angeles County. Our highly skilled defense team will work hard to minimize the penalties to help you avoid jail time and to keep your license. At the Parker Law Center we are committed to walking you through the different stages of your DUI matter with both the Court and the DMV. We will do our best to make the process as painless as possible and to help minimize the effects of the DUI charge. In many cases, our clients never have to appear in Court. Our extensive knowledge of DUI laws and focus on drinking and driving related matters, provides us with a highly defined skill-set to handle your case. By hiring the Parker Law Center to assist you with your matter, you will be assured your case will be handled appropriately.

If you or your loved one has been charged with a drunk driving offense in Los Angeles County, contact Los Angeles County’s premiere DUI firm today to provide you with the quality representation that you deserve!

Los Angeles County Court Process

Once you have been cited by a peace officer for a DUI or a drunk driving related offense, the peace officer forwards the information to either the Office of the Los Angeles City Attorney or the Office of the Los Angeles County District Attorney. The charging deputy reviews the police report and files the complaint in Court. Most DUIs are filed as misdemeanor offenses, which means many times your Los Angeles DUI lawyer can appear in Court for you without you ever having to be present. The first court appearance is the arraignment where the charges are read and a plea of “guilty” or “not guilty” is entered. Once your Los Angeles DUI defense attorney enters a plea of “not guilty” on your behalf, your case is set for a pre-trial. The pre-trial allows your defense lawyer to negotiate with the prosecutor on your matter. Your Los Angeles defense lawyer can request additional discovery and evaluate your case to determine if motions should be filed. Depending on the specific circumstances of your case, a plea bargain could be your best option. Other times your Los Angeles DUI attorney will recommend you take your case to trial. Call the Parker Law Center today for a free consultation!

Los Angeles County DMV Process

During a typical DUI arrest, the peace officer will take your California driver’s license and provide you with a pink sheet of paper. That paper serves as your temporary driver’s license for the next 30 days. Should you take no further action, your license will become suspended after 30 days. You have a right to a hearing to fight to save your driver’s license. A competent Los Angeles DWI attorney will contact the Los Angeles County Driver Safety Office and request an Administrative Per Se (APS) hearing, a stay on your license, and discovery. Once your APS hearing has been requested, the Driver Safety Office will forward you a new temporary license. You will have full driving privileges until a decision has been rendered on your hearing. At the APS hearing a Hearing Officer who represents the DMV, has the burden of proving the following issues:

If the driver submitted to a chemical test there are three issues:

• Did the officer have reasonable cause to believe that the licensee was driving a motor vehicle in violation of California Vehicle Code Sections 23152 or 23153?
• Was the licensee lawfully arrested?
• Was the licensee driving a motor vehicle with 0.08% or more, by weight, of alcohol in the blood?

If a Chemical test was not taken (a refusal) the issues are:

• Did the officer have reasonable cause to believe that the licensee was driving a motor vehicle in violation of California Vehicle Code Sections 23152 or 23153?
• Was the licensee lawfully arrested?
• Was the licensee advised that refusal to submit to, or failure to complete, a breath or blood test would result in a one year license suspension or two or three year revocation?
• Did the licensee refuse to submit to, or fail to complete, a chemical test after being requested to by a peace officer?

The Hearing Officer will enter the arresting officer’s reports into evidence. A skilled Los Angeles County drunk driving attorney will object to the documents, present rebuttal evidence and potentially call witnesses to overcome the documents. At the conclusion of the hearing, the Hearing Officer will take all of the evidence under submission and will prepare a written decision either upholding the suspension or setting it aside. If you or your loved one has been charged with a drunk driving offense in Los Angeles County, contact Los Angeles County’s premiere DUI firm today to provide you with the quality representation that you deserve!

Servicing Los Angeles County

The Los Angeles DUI Defense firm represents clients charged with drinking and driving offenses in Los Angeles including the following courthouses: Airport, Alhambra, Bellflower, Beverly Hills, Burbank, Catalina, Central, Chatsworth, Clara Shortridge Foltz Criminal Justice Center, Compton, Downey, East Los Angeles, El Monte, Glendale, Hollywood, Huntington Park, Inglewood, Long Beach, Malibu, Metropolitan, Michael Antonovich Antelope Valley, Norwalk, Pasadena, Pomona, Redondo Beach, San Fernando, San Pedro, Santa Clarita, Santa Monica, Stanley Mosk, Torrance, Van Nuys, West Covina, West Los Angeles, and Whittier.