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Legal Fees in DUI Defense Cases

By Stephen J. Isaacs, Esq.

How much should an attorney charge for the defense of a DUI case?Sitting in court this month waiting our turn to be heard by the court, my client and I had an opportunity to watch other DUI attorney's in action: a public defender and a private criminal defense lawyer. In both cases, we observed the attorney's who were handling DUI matters but did not appear well versed in court procedure and DUI defense law. At our hearing, I intently questioned the officers training, argued key points for my client's case, and found myself explaining (i.e.: teaching) to the court what I considered to be basic DUI law supported by case law. After our hearing, my client commented that she observed the extreme limits of DUI defense attorneys today: from one extreme of two attorney's who appeared to have a basic understanding of DUI law to the other extreme of a highly knowledgeable DUI attorney (myself)...continue to full post

Full post as published by Kentucky DUI Defense Lawyer on September 21, 2010 (boomark / email).