Durham DUI LAWYERS

Our DUI defense team is here to help.

Our Durham DUI lawyers are ready to help you through your DUI case and provide aggressive defense to bring about the best possible outcome in your case.

Being charged with a DUI (driving under the influence) or DWI (driving while impaired) can leave you feeling anxious, fearful, and confused. There can be significant legal ramifications from an arrest, including jail time and court fines, loss of driving privileges, increased insurance rates, employment consequences, and financial uncertainty.

Our Durham DUI lawyers are here to help! We will investigate your unique case and guide you through every step of legal process. Our office is conveniently located just a few minutes’ walk from Durham Central Park.

DUI Lawyers Durham, NC

Our Durham DUI lawyers provide compassionate support and direction throughout the legal process. We care about you and your well-being, and we will work relentlessly to give you the best possible defense in your case.

Being native to North Carolina, our DUI lawyers are intimately familiar with the inner workings of this complex legal area, as well as local nuances in the NC court systems.

Attorney Navi Sandhu graduated from the Charlotte School of Law and concentrates his practice in DWI Defense. He has completed the NHTSA DWI Detection and Standardized Field Sobriety Testing Course as well as the UNC School of Government’s Misdemeanor Defender Training. He also graduate Summa Cum Laude with a degree in Management and Organizational Development from Mount Olive College in North Carolina.

Minick Law, P.C. of Durham

Address: 401 N Mangum St, Durham, NC 27701

Phone: (919) 237-9520 | Fax: (828) 212-4300

Cities We Serve: Durham, Rougemont, Gorman,  Alamance, Graham, Elon, Haw River, Saxapahaw, Swepsonville, Green Level, Glen Raven, Altamahaw-Ossipee, Ossipee, Woodlawn, Chapel Hill, Hillsborough, Carrboro, Elfland.

Counties We Serve: Alamance, Durham, and Orange.

While jail time is a possibility for any person convicted of a DWI, the realistic likelihood of jail time depends on a whole number of different factors. The vast majority of people charged with their first DWI are not sentenced to do any active jail time. Jail time is more likely for a person with prior DWI’s, a child in the car, an accident which causes injury to another person or driving on a license which is suspended for a DWI.

There are many driving consequences that can arise from a DWI. The length of suspensions related to DWI and the requirements for license reinstatement vary greatly depending on a number of factors, including: prior DWI charges, the blood/breath alcohol concentration (BAC) at the time of the DWI charge, and whether the driver’s license was suspended at the time of the charge. For a first offense DWI case in North Carolina, a person’s license will be suspended for one year. Most people convicted of their first offense will be able to get a limited driving privilege that will allow them to drive for work, educational, treatment, and religious purposes.

The financial consequences of a DWI are significant and can include: attorney’s fees, court costs and fines, increases in auto insurance premiums, the cost of obtaining an alcohol assessment and completing any recommended treatment, continuous alcohol monitoring, inpatient treatment, and impact on employment.

In North Carolina, officers frequently do not read Miranda rights at the time of a DWI arrest and often a suspect is never advised of Miranda rights during the entire encounter with police. In the context of a DWI arrest, the lack of Miranda warnings is not likely to result in a dismissal of charges. Most of the time statements made by a DWI suspect after arrest are not particularly important in the State’s prosecution. The suspect’s statements and field sobriety tests prior to arrest combined with a blood or breath alcohol result may be enough for the State to proceed to trial on a DWI charge.