Experienced Illinois DUI Defense Lawyers
Facing drunk-driving charges can feel overwhelming, especially because most people who get a DUI have never been involved in the legal system before. People arrested for drunk driving include professionals, house wives, college kids and even high school kids. Many are scared, embarrassed and nervous about what is going to happen.
At Patel & Lehman, PC, we understand. Illinois takes drunk driving seriously, and penalties for drunk driving have been enhanced. We guide our clients through the legal system, helping fight their fear and achieve the best possible results.
DUI Penalties
Penalties for DUI are serious in Illinois. You could face a driver's license suspension, fines or having a breath alcohol ignition interlock device (commonly referred to as BAIID) placed on your car. You may even face jail time. These penalties may increase in certain DUI situations:
- If your BAC was significantly higher than 0.08
- If you did not have insurance at the time
- If you are facing a second or third drunk driving offense
- If a child was in the vehicle
- If you committed a traffic violation while intoxicated
- If you injured or killed a person while behind the wheel
At Patel & Lehman, PC, we investigate every relevant fact and law to help anticipate how the law will apply to your DUI defense. We look at whether or not there was probable cause for the traffic stop. We look at which field sobriety tests were performed, and whether or not they were performed correctly. We also look at the results of blood, breath and urine tests to determine whether or not they were accurate.
If you have been arrested for DUI, you may also be worried about having your driver's license reinstated. Talk with a criminal defense lawyer at Patel & Lehman, PC, about resolving driving privilege issues.
Experienced DUI Representation
Our DUI defense practice is led by attorney Baku N. Patel, who is certified to handle death penalty cases by the Illinois State Supreme Court. Only those criminal defense lawyers with proven qualifications to handle complex criminal cases are eligible to obtain such certification. Mr. Patel is a former federal and county prosecutor. He was also formerly the youngest chief public defender in the State of Illinois. Mr. Patel has also tried numerous jury trials to verdict. He tried a countless number of felony cases as a former prosecutor and defense counsel as a Judge Advocate General in the United States Navy.
Mr. Patel has advanced experience defending clients against all kinds of DUI charges. We defend first-time offenders, multiple offenders, commercial drivers, underage drunk drivers, and drivers charged with a DUI combined with vehicular assault or vehicular homicide.
Baku N. Patel provides high quality and aggressive criminal defense, with years of experience aggressively pursuing the best possible resolution to our clients' criminal cases.
Contact Patel & Lehman, PC
Contact our Champaign-Urbana and Danville, Illinois, locations by calling us toll free at 888-341-0748, locally at 217-903-4867 or by completing our online contact form. Consultations with an attorney about your DUI defense are convenient and confidential.
