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San Francisco Office
650 5th Street
Suite 508
San Francisco, CA 94107
Phone: (415) 523-7878
San Rafael Office
4040 Civic Center Drive
Suite 200
San Rafael, CA 94903
Phone: (415) 741-2353
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- DUI Defense
- Driver’s License Reinstatement
- Legalizing Marijuana In California & DUI Cases
- Rehab and DUI Case
- How Common Is it For A DUI Defendant To Have Drug Or Alcohol Problems?
- How Can An Alcohol And Drug Assessment Help A DUI Case?
- What Is DUI School? How Can It Help With My DUI Case?
- Will Attending AA Or NA Meetings Prior To Trial Help My DUI Case?
- Should I Go To Rehab If I Am Charged With A DUI?
- Which Rehab Programs Are Court Approved In California?
- Motions To Suppress Evidence
- DUI Aggravation And Enhancement Charges
- What Factors Can Cause DUI Charges To Be Enhanced Or Aggravated?
- Can Someone Face Additional Child Endangerment Charges In A DUI Scenario?
- What Protocol Do Police Follow When There Is An Accident Involving A DUI?
- What Evidence Are The Police Looking For In A Drunk Driving Accident?
- What Charges Does The Driver Face If Someone Is Injured In A DUI Accident?
- DUI Laws
- What Are The Different Plea Options With A Standard DUI Case?
- What Alternative Punishments To Jail Might Be Available For DUI Offenders?
- San Francisco California DUI Penalty Chart
- Out of State Inquiries for DUIs
- What Is California’s Implied Consent?
- What Is a Violation of Penal Code 647?
- What Will Happen to Your Driver’s License When You Are Charged With a DUI?
- If the Preliminary Breath Test Is at or over the Legal Limit, the Driver Is Arrested
- Can The Police Ask Someone To Step Out Of The Car And Can They Refuse?
- In San Francisco, a Typical Plea Bargain for a Misdemeanor DUI Is a Fine of $1800 and Three Years of Unsupervised Probation
- What Are the Consequences If You Choose Not to Contest Your License Suspension?
- What Are the Consequences for a Second Offense?
- DUI Is a Criminal Offense
- The Penalties for the Criminal Case of Your DUI Charge
- Does the Court Impose Driver’s License Penalties?
- SR-22 Driving Insurance
- DUI General Info
- What Is A DUI Or A DWI, And Is There Any Difference?
- What Happens If The Officer Pulls You Over On Suspicion Of A Drug Related DUI?
- Is It Ever Advisable To Admit Drug Usage To A Police Officer?
- Why Is It Critical To Retain An Experienced DUI Attorney?
- The Impact Of Aggravated DUI Charges On Professional Licenses
- Can An Officer Arrest Someone For DUI If They Are In Their Car While Intoxicated?
- What Is Considered As Uncooperative Behavior During A Traffic Stop?
- What Happens In The Days Following A DUI Charge?
- Is Not Having Keys In the Ignition Enough To Avoid A DUI Arrest?
- Can A DUI Attorney Help Guide Their Client Through The Administrative Process?
- Is It Possible For An Attorney To Stop Charges From Being Filed?
- How Can An Attorney Mitigate Licensing Ramifications In A DUI Case?
- Factors Police Take Into Account When Pulling Someone For A DUI Stop
- Do The Penalties Go Up If The Reading Was Higher By A Double Or Triple?
- What Mistakes Do Clients Make Once They Have Been Arrested That Hurt Their Case?
- What Happens During The Booking Process?
- How Is The Bond Amount Set?
- There Are Nine Counties in the San Francisco Bay Area and All May Prosecute a DUI Differently
- The Courts Trying DUI Cases in the Different Counties in the San Francisco Area Are Governed by the Rules of the California Vehicle Code
- After the First Appearance, the Judge, Prosecutor, Defense Attorney and in Some Instances, the Defendant, Attend a Pre-Trial Conference
- Are You Subject to Increased Penalties If You Refuse to Undergo the Breathalyzer?
