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A conviction for driving under the influence (DUI) or driving while intoxicated (DWI) can result in mandatory jail time, high fines, and the suspension of your driver’s license. If you have been stopped for a DUI, DWI, or a related crime in the Kansas City metro area, let Joseph, Hollander & Craft’s skilled Kansas City DUI lawyers help you navigate your defense.

Successful Kansas City DUI Defense Lawyers

Joseph, Hollander & Craft’s DUI defense lawyers have successfully defended felony and misdemeanor drunk driving cases in state and municipal courts all over Wyandotte, Leavenworth, Platte, Clay, Jackson and Cass Counties. Our Kansas City DUI defense attorneys know the intricacies of the DUI/DWI statutes and ordinances as well as applicable case law, and we put that knowledge to work for our clients.

We also ensure that our clients’ constitutional rights are secure. For example, the Fourth Amendment guarantees your right to be free from unreasonable seizures. If the officer did not have a reasonable basis for stopping your car, evidence obtained during the stop can be suppressed (excluded from trial). Our Kansas City DUI lawyers carefully examine every drunk driving case for potential suppression issues to determine if there is a basis to exclude incriminating evidence.

Skilled Kansas City DUI Trial Lawyers

Our Kansas City DUI defense attorneys are aggressive trial advocates who hit the ground running to defend your rights in the face of a DUI or DWI. Our Kansas City DUI lawyers have experience defending first-time DUI charges, successive DUI charges, underage DUI charges, DUI charges involving drugs, DUI charges involving accidents and injuries, and everything in between—including charges for open containers, minor in possession, minor in consumption, leaving the scene of an accident, vehicular homicide, and involuntary manslaughter.

We are skilled at uncovering problems and issues associated with the initial stop, field sobriety tests, the arrest, and/or the results of any test measuring blood alcohol concentration or drug intoxication. We know how to challenge the prosecution’s case against you and how to effectively present tangible and persuasive evidence in your favor. We know when to engage expert witnesses and what kinds of expert testimony will persuade a jury or a judge in your favor.

Capable DUI Plea Negotiators

Our firm’s Kansas City DUI defense attorneys know the risks associated with litigation and will guide you toward your best possible outcome. If you decide you do not want to take your case to trial, our Kansas City DUI lawyers will negotiate an optimized plea on your behalf. JHC’s Kansas City DUI attorneys know the information the prosecution will consider when evaluating a plea agreement and can position you to leverage a lesser sentence.

We will also advise whether a diversion may be the better path. By entering a diversion agreement, you may avoid a conviction altogether—obtaining full dismissal of charges after the diversion period terminates. However, a diversion does require that you admit the prosecution can prove the charge against you, can result in conviction if you fail to meet the requirements of the agreement, and will count as a conviction in any subsequent prosecution. Our Kansas City DUI lawyers can talk you through the diversion process, help you determine whether you are eligible, and assist you in deciding whether diversion will work for you.

Driver’s License Revocation Attorneys

Our Kansas City DUI defense lawyers also handle driver’s license revocation proceedings. We know the impact these actions can have on your freedom, finances, and driving privileges, as well as on your family and career. And we are committed to managing your case effectively, resourcefully, and with your endgame in mind.

Having a knowledgeable DUI lawyer at your license hearing can make the difference between losing your license and keeping it. At the hearing, a skilled DUI defense attorney can challenge whether the police had reasonable grounds to arrest you for DUI, the validity of the testing, and characterization of a refusal. A winning argument can get you your license back. Moreover, a skilled DUI defense attorney will know what issues to raise and preserve for appeal.

If you have been stopped for a DUI, DWI, or related crime, call our Kansas City DUI lawyers today.

FAQs

What BAC qualifies as a DUI or DWI?

In Kansas and Missouri, a BAC test result at or above .08% will support a DUI or DWI charge. But you can be charged with DUI or DWI even when your BAC is below .08% or when your BAC is unknown.

Will a DUI or DWI arrest affect my license?

If you are arrested for a drunk driving offense, the police officer will take your driver’s license and provide you with a temporary permit. You then have a period of two weeks to request a hearing or face automatic suspension of your license. Only by requesting and winning at a hearing can you maintain unimpaired driving privileges. If you lose at the license hearing, then your license will be suspended.