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DUII / DUI DEFENSE ATTORNEY
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Call the Francis Law Office for answers to your first questions about your rights, potential consequences, and legal options if you have been arrested or cited for DUI. Read reviews. |
William Francis is a litigator and trial attorney with 23 years' experience. Read more.
Reviews and Results
The criminal justice system encourages people who have no experience in the law to make mistakes. Nice people are usually at a severe disadvantage.
It's normal for anyone to feel remorse, confusion and embarrassment after getting a DUI or being charged with any other crime. But it is a mistake to go to court and plead guilty or enter a diversion program at your first court appearance. Read more. |
First Questions
Everyone asks: If I'm found guilty of DUI, am I going to jail? Find the likely answer here.
DUI Changes Everything
The experience is humiliating, terrifying and unforgettable.
When you were arrested or cited for DUI, you realized immediately that you could be sentenced to time in jail, ordered to pay stiff fines and surrender your driver's license. Then there was more fear and worry. You could lose your job. You could lose your right to travel. You could lose your good reputation. Read more. |
Words of encouragement to nice people who have had a recent experience with law enforcement
Sometimes I tell a new client, “You didn't get arrested because you did something bad. This is something that happened to you.”
There's a dragnet of DUI patrols throughout Oregon. Drivers may be stopped for the most hyper-technical traffic infractions you can think of. Often, they're stopped for traffic offenses they didn't know existed. Read more. First, find out if you still have time to file a request for a hearing on any proposed DMV license suspension.
To challenge a proposed suspension, you have to file a hearing request within 10 days of a DUI arrest or citation. The Francis Law Office will send your hearing request to DMV for you, at no charge. Read more. |
Diversion is a government-sponsored behavior modification program. It is administered by the probation department in cooperation with the court and private treatment providers. Read more.
DUI Cases Can Be Won
The "typical" DUI case is no longer limited to "drunk driving." The police are arresting more drivers for operating a vehicle while allegedly "under the influence" of any number of medications.
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Police arrested this driver for DUI.
The case went to trial before a jury. The jury found the driver not guilty. |
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