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Charged With a First DUI Offense? Get a Board Certified Attorney Virginia Landry in DUI Defense on Your Side

First DUI Offenses in Orange County, CA

Fighting for Your Freedom After a DUI Charge

Have you been arrested for a first-time DUI offense? If so, we at the Law Offices of Virginia L. Landry can help. Orange County DUI attorney Virginia Landry is an experienced trial lawyer who fully understands the criminal court and DMV hearing processes in California. She could apply her extensive experience to your case, defending your constitutional rights and protecting your driving privileges to help you secure a positive case outcome.

The penalties for a 1st DUI offense in CA include:

  • Up to 4 month driver's license suspension
  • Probation for 3 to 5 years
  • 3, 6 or 9 months of mandatory alcohol classes
  • Base fines and court fees of up to $1,000, and additional penalty assessments
  • 0 to 6 months in county jail
  • IID requirements for up to 6 months

Aside from the criminal penalties, you could also face increased auto insurance premiums and the loss of your professional license or certifications. If you have a conviction on your criminal record, this can disqualify you from certain jobs or even financial aid if you are a student. As you can see, the effects go far beyond the court of law, and can impact your professional and personal life in various ways.

How Can a DUI Defense Lawyer Help?

An experienced lawyer can help you in a number of ways in the face of a first DUI offense by working to protect your freedom, driving privileges, reputation, and professional life. After your arrest, you may be asked to submit to a breath or blood test, and your results will influence whether you will face drunk driving charges.

Although you may have taken this test and showed a result that was well above the legal limit, there are ways that an Orange County DUI lawyer can challenge the manner in which the test was conducted or the accuracy of the breath test device itself. There are actually numerous ways to challenge not only breath tests and blood tests, but field sobriety tests as well.

Attorney Virginia Landry will use subpoenas and specialized discovery techniques until she has utilized every resource to fully defend your rights and interests. Contact our firm today for a consultation!

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Reasons to Choose Us

When Your Future Is On the Line, You Need
a Qualified Attorney to Represent You.
  • Rated a "Top DUI Attorney" and Board Certified in DUI Defense

  • Achieved a Perfect 10 out of 10 Superb Rating on Avvo

  • Past President of the West Orange County Bar Association

  • Certified as a Standardized Field Sobriety Test Instructor

Client Testimonials

Read How We Have Protected Our Clients' Futures & Rights
  • “Choosing you and your firm as my partner to go through this ordeal was a Godsend.”

    P.L.

  • “Everyone has been amazing and the experience has been more than a pleasant one.”

    Past Client

  • “I'm really pleased with the outcome, especially the recent DMV decision.”

    M.W.

  • “What can I say? Virginia and her team are the very best there is.”

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  • “I truly appreciate all the hard work and correspondence you and your staff has provided.”

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  • “Your compassion and care is appreciated and will never be forgotten.”

    Jay

  • “They answered all my collect calls from jail and went above and beyond what I expected.”

    Michael

  • “She is great! I could have not picked a better attorney office to serve.”

    D.L.

  • “My case recieved the best possible outcome with all charges dropped.”

    Aryan Pouranpir

  • “I am grateful that we chose Law Offices of Virginia L. Landry.”

    J.A.

  • “We were extremely happy with the services provided by Ms. Landry's law firm.”

    Past Client

  • “I would refer them in an instant!”

    B.N.

  • “Love the team. Amazing attorney and staff.”

    Past Client

  • “I was finally treated fairly by the DMV because I had a competent and prepared attorney.”

    Past Client