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Is your life and future at risk because of a first, second, or even third DUI charge? In Contra Costa County, Derek Ewin can help you turn your life around with a dismissal or reduced charge.
There are not many moments in your life that act as a genuine wake-up call, but getting arrested is usually one of them. Over a hundred people get arrested for Driving Under the Influence In Contra Costa County alone each year, well above average for California counties according to OTS rankings. But DUI arrests should never be seen as statistics but as individual stories, lives at risk, and an opportunity to turn them around.
Not every DUI case, of course, involves a genuine drinking problem; sometimes, the police get it wrong, equipment malfunctions, or a nervous young driver fails a field sobriety test under stress. Yet even when if your arrest is beyond incorrect, your future is at risk, and if you were drinking and driving, that is doubly true. Fortunately, a good DUI defense attorney can make a substantial dent in those negative consequences and their lives.
This is a lesson that DUI defense lawyer Derek Ewin is reminded of frequently, each time he adds another letter from a former client whose life he helped turn around to the growing pile in his desk drawer. And each time he speaks with a panicked mother whose college-aged child was arrested on CA 24 coming down past Orinda after leaving the Caldecott tunnel, or a father of two calls from the county jail, despairing as another DUI conviction could end his career.
That is when Derek Ewin gets to work.
DUIs are easy to get and hard to shake. Sometimes, even just a single drink over lunch or dinner can be enough to set off the breathalyzer, starting you down a chain of consequences that could have a wildly disproportionate impact on your future or career.
From the traffic stop to the arrest to being charged at a hearing, soon enough you will be facing fines, license suspension, and maybe even jail time under the watchful gaze of Mount Diablo, especially if it is not your first arrest for drunk driving. Yet these legal consequences pale in comparison to the unannounced indirect ones:
In short, your life can swerve off course drastically. If it isn’t already.
The other thing that gets worse with any DUI conviction is the next DUI conviction. This is because the legal penalties go up exponentially, especially the more frequently they occur. Indirect penalties, such as the loss of a professional license and the ability to get into a good school, promotion, loan, or new job, get worse too.
Pretty soon, without help, your life can spiral, and that is something Contra Costa County DUI defense attorney Derek Ewin will go above and beyond to prevent.
There are three important elements to a strong defense against DUI charges in Contra Costa County or anywhere, and a few extra bonuses if you hire a local DUI defense lawyer like Derek Ewin.
The first element is, in many ways, the most important: you have to want to fight what is happening and be willing to put time and effort and maybe even a little cost into the equation. If you do, however, your chances go way up. Taking sobriety classes, going to counseling, joining AA meetings and other such steps can go a long way toward improving your own situation and your legal outcomes.
A good lawyer is always going to sit down and get the facts straight; a great one will take you to the DMV hearing for your license suspension. Not just to fight the suspension but to get even more information out of the
arresting officer that can be used later to defend and negotiate.
Every element of your case, from your entire itinerary of the day to the precise wording used during your stop to the way field sobriety tests were conducted and evaluated, could be key to getting the charges reduced or even dismissed or the sentence commuted or diverted. Assuming you have a DUI defense lawyer who is up to the task and willing to fight for you.
You can take your chances with a court-appointed lawyer or even try to represent yourself, but if you really want to turn your life around, that starts with beating this charge, and for that, you need a DUI defense attorney like Derek Ewin.
Not only has Derek Ewin handled hundreds of DUI cases, including in the courtroom, he spent 30 years prosecuting them, including 11 as Deputy District Attorney for Contra Costa County. He knows how to spot weaknesses in the prosecution's case, where and when to push when negotiating, and has exceptional rapport with everyone from local sheriffs to the judges and clerks of the courts from Walnut Creek to Martinez.
Well-regarded for his honesty and the aggressive defense of the clients he both represents and believes in, DUI defense lawyer Derek Ewin is a pan of passion, prayer and proactive action on behalf of clients, just like you, who are ready to turn things around.
Derek Ewin| Former Contra Costa County Deputy District Attorney helps clients beat DUI charges and get their lives and freedom back.
From attending your DMV hearing, where he will ensure the charges are challenged, and you get to keep as much of your driving privileges as possible, to the courtroom, where he will be your staunchest advocate, having an attorney who genuinely cares and is as committed as you are to seeing a positive resolution to your DUI case is essential.
That is what you get if you work with DUI defense lawyer Derek Ewin; assuming you are ready to commit to improving your life, he will make sure you get the chance and the freedom to do so.
Secure your rights and future by calling his Contra Costa County office right now at (925) 308-6444, or tell us about your story and situation online to get Derek Ewin on your side.
