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Hiring a Long Island DWI Lawyer is an important step. A DWI attorney on Long Island with experience in the local Courts is invaluable. Most of us would understand at this point, after being arrested and processed, that being charged with a DWI driving while intoxicated by alcohol or drugs on Long Island, New York is a serious matter. Retaining the services of a Long Island DWI defense law firm will be a start. With recent changes in New York State DWI laws, you can permanently lose your privilege to drive, you can have your vehicle seized and you could receive a criminal record. Of course, you could also spend time in any one of the local Long Island jails. Knowledgeable and experienced DWI Lawyers on Long Island can help.
The point is, any decisions you make at this very critical stage might have long term consequences if you do not have the expert guidance of experienced Long Island DWI Lawyers. In New York State, permanent means permanent. There is no such legal avenue for expungment of a criminal record from a Long Island DWI conviction. The guidance of an experienced Long Island DWI defense law firm is invaluable. For example, with the sound advice of a Long Island DWI lawyer who has experience in all Long Island courts, including the Central Islip First District Court, and the Hempstead First District Court, our lawyers may be able to save your license or perhaps obtain with permission from the court, a conditional license to drive to work. One of our Long Island DWI attorneys can request a hearing in front of a Judge in any Long Island Court and ask that your vehicle be returned. Of course, an experienced Long Island DWI attorney will know how to negotiate with the office of the local District Attorney to gain a positive plea or disposition of your case.
Daniel G. Rodgers, PLLC
At our Long Island DWI Lawyer law firm, we are available to assist with your Long Island DWI arrest. Our Long Island attorneys and DWI experts are ready to help defend you 24 hours every day. As former Long Island DWI prosecutors and law enforcement professionals, every member of our DWI law firm has the experience to help guide you through the maze of legal difficulties that you will confront when facing a Long Island DWI Driving While Intoxicated arrest. We will help you when you are questioned by any Long Island Police Department about your DWI case. We will help you get released from any Long Island jail and insure that you have an opportunity to gain a hardship license while your case is pending in any of the various Long Island Courts. We will assist you in getting your motor vehicle back if it has been seized by any Long Island Police as part of your Long Island DWI arrest. Our Long Island DWI Driving While Intoxicated attorneys can help get your life back in order after you have been arrested and charged with a Long Island DWI.
HOW WE CAN HELP WITH YOUR LONG ISLAND DWI
Much will depend on what you have been charged with. Typically, if you have been charged with DWI on Long Island, it will fall under NYS Vehicle and Traffic law section 1192.2 and 1192.3. This means you have submitted to a breath test with results of .08% or higher and below .18%. (BAC .18% or higher is Aggravated DWI) The first goal is to insure that you are released after your arrest. That is why it is important to have a Long Island DWI attorney at your side at your arrainment. Additionally, any court on Long Island will suspend your driving privlidges pending the prosecution of your case. Practically speaking, it could take many months to prepare and defend your Long Island DWI case. We will immediately file a request with the court to ask for a Hardship Hearing to obtain a conditional license, usually within a few days of your arrest.
WHAT CAN I EXPECT WILL HAPPEN NEXT
If you have been arrested and charged with Driving While Intoxicated anywhere on Long Island, New York, you know what it feels like to stand accused of a crime. New York State Vehicle and Traffic Law Section 1192 contains most of the rules and regulations that will directly affect you and your Long Island DWI or DUI. In addition, you may have been charged under V&T and Traffic law section 1192.3 as well as 1192.4, including aggravated DWI or Leandras Law violation (under age child in vehicle). There are many factors to be considered on Long Island, both under the New York State DWI DUI rules and the policy decisions set forth by any Long Island District Attorney. Any person charged on Long Island with DWI Driving While Intoxicated faces the prospect of many inconveniences: at a minimum, you will lose your privlidge to drive, or perhaps the possibility of a criminal record and in some cases, a period of imprisonment. You may be required to install an Ignition Interlock Device on any car you own if convicted of any Misdemeanor DWI. The consequences of a conviction for DWI Driving While Intoxicated on Long Island are significant and serious. If you have been arrested, you will find yourself powerless and fearful. Most often you will be held overnight in the custody of any Long Island Police agency before being brought before a Long Island Court to be arraigned on your DWI charge. If any Long Island District Attorney posses a sufficient DWI misdemeanor charge, the Long Island will set bail and suspend your license while the case is pending. In some cases you will qualify for a Long Island hardship license hearing. If granted by the court, this license will permit you to drive to and from work on Long Island. It is important to know that critical decisions must be made at this early stage of your Long Island DWI charge. You will understandably have many questions about your DWI and how it will affect your life. The experienced staff attorneys and DWI lawyers at our firm are ready to assist you when you are accused of any Long Island Driving While Intoxicated charge.
