Criminal Defense
DUI Defense
Protecting your license and your record from a first offense to a felony DUI.
A DUI in Colorado sets two clocks running at once: the criminal case in court and a separate administrative action against your driver’s license at the DMV. Miss the deadline to request a DMV hearing and you can lose your license before you ever see a judge — which is why immediate action matters.
DUI cases look scientific, but they are built on procedures that frequently break down. Roadside sobriety tests, breath machines, and blood draws all depend on strict protocols. When officers cut corners, the results become vulnerable to challenge.
- First-offense and repeat DUI / DWAI
- Felony DUI (fourth offense)
- DUI involving accident or injury
- Breath and blood test refusals
- Express Consent and DMV license hearings
- Underage and commercial-driver DUI
License revocation
The DMV can suspend your license independently of the court case.
Jail and probation
Even first offenses carry potential jail, alcohol classes, and public service.
Ignition interlock
Reinstatement often requires an interlock device at your own expense.
Insurance and employment
A DUI conviction raises premiums and can end driving-related jobs.
We request the DMV hearing immediately to protect your driving privileges, then attack the traffic stop, the field sobriety testing, and the calibration and maintenance records of the breath or blood testing equipment.
Where testing was flawed or the stop unlawful, we pursue dismissal or reduction to a lesser offense — and for eligible clients we seek sentencing alternatives that keep you working and driving.
In Colorado you generally have only 7 days to request a DMV hearing. Contacting a lawyer immediately is critical to preserve your driving privileges.
Refusal carries its own license consequences under the Express Consent law, but it also removes a key piece of the state’s evidence. We defend both refusal and test cases.
Sometimes. Depending on the evidence and your record, we may negotiate a reduction to DWAI or a careless driving offense, or challenge the case for dismissal.