Greensboro DUI LAWYERS

DUI defense is our focus.

A DUI charge can feel like the low-point in your life. Many of our clients tell us how hard it is to manage all the uncertainty and stress the case can cause. Our Greensboro DUI lawyers are here to help.

At Minick Law, our goal is to keep you informed and aware about the legal process that you’re going through. Often you might be confused by the legal jargon, unless you’ve spent time in law school or law enforcement.

Our Greensboro DUI lawyers will guide you through each step of the process, explaining what’s going on as we go.

Minick Law, P.C. of Greensboro serves clients with aggressive, yet compassionate, DWI Defense. Our office is conveniently located in downtown Guilford Hills, 5 minutes away from the Guilford County Courthouse, the Guilford County Jail, and the U.S. District Court. Our staff is standing by to help you.

The Greensboro office is led by Attorney Allie Dunlap, who received her Juris Doctorate from Elon University School of Law in December 2019. While attending law school, Allie completed her Residency Program at the Guilford County District Attorney’s Office and spent her summers working at a general law practice in Kernersville.

Allie has successfully completed the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s course on DUI Detection and Standardized Field Sobriety Testing, a 24-hour course taught to officers trained in DWI investigations.

Get aggressive DUI defense.

Many misfortunes can result from getting a DWI (driving while impaired) or a DUI (driving under the influence) charges. Your license could get suspended, your auto insurance rates could skyrocket, and you could even get stuck with jail time.

In the State of North Carolina, DWI and DUI law can be very tricky and complicated. Our Greensboro DUI lawyers handle a wide range of cases, including: Habitual DWI, Felony Driving While Impaired, Federal Driving Under Influence (DUI charged on Federal lands or parkway), and Drug Related Impaired Driving cases (including marijuana DWI charges).

We care about your well-being and your future. We will pursue every angle of your case, from gathering all of the facts and figures to ensure that we can work towards the best results for your case.

Minick Law, P.C. | Greensboro DUI Lawyer

Address: 806 Green Valley Rd Suite 200, Greensboro, NC 27408
Phone: (336) 383-1537

Cities We Serve: Greensboro, High Point, Thomasville, Lexington, Welcome, Winston-Salem.
Counties We Serve: Guilford, Davidson, and Forsyth.

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.