We live in a country where past Presidents, Vice Presidents and Members of Congress, NCAA coaches, and university professors have been charged with DUIs. While a DUI charge may not affect your political or professional aspirations, a DUI charge can wreak havoc on your record well into the future. It is important to take steps now to avoid fines, jail time, loss of your driver's license, and rising auto insurance rates. Consult with a DUI and traffic violations defense attorney at the Kerns Law Office, based in Lawrence, Kansas.
Been caught speeding? Accused of DUI? Were there reasonable grounds for your traffic stop or to believe you were intoxicated? Was there probable cause for your arrest or were your rights disregarded? Call us at (785) 371-4159 to discuss your legal situation.
Dedicated DUI Defense
DUI defense attorney John W. Kerns served several years as a criminal defense attorney before establishing our law firm, the Kerns Law Office. In more than 10 years of practice John has developed an in-depth understanding of what it takes to successfully challenge drunk-driving charges, including felony DUI, DWI, and OWI. If you are charged with a DUI, you face hearings in both civil court which affect your license and criminal court. John will be at your side at your administrative hearing where your license is in jeapordy. This hearing must be requested within ten days of your arrest to protect your driving privileges.
John will carefully scrutinize the circumstances of your DUI arrest, including police reports, video of the traffic stop to see how the field sobriety test and breathalyzer test was conducted, and junk science issues. Much depends on the manner field sobriety tests were conducted, maintenance of the equipment used to conduct a breath alcohol test, whether officers were competently trained to operate the Intoxilyzer 5000 or 8000, and whether law enforcement used this machine properly in your case. If proper procedures were not followed during your DUI stop, arrest, field sobriety test, you can count on this behavior being exposed to your advantage. We will explore all suppression or dismissal issues that apply to your case. Contact us at The Kerns Law Office for a free consultation.
For more information than you ever wanted to know about DUI's review our DUI Information Center page. For a free initial consultation with the Kerns Law Office, call (785) 371-4159 or send us an e-mail.
