Being charged with driving while intoxicated (DWI) in New York can be a scary situation. New York’s DWI laws are tough, and if convicted of drunk driving, you may face consequences such as jail time, probation, increased insurance rates, and driver’s license suspension. Fighting a DWI charge can be difficult, and the stakes for a conviction are high; therefore, you need to hire a skilled New York DWI attorney to assist you with your case.

DWI law is an extremely complicated field; to make it worse, drunk-driving laws are changing all of the time. While a general trial attorney may be familiar with DWI laws, he or she may not have the scientific knowledge necessary to fight a DWI charge aggressively. New York DWI attorneys such as I, have studied the science behind the breathalyzer test and attend continuing education events to keep up-to-date with current laws and defense strategies.

You may be wondering if you even need an attorney—maybe you will just plead guilty in order to put this behind you. You may even think that you will automatically be found guilty because you failed the field sobriety tests or the breathalyzer. This simply isn’t so. I will carefully investigate your case to uncover evidence that can be used on your behalf and to determine if your constitutional rights were upheld during the arrest process.

Being arrested for drunk driving can have a serious impact on your life in a number of ways. For most people, their immediate concern following an arrest on this charge is trying to protect their driver's license from being suspended. But, there are other consequences that result from a DWI conviction that many people overlook. Many of these penalties are much more serious than the mere suspension or revocation of your license. For example, a DWI conviction will result in a permanent criminal record. In addition, the law requires that an interlock device be installed as part of the sentence for any DWI conviction.

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