George C. Creal, Jr., P.C. - Kennesaw DUI Attorney
Welcome to the DUI Defense in Kennesaw Information Page
Facing a DUI charge in Kennesaw, Cobb County, can be overwhelming. George C. Creal, Jr., P.C., is here to provide you with expert legal assistance to navigate through this challenging time.
What to Do If You Are Arrested for DUI in Kennesaw:
- Stay Calm: Keep your composure during the arrest. How you behave can influence the legal proceedings.
- Exercise Your Rights: You have the right to remain silent. Use it. Politely decline to answer questions beyond basic identification.
- Refuse Field Sobriety Tests: You are not legally required to perform these tests, and they can be subjective.
- Request a Lawyer: Before you say or do anything further, ask for an attorney. Contact George C. Creal, Jr., P.C., for immediate legal advice.
- Post Arrest Chemical Testing: While refusing a blood or breath test after arrest can lead to license suspension, it also limits the evidence against you in criminal court and we can generally appeal a refusal suspension and manage it on license appeal.
- Document Everything: Note down everything you remember about the arrest, including time, location, and officer's behavior.
PULLED OVER AND SUSPECTED OF DUI?
If it’s the First Time or Next Time, it’s Always Good to be Prepared. Even if you’re not technically DUI, if there is an odor of alcohol on your breath you are likely to be arrested and taken to jail. If the police cannot arrest you for DUI per se (blowing over 0.08), they’ll most likely arrest you for DUI less safe: blowing under the legal limit, but being “less safe” to drive because of the presence of alcohol or drugs.
Implications of a Kennesaw DUI Arrest and Conviction:
Legal Consequences: Fines, license suspension, potential jail time, and mandatory community service.
Long-Term Effects: Increased insurance rates, job implications, difficulty in travel (especially internationally), and a permanent mark on your record.
Social Impact: A DUI can affect personal relationships, community standing, and future opportunities.
Successful DUI Defense Example:
In a recent case, Attorney George Creal successfully defended a client by challenging the legality of the traffic stop. By proving that the initial stop lacked articulable suspicion, the DUI charge was dismissed, and the client's license was not suspended.
About Kennesaw, Cobb County, Georgia:
- Historical Significance: Kennesaw was originally named Big Shanty and played a significant role during the Civil War, particularly noted for the Great Locomotive Chase where Union spies stole a Confederate train.
- Educational Center: Home to Kennesaw State University, which has grown from a small college into one of Georgia's third-largest public universities, significantly impacting the local economy and culture.
- Mandatory Gun Ownership: In 1982, Kennesaw passed a law requiring heads of households to own firearms, making it one of the few places with such legislation, aiming to promote safety.
Why Choose George C. Creal, Jr., P.C., Trial Lawyers?
- DUI Experts: We concentrate in DUI defense. We have handled thousands of DUI cases. We have had thousands of DUI charges reduced and dismissed. We have take hundreds of DUI cases to jury trials. We teach other lawyers how to fight DUI cases in mandatory annual Georgia Lawyer Continuing Education Classes. We have taken numerous DUI issues to the Georgia Supreme Court and won. We are as expert in DUI defense as anyone in the State of Georgia.
- Individual Attention: We limit the number of cases that we take so that we can be thorough working the case and communicate promptly with our clients. Other firms carry hundreds of open cases per lawyer which is no better than having a public defender. On the other hand, we try to limit our open cases to under a hundred.
- One Lawyer One Client: We do not take the team approach to DUI defense where your case gets passed around among the other lawyers in the firm depending on which lawyer is in the area that day. With our firm whomever attorney you hire that Attorney handles your case from start to finish.
- Transparent Fees: Finally, we offer a two tier attorney's fees structure with one fee for your entire criminal case and the only additional fees are for a jury trial and representation in the civil administrative driver's license court if necessary. Unlike other firms that have a plea fee, police report fee, video fee, investigation fee, motion fee, judge trial fee etc. Make sure you are comparing apples to apples and not apples to rotten tomatoes when you hire a DUI lawyer.