Issaquah DUI Attorney & Criminal Defense

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Have you been arrested for DUI in Issaquah? If yes, then it’s most likely you have been arrested by Issaquah Police. Those cases are prosecuted in the Issaquah Municipal Court.  If you were stopped by King County Sheriff(s) or state trooper() (Washington State Patrol “WSP”) those cases are handled at the Issaquah District Court.  Issaquah has two different courts.  I can’t emphasize enough that you need to make sure you hire an experienced Issaquah DUI Attorney right away, whether your case is pending in Issaquah Municipal Court or in the Issaquah Division of the King County District Court system.

You need an experienced DUI defense attorney like Phil Weinberg to represent you.

DUI Process in Issaquah, WA

• Arrested for DUI.
• Taken to the jail.
• Breathalyzed for alcohol levels.
• If you refuse your blood will be drawn.
• Evidence forwarded to police.
• Your blood sent to be processed by the Washington state Toxicology lab.
• Transported to King County jail.

First Hearing with Issaquah DUI Attorney

The first hearing is the Arraignment, followed 3 to 6 weeks later by the first pretrial hearing, depending upon how congested the court calendars are at the time.  Many things need to be discussed and done to prepare for that hearing, including but not limited to obtaining the police report and other discovery, interviewing witnesses in some cases, arranging for assessment(s) and meeting with me to go over everything for your defense.  Preparing my clients for each and every hearing in advance is an excellent strategy to help ensure the best outcome – I know how the system works and what the Prosecutors will likely seek from the court against you.

I am very knowledgeable regarding which private evaluators and treatment professionals to refer you to so we can prepare your best defense. In addition, there are almost always other things I will ask you to proactively do in order to optimize your defense. For example, attending a 90-minute DUI Victim Impact Panel and obtaining the alcohol/drug evaluation (and in some cases, a mental-health assessment, too, if you are willing to do so) mentioned above. Other things could include performing some voluntary community service hours, when applicable

Issaquah DUI Attorney will fight to get your case dismissed

As an experienced DUI Attorney, I start out every case thinking your case can be dismissed on good pretrial motion practice or won at trial. You must want and agree to go to trial; this is never my decision – it is yours alone. But I help you reach your decision based upon the strengths and weaknesses of the case and the charge(s) filed against you. Also, there may be several pretrial hearings while I am negotiating or preparing for trial. Thus, arguing pretrial motions to suppress evidence or dismiss the case, or both, and gathering all available evidence to support our defense plan is very important for your defense.

Don’t be a ‘sitting duck’.  Go to Issaquah District Court or Issaquah Municipal Court with an experienced, seasoned Issaquah DUI defense attorney on your side. I always go all-out for my clients and am especially well-known in the Issaquah area. Moreover, I work hard for it but consistently get excellent, even amazing, results for my clients in the Issaquah  Courts.

Issaquah DUI Attorney has handled hundreds of DUIs

I have defended many hundreds if not thousands of DUIs over the past three decades. Also, I am well known and well-treated, as are my clients treated fairly, in these courts by the judges and the prosecutors In these courtrooms. As an Issaquah DUI defendant, even on a first-time DUI offense, your private Issaquah DUI Attorney and criminal defense lawyer may well be your best or even your only friend.

Repeat DUI

A Repeat drunk driving under the influence (DUI) offense could fall into several categories that. in addition to the fact of a repeat DUI triggering enhanced mandatory minimum sentencing if the prior violation date was within 7 years of the new one, could further exacerbate your predicament and make it so you’ll be facing even more possible jail time for me to help you avoid if possible (and I am very effective at doing that), including:

• You got into an accident in which someone was hurt.
• Major property damage occurred.
• Had a child passenger (under age 16) in your vehicle.
• Speeding under the influence of alcohol.

In fact, these are just a few of the situations you could be in.

Your first appearance in court may well include bail on either a repeat DUI (especially reoffending within the “7-year window” or with any of the above-itemized aggravating factors) and other burdensome conditions. For example, the judge could impose an Ignition Interlock Device, an ankle bracelet that measures for alcohol consumption (called a SCRAM device or a TAD device, two similar such devices) or Electronic Home Monitoring.

A private Issaquah DUI attorney at your Arraignment hearing representing you is a must!

Issaquah DUI Defense

Please call me today. You have a much better chance of a good outcome with an experienced DUI defense who continually obtains excellent results for its clients. Hence, I am here to help you get an optimal final outcome and dignified results. Dismissal must always be the first goal, but if it cannot be had in your matter. I am extremely successful in avoiding jail time for my clients, as stated.

I look forward to showing you what I can do to help and to protect and relentlessly fight for your rights in Issaquah Municipal Court or in Issaquah District Court.  Why not call now?  We can go over your case a bit by phone and then make a quick office appointment for a more in-depth meeting at my Bellevue Office in the Key Center, in Suite 2300.  The address is 10900 NE 4th St, Suite 2300; Bellevue, WA 98004.

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