 One of the first questions clients ask is "How much is this going to cost.?" It's a fair question but not a simple one. The answer will depend on the experience and credentials of the firm you choose, the facts of your individual case, your prior record, whether representation in a Formal review Hearing before The Department of Motor Vehicles is appropriate, whether investigative costs are required, whether depositions will be taken, the need for any expert witnesses, and the nature and scope of the legal defenses that appear available.
Ordinarily, our fees for a DUI representation include a Formal Review hearing. Our fees are very reasonable and will be discussed at the free initial consultation. All clients are responsible for costs. Costs include administrative fees, witness fees, process server fees, investigator fees, costs of obtaining video tapes or other discovery, long distance phone charges and other out of pocket costs incurred in your defense. In most cases, these costs run only a few hundred dollars.
If your case is for a second or subsequent violation, there was an accident with personal injury or substantial property damage, or if you are charged with a felony, the fees and costs will be much higher. In EVERY case, your case is individually evaluated before a fee is quoted.
We accept credit cards to help you pay for these necessary legal expenses.
The vast majority of these cases are resolved without the necessity of a trial. Accordingly, the fees above do not include a trial fee. If you are one of the very small percentage of cases that requires a trial, separate trial fees will be quoted. We do not believe it is fair to quote everybody a fee that includes a trial when we know that moist clients will never need that trial. Instead, we believe that it is appropriate to charge a lower fee to those whose cases can be resolved short of trial.
Our quoted fees are inclusive, not ala carte. With the exception of trial, or any special or extraordinary writs or appeals, the quoted fee will be the entire fee. There are no "add on" fees for hearings or other appearances. Also, we enter into a written representation with every client and that agreement sets out in great detail how our services and fess work. That way we avoid any misunderstandings.
Finally, a word about one of the ironies of criminal attorney fees. The better your available defenses, the more expensive your defense may be. That may seem unfair, but it merely pints out that the more defenses we have available to raise to the Court, the more work and time that will be required to do so. If you need a Commercial Driver's License for your employment, your chances of deciding to go to trial are increased since there is not provision in Florida law for a hardship license for a commercial driver's license.
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