DUI Case Defense
Lapine Law is well-versed in the DUI laws of California and can provide you with the best legal guidance available.
How We Defend DUI Case Defense Cases
A DUI conviction means license suspension, insurance hikes, mandatory classes, and a criminal record that lingers for a decade.
We attack the stop, the field sobriety tests, the breath device calibration, and the blood-draw chain of custody — every angle that gives you leverage.
The DMV runs an independent administrative track — separate from criminal court — that can suspend your license within 30 days of arrest unless we request a hearing within 10 days. We file the request the day you retain us.
Marijuana and prescription-drug DUIs are increasingly common and the science behind them is far weaker than alcohol cases. We retain toxicology experts to expose the limits of the State's evidence.
What's at Stake
- ▸1st offense: up to 6 months jail, $390–$1,000 fine, 6-month suspension, 3-month DUI school
- ▸2nd offense (within 10 yrs): 96 hours–1 year jail, 2-year suspension, 18/30-month program
- ▸3rd offense: 120 days–1 year jail, 3-year revocation, Habitual Traffic Offender status
- ▸Felony DUI (injury or 4th in 10 yrs): 16 months–3 years state prison
- ▸Watson murder (DUI with prior + fatality): 15 years to life
How We Fight Back
- Unlawful traffic stop or DUI checkpoint deficiency
- Rising blood alcohol defense
- Title 17 violations in breath testing
- Medical conditions (GERD, diabetes, keto) mimicking intoxication
- Improperly administered field sobriety tests (NHTSA non-compliance)
- Blood draw without warrant or valid consent
How Your Case Will Be Handled
We meet — in person, by phone, or by video — to hear your side, review every document, and identify the prosecution's theory before it solidifies.
We send our own investigators after the witnesses, the surveillance, the bodycam, and the records the State would rather you never see.
Motions to suppress, Pitchess motions, expert retention, and negotiation — every lever pulled before a jury is ever empaneled.
Dismissal, reduction, diversion, or a trial verdict — we prepare every case as if it will be tried, because the State takes notice when a defense lawyer means it.
DUI Case Defense FAQs
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Related Defense Areas
Charges often overlap. If your case involves more than dui case defense, we defend these related matters across California.
