Nashville DUI Criminal Lawyer
If you have been arrested in the State of Tennessee and are facing a Nashville DUI, or a Tennessee DUI received in another area of the state, you are facing jail time, loss of license, fines, possible suspension of a professional license, high risk insurance, public service work, and probation. A Nashville Tennessee DUI conviction will remain on your record forever.
As a Nashville DUI attorney I want you to know that you can be charged with an alcohol related driving offense in Tennessee under different laws and facts. You can be charged with a Nashville Tennessee DUI for being in control of an automobile or other motor driven vehicle on any public road or highway of the State of Tennessee, or any street or alley or premises of any shopping center trailer park or any apartment house complex, or any other premises generally frequented by the public at large.
One may be charged with a DUI per se in Tennessee along with a DUI, and that is not double jeopardy, there is also a Tennessee DUI owner charge that can result for allowing someone to be in control of your vehicle who is under the influence. The more serious felony DUI can result for a conviction of a DUI fourth offense. Further felony charges can result if you are involved in an accident which results in the death of another, and it is deemed that you were under the influence, this could leed to a charge of vehicular manslaughter in Tennessee.
A Nashville Tennessee DUI is a serious offense, sometime ago DUI charges did not carry the penalties and consequences that they now do, it is important in Tennessee to take the it seriously from the moment you are charged, I have been a Nashville Tennessee criminal attorney representing people for the last 11 years. I understand that the state takes these matters very seriously, and so should I. A DUI charge in Tennessee is no longer looked at as a petty crime. It carries with it severe penalties.
In approaching a Nashville Tennessee DUI, I start by reviewing all the facts included in the police report and the facts as related to me by my client, including the stop, the field sobriety test, and the breathalyzer result. It is important to know the options available to a client, that is why the Tennessee jury trial experience that I have can provide you with a long term outlook for your case, I can provide a professional opinion on your choices and the decisions you will make concerning your DUI. The wrong choice in choosing a Tennessee criminal lawyer can remain with you a lifetime.
Do I need a Nashville DUI Lawyer? If you are charged with a DUI in Tennessee you are facing mandatory jail time of 48 hours (7 days if your blood acohol is .20 or higher), loss of driving privileges, along with higher insurance, probation, public service work of 24 hours, and a permanent record. Please see the consequences explained on the page labeled Tennessee DUI law for a more in depth explanation.
The State of Tennessee has hard working diligent prosecutors working to prosecute your DUI , and protect the State of Tennessee’s interest, shouldn’t you have a Nashville DUI Criminal Attorney representing your interest
Contact me today to discuss your DUI arrest, there is no charge or obligation for a consultation. I represent individuals in Middle Tennessee including, Murfreesboro, Lebanon, Mt. Juliet, Cookeville, Springfield, Columbia, Smyrna, Lavergne, Portland, Franklin and all other surrounding areas of Middle Tennessee.