- After Drinking, You Sleep in Your Car: An Example of How You Can Be Arrested for DUI
- Do You Have to Allow the Police Inside Your Home?
- Will Your Attorney Call Expert Witnesses to Testify for the Defense?
- You Will NOT Be Able to Talk Your Way Out of a DUI Charge
- What Happens If You Are From Out of State, But You Are Charged With DUI In California?
- Are You On A Candid Camera? Can That Help Or Hurt You?
- Defending DUI Cases
- A DUI Arrest Is a Stressful Event
- What Are The Common Mistakes Detrimental To A DUI Case?
- How Long Does It Take For The First Court Appearance After A DUI Arrest?
- How Often Should Someone Discuss A DUI Case With Their Attorney?
- How Long Does It Take To Get Discovery In A DUI Case?
- How Do You Defend A Blood Or Breath Test Taken At The Police Station?
- Does Someone Have To Install An Ignition Interlock Device Prior To Court Date?
- Do You Merely Seek Plea Agreements For Clients Or Do You Go To Trial And Fight?
- How Do You Defend Loss of Someone’s Driver’s License?
- How Is A DUI Case Different When Drugs Are Involved?
- How Do You Defend Failed Field Sobriety Tests?
- How Does An Ignition Interlock Device (IID) Function?
- Does A DUI Arrest Automatically Mean Jail Time & A Suspended License?
- DUI Trials
- What Factors Do You Consider When Deciding To Take A Case To Trial?
- How Long After My Arrest Will I Have A Pre-Trial Conference?
- How Do I Know When The Pre-Trial Conference Will Take Place?
- How Often Do DUI Cases End Up Going To Trial?
- Do Most People Understand What Happens At A DUI Trial?
- Is The Original Plea Offer Rescinded If Someone Goes To Trial?
- Can Someone Afford To Go To Trial In A DUI Case?
- Hiring The Right Attorney
- Why Hire A Private Attorney Rather Than A Public Defender?
- Why Hire A DUI Attorney Who Understands Different Standardized Field Sobriety Tests?
- If A DUI Is All About Paying Fines And Dealing With Court Procedures; Why Is Hiring An Attorney Crucial For My Case?
- Would The Courts View Me As Arrogant If I Hire A Private Defense Attorney?
- What Are the Qualifications I Should Be Looking For In A DUI Attorney?
- Is It Beneficial For A Defendant To Spend Considerably For A Private Attorney If They Are Entitled To A Public Defender?
- Is It A General Rule To Shop Around For Lawyers And Look At Different Options?
- If An Attorney Guarantees Me A Victory; Should I Retain Him?
- Should I Hire An Attorney For A First Time DUI Or Will The Courts Be Lenient With Me?
- New and Upcoming Laws & Changes in Bay Area DUI Defense
- New DUI Prosecutorial Approaches and Prescription Medication Charges
- Penalties for DUI Convictions in San Francisco
- In Northern California, It Is Advisable NOT to Drive After Ingesting Marijuana
- New to the Bay Area: Zero Tolerance for Driving Under the Influence of Drugs
- Why Do You Need an Attorney Who Is Experienced in the DUI Prosecutorial Changes in Northern California?
- Is it Advisable to Have a Court-Appointed Public Defender Handle Your DUI Defense?
- DUI In Marin & Sonoma Counties
- General Information
- At What Point Does My Attorney Have Access To Evidence In A DUI Case?
- How Much Does A Marin County DUI Case Potentially Cost Someone?
- Is It Even Possible To Win A Marin County DUI Case?
- What Cities Constitute Marin County In California?
- How Does The Court Process Work For A DUI In Marin County?
- What Happens In The First 24 Hours After A DUI Arrest In Marin County?
- What Rights Do I Have After A DUI Arrest In Marin County?
- What Paperwork Do I Have When I Get Out On Bail In Marin County?
- How Soon Should I Contact The DMV After A DUI Arrest In Marin County?
- Does An Officer Have To Show Probable Cause For A DUI In Marin County?
