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DUI


If you've been stopped on a drunk driving, implied consent, or felony DUI charge, contact me today! Our experience with all phases of DUI defense can help you, from suppressing the evidence against you to assisting with restricted licenses or work permits if your license is suspended.

A first-offense DUI conviction in Florida results in an automatic suspension of your driver's license. The most promising avenues of defense to prevent you from being convicted include:

Jacksonville DUI defense lawyer Jonathan M. Rowe has the experience with drunk driving cases necessary to advise you of your practical ability to obtain a restrictive license or to defeat the DUI case on the merits, or about the likelihood that a plea agreement can be obtained on favorable terms.

If you refuse the breath test, your chances of defeating the DUI charges may improve (depending on how you did on a videotaped field sobriety test), but the automatic license suspension of one year can be a stiff price to pay for trying to avoid the DUI conviction. We'll work with you through every step of the process to do everything possible to protect your right to drive.

At the Law Offices of Jonathan M. Rowe, we also represent persons charged with more serious felony DUI offenses. These include DUI serious injury accident cases, repeat DUI offenses, and such aggravating circumstances as hit-and-run accidents, or fleeing an officer. Our extensive experience with the defense of felonies of all kinds represents a distinct advantage for the felony DUI defendant.

DUI License Restoration

Your driver's license will be automatically suspended after a DUI arrest if your breath or blood alcohol level exceeds the legal limit. Your license will even be suspended if you refuse to take either of these tests or a urine test. If you had the legal right to drive at the time of the arrest then the arresting officer issues a temporary permit that allows you to continue driving until the DMV administrative hearing. This firm will handle all of the scheduling and paperwork needs for you to get your license. Many times we have been successful in arguing for reinstatement for misdemeanor DUI cases and can nearly always obtain a hardship license to allow you to drive for necessary travel.

Your license will even be suspended if you refuse to take either of these tests or a urine test. If you had the legal right to drive at the time of the arrest then the arresting officer issues a temporary permit that allows you to continue driving until the DMV administrative hearing. This firm will handle all of the scheduling and paperwork needs for you to get your license. Many times we have been successful in arguing for reinstatement for misdemeanor DUI cases and can nearly always obtain a hardship license to allow you to drive for necessary travel.