Orange County DUI Defense Lawyers

Orange County DUI Charges? An Attorney at Coffey & Coffey Can Help

Being charged with an Orange County DUI will greatly affect any person, in any walk of life. Being arrested and taken into police custody can be disorienting, embarrassing and frightening. Having your driver’s license suspended is inconvenient, to say the least. Facing jail time and fines can change your life.

The Orange County DUI lawyers and attorneys at Coffey & Coffey know what to expect in dealing with an Orange County DUI case. When we approach a new case, we always look at it with an open mind in order to find any shred of evidence or information which will work in our client’s favor. Our careful review of every aspect of the arrest, testing and charges enables our attorneys to discover if law enforcement violated your rights or protocol, if testing was faulty, or if anything else occurred which would help us secure a victory in court or at the DMV hearing.

Orange County DUI Arrests: An Overview

An Orange County DUI arrest may occur as follows (but will vary depending upon the specific circumstances):

Joe is driving down a city street in Newport Beach, California. He is swerving slightly and is driving too slowly. A police officer notices this behavior and pulls Joe over. The officer then approaches the vehicle and makes note of whether Joe’s speech is slurred, if he has bloodshot eyes and whether he smells of alcohol. The officer asks Joe to exit the vehicle and begins having him perform one or more field sobriety tests. Joe is unable to perform the tests well, according to the officer’s judgment. As a result, the police officer then arrests Joe for driving under the influence. At this time, the officer takes Joe’s driver’s license and gives him a “notice of suspension” (a temporary 30-day license). Upon arriving at the police station, Joe is asked to partake in a breath test or blood test to determine his blood alcohol concentration.

All information gathered by law enforcement in the process of an Orange County DUI arrest may be used against an individual at his or her DMV hearing and in court. An Orange County defense attorney or lawyer will need to use all of this information, and possibly conduct an independent investigation, in order to determine how to best defend an Orange County DUI case.

At Coffey & Coffey, our lawyers have the resources and experience needed to review an Orange County DUI and determine how to best defend the charges. Our lawyers take on cases throughout all of Orange County, including Newport Beach, Westminster, Santa Ana, Laguna Niguel and Fullerton.

Contact our firm to see how an Orange County DUI defense lawyer can defend your charges!