- How Familiar Are You With The Judges And Prosecutors In Marin County?
- Marin County Is a Smaller Northern California County and Is Known to Have a Conservative District Attorney’s Office
- What Does the Sheriff’s Work Program Entail?
- In Marin County, It Is Rare but Not Impossible to Have the DUI Charges Dismissed
- Laws & Panalties
- What Actually Happens At A DUI Sentencing Hearing?
- Additional Information On Mitigating A DUI Sentence In California
- What Are The Sentencing Guidelines For A DUI Conviction In Marin County?
- What Is The Marin County Zero Tolerance Law? Who Is It Applicable To?
- Penalties for a First Offense DUI in Marin County
- Receiving a DUI in Sonoma County
- During Jury Selection, a Potential Juror May Be Disqualified If They Have a Previous Felony Conviction
- Useful Tips
- General Information
- DUI in San Mateo County
- General Information
- San Mateo County DUI Law Firm
- The Purpose of the Pre-Trial Conference
- Jurors Are Known to Be More Conservative in San Mateo County
- How Does San Mateo County in Northern California Differ from Other California Counties Reading DUI Charges?
- There Are 3 Levels of DUI Charges in California: Infraction, Misdemeanor and Felony
- Common Issues
- General Information
- Blood Alcohol Tests
- Blood & Breathalyzer Test
- Attacking Blood Cases
- Are Blood Draws Legal?
- Could Someone Actually Refuse A Blood Draw?
- What Are Common Misconceptions Regarding Blood Draw Cases?
- What If You Are Too Discouraged To Fight A Blood Draw Case?
- What Sort Of Expert Witnesses Are Utilized In Blood Draw Cases?
- Which Weighs More Heavily In Court: A Breath Test, Or A Blood Draw?
- Refusing The Chemical Tests
- What Are the Consequences for Refusing the Chemical Tests?
- What Technically Constitutes A Refusal Of A Chemical Test In California?
- Refusing the Chemical Tests On a Subsequent Offense if You Have a Prior Conviction
- If You Have Been Falsely Classified As Refusing the Chemical Test
- Common Problems With the Chemical Tests and Refusals
- You Can Be Compelled to Submit to a Blood Test
- Do People Have A Right To Consult With An Attorney About A Chemical Test?
- Why Is a Refusal a Consciousness of Guilt in a Trial?
- Could A Blood Test Be Given Instead Of A Breathalyzer?
- Blood Alcohol Levels: Metabolism and Partition Ratios
- Are Alcohol-Screening Machines (Preliminary Breath Test Devices – PBTs) Always Accurate?
- Do People Metabolize Alcohol Differently?
- Conversion Rates: How Fast Do You Eliminate Alcohol?
- Debunking the “Drink an Hour” Rule
- Using Alcohol Conversion Rate As a DUI Defense Tactic
- Is There Such a Thing as a Standard Drink Size?
- How Many Drinks Does It Really Take to Be Charged With DUI?
- Age Groups & Field Sobriety Tests
- What Is Standardized Field Sobriety Testing?
- Do Standardized Field Sobriety Tests Really Determine If Someone Is Impaired?
- What Defense Strategies Can Be Used To Refute Sobriety Test Evidence?
- What Happens In The Horizontal Gaze Nystagmus Or HGN Test?
- What Are Standardized Field Sobriety Tests?
- Are Field Sobriety Tests Administered In Drug Related DUI Cases?
- What Happens In The Walk And Turn Test?
- What Happens In The One Leg Stand Test?
- What Happens In The Horizontal Gaze Nystagmus Test?
- Under 21 Fines & Penalties
- DUI Drunk Driving Field Sobriety Testing
- During a DUI Investigation, Will All Age Groups Be Subject to the Field Sobriety Tests?
- What Is the Scientific Relevance of the Field Sobriety Tests?
- Are The Sobriety Tests Actually Admissible In Court?
- How Defensible Is the Performance of the Field Sobriety Tests?
- How Do Juries View the Results of the Field Sobriety Tests?
