Waukegan Office

 LAKE COUNTY ILLINOIS DUI / DWI LAWYER

Waukegan DUI Lawyer for Drunk Driving Charges

As a criminal lawyer, Matt Hoffman has handled hundreds of DUI cases.  As a result, he knows that not all DUIs are created equally.  If you failed a breath test and your blood alcohol content (BAC) was found to be over the legal limit, or the arresting officer claims you failed field sobriety tests, that does not automatically mean you are going to be convicted.  There may be deficiencies in the prosecution’s case.  Oftentime, these flaws can be challenged and exploited in court.

Matt Hoffman has represented people who have been charged with DUI, allegedly failed field sobriety tests and failed chemical breath tests, who have not been found guilty of, or sentenced for, any DUI charge.

Lake County, IL DUI Suspension Attorney

If you failed or simply refused to take a breath test, the law says your driver’s license will be suspended between six months and three years.  Usually, this suspension begins even before the criminal charge of DUI is resolved in court.  In other words, the suspension of your driver’s license has no relation to whether you’ve been found guilty of DUI at all.  You get suspended merely because your breath test was over the limit, or because you refused to provide a breath sample.

That sounds a lot like guilty until proven innocent.  For this reason, during a consultation with you, and during its representation of you on your DUI case, this office will explore alternative methods for quickly getting you back on the road.  These methods can range from securing you a driving permit, now known as a Monitoring Device Driving Permit or MDDP, to winning the outright rescission of the suspension itself.

DUI Conviction and Revocation vs. Supervision

If you’ve been charged with DUI, the defense of your case should begin today.  This is because Illinois has some of the toughest laws against drunk driving in the country.  More than in other areas, the laws against DUI, and the whole procedure in which they are prosecuted, can seem heavily stacked against the individual.

If you’ve been arrested for DUI, the sooner you undertake a careful analysis of your legal situation, the sooner you will be able to develop effective and aggressive strategies to minimize the impact of this charge upon your life.

A conviction for DUI can affect you for years to come.  This is because if you are convicted of DUI, your driver’s license automatically is revoked for a minimum of one year.  Then you must go through complicated and costly steps in order to regain it.

Former Lake County, Illinois DUI Prosecutor

Matthew T. Hoffman P.C. is dedicated to defending your rights if you are charged with DUI.  This office believes that the best defense is a good offense in the DUI arena.  This is largely because during the past ten years there have been so many legislative crack downs in Illinois DUI law.  The penalties for DUI continually have stiffened and the sanctions have never been so severe.

Matthew T. Hoffman P.C. represents clients charged with DUI in all Lake County and Cook County courts, including those in Waukegan, Skokie, Rolling Meadows, Bridgeview, Chicago (the Daley Center), and Maywood.

If you have been charged with DUI, contact this office toll free at (877) 360-1880 for a free initial office consultation to discuss your case.