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Experienced Winston-Salem DWI Attorneys
With over 30 years of experience, our Winston-Salem DUI Lawyers have the knowledge and expertise to successfully litigate your case. Fighting for clients both in and out of the courtroom is the foundational guiding principle of this Firm, and providing superior legal service is our goal every day with every client. So, if you get stopped for a DWI in Forsyth County, you need a professional legal defense team on your side. Contact us today for a free consultation with an experienced and proven DUI Lawyer in Winston-Salem.
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Tips From Our Winston-Salem DWI Attorneys:
What to do During a DWI Stop to Protect Your Rights
There are several “best practices” you may want to adopt that will help if you are pulled over for a DWI. You will want to ensure your actions do not give the officer any additional evidence of “impairment“. The first thing an officer will likely do is to ask to see your license and registration. The best place to keep these documents is clipped to your visor, so you can easily get them and hand them to the officer. If you have the documents in the glove box, it will take longer to get them, and when you lean over, it could give the officer the opinion that your balance is affected, which could be attributed to impairment.
Everything below is designed to help you prevent the state from acquiring the evidence it needs to convict you of DWI:
Please understand that there are no one-size-fits-all rules. Just about everything depends on how much you’ve had to drink. Don’t give up your rights! Call our experienced Winston-Salem DWI Attorneys for help if you have been charged.
DWI and Its Effect on Your Driver’s License
If you are convicted of a DWI, you will lose your license, bottom line. However, it is important to note the difference between being charged and being convicted. If you are charged with a DWI, you will get your day in court, and with the right Winston-Salem DWI Attorney, you may be able to avoid conviction. Even if you are convicted of a DWI and lose your driver’s license, the length of the license suspension depends on several factors. For more information on license suspensions or sentencing factors, visit our Hardship Licenses and Limited Driving Privileges page and our DWI Sentencing Factors page. Because the consequences of even a first-time DWI conviction are so severe, it is imperative you retain a knowledgeable and experienced Winston-Salem DWI Attorney to lessen or mitigate the penalties.
The different sentencing levels and the length of suspensions vary greatly depending on several factors. A conviction could cause a loss of your driving license for 1 year at the lowest level, up to permanent suspension for habitual offenders. If you are being charged with a DWI in Forsyth County, you need an experienced DWI Attorney who can help limit or avoid the penalties, an attorney who knows the people and the procedures of the Forsyth County Court where you have been charged. With over 30 years of experience, at Dummit Fradin, we are confident we can handle your case with professionalism and expertise you are unlikely to find elsewhere. Contact us today if you are ready to see what an experienced Winston-Salem DWI Attorney can do for you.
Your DWI Defense Options
There are several elements that the prosecution must prove in order to successfully win a DWI case. The rule of law states the prosecution needs to show you were driving the vehicle and that you were impaired due to an impairing substance (drugs or alcohol) at the time. They will need to do this by establishing your Blood Alcohol Concentration either via an official breath test or blood test.
The defense can try to suppress or keep out evidence, thus preventing the prosecution from proving its case. There are many defense strategies in DWI cases, but your attorney should attempt to achieve the following:
Below are some common defenses for Winston-Salem DWI charges:
