Protect Your Career with a CDL DUI Attorney

Being cited for a DUI (driving under the influence) is no laughing matter. For a regular driver who simply uses their vehicle to travel to work, school and run errands, it may mean they lose their license for several months, or simply have a restricted license that only allows them to drive to and from work and class. However, for a professional driver such as yourself with a CDL, you need your license for a living, and so any sort of suspension or revocation of your license can prevent you from working and may result in the lose of your job all together. Due to this, you need to obtain a CDL DUI attorney as quickly as possible if you are cited. A trucker lawyer knows the ins and outs of the law and how to work with the legal system to make sure you are still able to drive for work.

It does not matter if you are actually guilty of driving under the influence or not, if you are pulled over and arrested for a DUI, you are going to have your license suspended immediately by the police officer. When this happens, you are required by law to inform your work of the situation, as driving with a suspended or revoked license can come back down on you and the company itself (which may then press civil charges against you for not informing it of the situation). Now, your company most likely has very specific regulations and requirements when it comes to receiving a DUI. The company may suspend you from driving until it is all cleared up or they may have you work loading or some other position in the company. Regardless of this though, you need to utilize a CDL DUI attorney in order to fight for your rights to continue driving.

Everyone makes mistakes. If you were ticketed and arrested on suspension of a DUI, even in your regular vehicle, it can mean losing your ability to put food on the table. The CDL DUI attorney knows how to defend you and what to look for in this sort of a case. If it is your first citation regarding driving under the influence, the court does not want you to lose your ability to work because of it. Due to this, the CDL DUI attorney can often work out a deal in clearing up this sort of situation. The attorney is also able to look over the situation and determine if there is an error in the paperwork or the reasoning for stopping you in the first place. By proving the office did not have plausible cause to pull you over, the DUI is dropped.