Oakland Drunk Driving Lawyers

Robert Watson: DWI: Driving While Intoxicated as it is called is an important part of our practice. Our service includes a complete evaluation of your case, advice as to how you should proceed, whether to try the case or attempt to get a favorable plea agreement and what pretrial measures are required or may be beneficial as well as trial of the case before the District Court or a jury in the Circuit Court, a comprehensive presentation at sentencing if that becomes necessary and representation before the Maryland Motor Vehicle Administration. Maryland judges are empowered by statute to grant what is known as Probation Before Judgment (PBJ) in most cases. If PBJ is granted, the guilty verdict is stricken and you are not legally convicted, therefore you will not be assessed points against your driving record. If you are arrested for DWI you will be asked to take a breath test. If it is your first offense, you should probably take the test because the result of not doing so could be worse than the DWI conviction for which you will almost certainly get PBJ if we are representing you. If you refuse the test, your diving privilege in Maryland will be suspended for 120 days for a first offense.