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Should I Hire an Attorney For my First Offense DUI?
Serving Central Pennsylvania areas of Cumberland and Dauphin Counties, Carlisle, West Shore, Lemoyne, Harrisburg and Camp Hill
The short answer is “Yes”. Each case must be evaluated upon its own facts and must be put into the proper perspective.
If you have been charged with a DUI for the first time, it would be to your advantage to hire an experienced attorney who will know exactly what to do for you, in what order, and in what timeframe. In Pennsylvania, a DUI will affect your driving privileges and will potentially expose you to a jail term.
Nobody wants to be in a situation where they need a defense lawyer. But you may be able to save yourself a great deal of wasted time and money, not to mention a lot of annoyance and embarrassment, if you have a knowledgeable attorney to deal with paperwork, deadlines, and accusations which may not be truthful.
The ARD Program
There is a program one may qualify for called the Accelerated Rehabilitative Disposition Program (ARD). The ARD program offers an alternative to the criminal court system and when you have completed the program, your DUI will be expunged from your criminal record.
Your Cumberland and Dauphin County DUI attorney can discuss this with you, answer your questions, and help you through the application process.
The District Attorney of each county determines the eligibility for the ARD program. If a case is not approved for the ARD program, the penalties include a possible license suspension and a jail sentence. You would surely feel more confident in this situation if you had an attorney speaking for you and representing you to the authorities, presenting facts in your favor to reduce this potential disruption of your life.
Your arrest itself could potentially be challenged legally, but only an experienced DUI lawyer would know why and how to do it. Why not protect your reputation, your family, and your driving privilege as much as you can?
Our DUI attorneys know the Pennsylvania and local laws and regulations inside out. Take advantage of their skill and knowledge to potentially soften the impact of your DUI situation. Please call or email our law office if you would like to have a lawyer review your case. Our drunk driving lawyers represent clients in Harrisburg, Camp Hill, Carlisle, West Shore and Lemoyne areas of Central Pennsylvania.