- Do People Hide Information about Their DUI Arrest Out of Embarrassment?
- Is There One Field Sobriety Test More Frequently Administered Incorrectly?
- Will a Stop by Law Enforcement Always Be Video Recorded?
- What to Know If You Have Been Stopped by Law Enforcement
- DMV Hearings & License Suspension
- DMV Hearings
- CDL & Out Of State DUIs
- FAQs About The Admin Per Se Hearings
- FAQs About Restricted Licenses In California
- Commonly Asked Questions About The Administrative Hearing
- License Suspension
- Will Your Driver’s License Be Confiscated after a DUI Arrest in California?
- What Happens If The Officer Confiscates Your Driver’s License?
- Common Questions Asked About The Implied Consent Suspension
- In California, Is It Possible to Obtain a Restricted License While Your DUI Case Is Pending?
- Restoring Your License Following a Suspension
- Does California Require an Ignition Interlock Device Be Installed after a DUI Conviction?
- What If You Are an Out-of-State Driver and You Receive a DUI in California?
- Can Moving Violations Become Enhanced?
- If You Are Stopped by Police for a Suspected DUI, Do They Have the Right to Search Your Vehicle?
- Multiple Violations: Can You Face More Than One Charge, Such as Reckless Driving and DUI?
- DUI Tips
- Top Things One Should Do After Being Arrested For DUI
- Public Defender vs. Private Attorney
- Should You Attend the First Appearance Even If You Have Retained an Attorney?
- How Does Excessively Talking To Police Potentially Affect You When Stopped?
- What Is the Best Way to Reply to Questions From the Police?
- What Situations Make A DUI Case More Difficult To Defend?
- Why Might It Be A Bad Decision To Give UP & Plead Guilty To A DUI Charge?
- How Long Might It Take To Resolve Your DUI Case?
- Why Is It Important To Keep A Journal About Your DUI Arrest?
- What Specific Offenses Are You Charged With In A DUI Arrest?
- Are the Penalties for a Loss at Both the DMV Hearing and Your Court Case Like Double Jeopardy?
- Hiring An Attorney
- Why Is It Important To Hire An Attorney For Pre-filing And Filing Motions?
- What Can Someone Expect When They Hire You As A DUI Attorney?
- Ignition Interlock Devices And The Need To Hire An Attorney
- Do I Really Need An Attorney For A DUI?
- How Aaron Bortel, Esq Prepares To Defend Your DUI Charges: What Details Are Important to Your Defense?
- How Might Aaron Bortel, Esq Help You Successfully Beat DUI Charges?
- How May A Lawyer Help You Face The Consequences & Costs Of Your DUI Case?
- What Happens After Your DUI Arrest? How Can A Lawyer Help You?
- If You Are Facing a Second Offense, It Is in Your Best Interest to Retain An Experienced Attorney
- Why Do You Need A Private Attorney To Prevent Your License From Being Suspended?
- What Can An Experienced DUI Lawyer Do For You?
- Your Miranda Rights
- Consequences Of DUI
- What Are Some Of The Consequences Of A DUI?
- What Is The Timeline From Arrest To Trial For A DUI?
- What Are The Collateral Consequences Associated With A DUI Conviction?
- What Are The Consequences Of A DUI Conviction On A Professional License?
- How Do People React To Being Arrested And Prosecuted For A DUI?
- Do People Understand How A DUI Conviction Can Affect Their Life?
- What Other Areas Of Your Life Can A DUI Conviction Affect?
- Can Security Clearances Be Affected By A DUI?
- What Are The Financial Penalties Of A DUI Conviction?
- FAQs
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- Frequently Asked DUI Questions
- Top DUI FAQs
- Things Not To Do When Arrested For A DUI
- What Should I Bring To The First Meeting With My Attorney?
- Do You Belong To Any Professional Associations Or Organizations?
- What Factors Can Work In Favor Of My DUI Case?
- How Quickly Can I Expect A Response If I Hire You?
- What Sort Of Payment Plans Does Your Office Accept?
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