Driving under the influence is a serious charge with serious consequences. If you are convicted of DUI, you may face jail time, fines, alcohol treatment, mandatory additional insurance, and expensive interlock devices on all vehicles you drive. Many of these consequences are mandatory, and a judge must impose them regardless of the circumstances of your case. Additionally, the DMV can suspend your license whether or not you are convicted.

DUI charges also carry personal consequences. For many people, a DUI charge is their only experience with the criminal justice system. The process can be frightening, embarrassing, and stressful. Andrew Elliott is here to help with skill and compassion. 

Mr. Elliott is exceptionally skilled at drunk driving defense.  He is one of only a handful of attorneys in Oregon who is a member of the National College of DUI Defense. 

Diversion

In Oregon, some DUI cases are eligible for diversion. If your case is eligible, you may be able to avoid a conviction and the risk of trial. Generally, a case is eligible if it is a first offense in 10 years, no one was injured, you do not have a CDL, and you do not have an assault or manslaughter conviction.

Even if you are eligible for diversion, you should have an experienced DUI lawyer carefully review every aspect of your case to make sure diversion is the right direction to go.

Implied Consent Hearings

If you are arrested for DUI and either refuse to take a breath test or have a breath test result over a .08, the DMV can suspend your driver's license. In order to avoid this suspension, you must request a hearing within 10 days of the arrest. Even if you win your criminal case for DUII, the DMV can suspend your license.

The length of an administrative suspension from the DMV depends on your history and whether or not you took the breath test. Regardless of the length of suspension you face, you will want an experienced attorney on your side when you go up against the DMV.