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On this page you will find listings of only experienced DWI lawyers practicing in Los Angeles. Each attorney listed here has at least ten years of experience handling and trying DWI cases in LA courts.

We only list about ten drunk driving attorney practicing in Los Angeles. DWI lawyers are many, but those with a proven track record are few. Attorney-LOCAL.com makes every effort to bring you only the most experienced of those few.

If you have been charged with a DWI offense, it is crucial that you know your rights. California DWI statutes impose severe penalties for driving while under the influence of alcohol or controlled substances.

But that is not all. You also need to challenge any automatic license suspension proceedings that will be launched against you to protect your driver license. There is only a 10 day window for challenging such proceedings. Only experienced Los Angeles DWI lawyers know how to deal with all of these contingencies.

California DWI law also imposes different blood alcohol level (BAC level) thresholds depending on your age at the time of your citation for a DWI offense. If you are under 21 at the time and refuse a chemical test, you face a mandatory license suspension of one year if your BAC was only 0.01%. If you are over 21 at the time of citation issuance, you face suspension only if your BAC is 0.08 percent.

You can get an excellent breakdown of applicable California DWI laws by checking [this web site].

Choosing From Among Los Angeles DWI Lawyers

• Interview at least three different Los Angeles DWI Lawyers by taking advantage of the free consultations they offer.

• Don't just go with whether you 'like' an attorney or not. Often the ‘abrasive ones’ are better at trying tough cases in court.

• Ask how many drunk driving cases the attorney has handled in his career, how many were resolved on probation by plea bargain, and how many he won at trial or on appeal.

• Find out whether the attorney practices mainly criminal defense law, or if he is a civil litigator who only occasionally takes criminal cases. (Civil and criminal trial procedures are very different. Just because he tried many cases in civil court, that doesn’t make him a successful Los Angeles DWI Lawyer.

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