How to Find the Best DUI Lawyer

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If you're facing a drunk driving charge (DUI-Driving Under the Influence, or DWI -- Driving While Impaired), or a charge pertaining to impairment from other substances, such as illicit drugs, an experienced lawyer is a must. Here's how to locate an attorney who can help.

Things You'll Need

• Big time trouble

Instructions

1. **Find a Lawyer**

   There are a number of excellent websites that can help you identify individual attorneys or law firms with the specific skills and experience you need for DUI/DWI charges.

2. **Consider Martindale**

   For the best such service, head to martindale.com and use their "Lawyer Locator" to begin your search. Martindale, a Lexis-Nexis firm, is one of the most widely-known and well-respected of the legal directories. You can use the information at Martindale to help locate the best DUI attorney for your case.

3. **Narrow Down the List**

   Use the Areas of Practice search tools to identify the lawyer you need. In particular, enter DUI (or DWI) in the text search box, and begin your search.

   You can also narrow your search to specific states or cities, if you wish.

4. Use the Advanced Search feature to get even more specific. You can specify the number of years of experience, law school attended, and memberships in specific organizations.

5. **Find Out More**

   Once you have a few possibilities, you can read detailed summary descriptions of each lawyer or firm, to learn more about them. The descriptions will provide details of their experience as DUI attorneys, and their success with defending drunk driving charges.

Tips & Warnings

• The Lawyer Locator at martindale.com is just the start of the process. Be sure to interview prospective firms or attorneys to make sure their experience is a good fit with your situation.

Resources

• DUI Lawyers