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Drunk Driving - DUI

California Drunk Driving Defense Attorney
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Drinking and driving in California is a criminal offense if your blood alcohol content (BAC) is.08 or higher. Located in Long Beach, and serving all of southern California, DUI defense lawyer Richard Poland has over 30 years experience defending clients charged with a criminal offense, including drunk driving charges. He is a California Board Certified criminal defense attorney and can help you understand your rights, the process, and your options.

"I don't believe in just fixing the consequences of a drunk driving charge, part of my mission is make sure you don't get a subsequent DUI offense."

Richard Poland
Long Beach Drunk Driving Defense Lawyer

Consequences of a Drunk Driving Conviction in Southern California

If you are convicted of a DUI, you are facing possible jail time (especially for second or subsequent DUI offenses), the loss of your driving privileges, higher insurance rates (or cancelled insurance), and a conviction on your record.

A third drunk driving offense will land you in jail for a minimum of 120 days. If you kill someone while driving drunk, you can get up to years in jail, even for a first offense. If you killed someone while driving drunk, and have a prior DUI conviction a previous DUI, you are facing 15 years to life in prison.

To learn more about DUI laws, or to discuss your drunk driving charges with an experienced California Board Certified criminal defense lawyer in confidence, please schedule a free initial consultation by calling us at 562-437-6418 or filling out our intake form on our Contact page. Ask us how we can help you with your charges and avoid a future DUI arrest. We also handle DUI charges for commercial driver's license (CDL) holders.

Because You Deserve a Tough, Aggressive Defense from a California Board Certified Criminal Law Specialist with over 30 Years Experience.

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The Long Beach criminal defense lawyer at the Law Office of Richard L. Poland defends people accused of committing crimes throughout southern California and the South Bay area, including the cities of Long Beach, Torrance, Manhattan Beach, Redondo Beach, Gardena, Hawthorne, San Pedro, El Segundo, Hermosa Beach, Lomita, Palos Verdes, Rancho Palos Verdes, Rolling Hills, Carson, Lawndale, Seal Beach, Signal Hill, Sunset Beach, Huntington Beach, Westminster, Garden Grove, Santa Ana, Fountain Valley, Anaheim, Gardena, Lakewood, Carson, Compton, Buena Park, Fullerton, Norwalk, South Gate, Downey, Irvine, Inglewood, and Bellflower. Attorney Poland also represents clients throughout the communities in and around Los Angeles County and Orange County, and his law practice takes him from San Diego and San Francisco.