Dawson County DUI Information

What to know if you've been charged with a Dawson County DUI

Arrested for DUI in Dawson County Georgia? Need an accomplished, professional DUI attorney from the outside, George C. Creal, Jr., P.C. are the Real Deal DUI Attorneys. We are not afraid to aggressively defend your case in Dawson County.  We are outsiders, not a part of the system, our results are based on thorough investigations and mastery of Georgia DUI law.  If you need a lawyer with superior legal skills and not an insider looking to make a deal and protect his relationship with the prosecutor, we are the firm for you. Because our offices are in Atlanta, we are not cheap as we have to consider travel time. But if you have to have a Legal DUI expert to wind your case, we are ready for you.  Dawson County Court information.

The National Highway Traffic and Safety Administration (NHSTA) training manuals in DUI Detection and Field Sobriety Evaluations are used by Police agencies all over the United States. These manuals are central to how we will evaluate your DUI defense and create a strategy to win your case. We have thoroughly studied these manuals and use our knowledge to establish how DUI evaluations are unreliable, inaccurate, and abused by police. We expose the flaws inherent to Georgia DUI investigations in order to prove your innocence. For more information on a strong DUI defense, visit our Helpful GA DUI Guide.

Dedicated Dawson County DUI Lawyers Determined to Fight for Your Interests – Aggressive DUI Representation You Deserve

We have handled thousands of DUI cases, had hundreds of DUI arrests reduced to reckless driving and other non-DUI traffic offenses, and tried over one hundred DUI Jury Trials. Unlike other Dawson County DUI lawyers, we have valuable Not Guilty Jury Trial Experience, which is rarer than you might realize. Ask other lawyers when was the last time they heard a jury say the words “Not Guilty” in a DUI Trial. You will be surprised how many so-called “expert DUI lawyers” cannot give you a straight answer.

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DUI ANXIETY? – CHECK OUR FAQ PAGE

Why are There Separate Charges on My Ticket? DUI stands for driving under the influence, and in Georgia there are six different kinds of DUI. Three involve driving under the influence of drugs, one involves inhalants, and the last two, which are the most common types of DUI we encounter in Georgia, are alcohol related. There are two types of alcohol related DUI charges: “per se” and “less safe.”

Hiring a Dawson County DUI Attorney

For Our Firm, Client Communication is Essential

You can meet us in person at our office or we can start your case over the phone or internet. We know you are busy and we value your time. We will take care of your DUI case so you can get back to what matters in life: work, friends, and family. Our first consultation is always free and we will send an ALS DUI license hearing request letter for free as long as you pay the Georgia Department of Driver Services’ $150.00 filing fee. In order to request a hearing, these letters must be sent within ten business days of your arrest, so please contact us quickly if you would like us to send a letter.

We handle all Georgia DUI cases including those with or without breath and/or blood test results, refusals of blood, breath or urine, and cases with or without Standardized Field Sobriety Evaluations. We have handled DUI accidents and DUI fatalities, DUI drugs, fleeing and eluding police, marijuana possession, and felony and misdemeanor obstruction. Believe us, there is no set of facts our Dawson County attorneys haven’t seen at least once. Our DUI defense procedure is highly refined and has proven over time to be a formula for success. We do not miss critical facts and seize even the most difficult DUI acquittals.

How to Hire a Lawyer for a Dawson County DUI

An Dawson County DUI is Serious and Can Result in Jail Time, Fines, and Lengthy License Suspensions – DO NOT Try to Represent Yourself

Under Georgia law for a first DUI, you can be fined up to $1000.00 with 40% tacked on as court costs, spend up to 12 months, do 40 hours of community service, be subject to drug and alcohol testing for one year and serve 12 months of reporting probation. Your license can be suspended anywhere from 120 days to 5 years. Do not try to handle your DUI without an experienced Dawson County DUI attorney.

Your Dawson County DUI lawyer is standing by. Call TODAY (404) 333-0706 or email us at [email protected] for a FREE CONSULTATION.

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Dawson County DUI Court Information

DUI cases and other misdemeanors are handled by the Dawson County Probate Court. You can not have a jury trial in Probate Court. If you want a jury trial, then your case must be bound over to the Columbia County Superior Court.

Probate Court of Dawson County:
Jennifer Burt, Judge

Address:
Dawson County Courthouse
25 Justice Way, Suite 4332
Dawsonville, GA 30534

Work Phone: (706) 344-3580
Fax: (706) 265-6155

Elliott v State – Elliott is not a fat kid with glasses who eats paste – Elliott is a constitutional rock star

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Smith v State – DUI vehicular homicide must include lesser included option

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