For professionals and business owners, simply losing the ability to drive can create serious personal and financial consequences before you’ve even stepped into a courtroom.
That is why DUI defense requires more than just showing up to court dates, it requires a strategy that starts the moment you call us.
An arrest is not a conviction, and many DUI cases involve defenses and procedural issues that are not immediately obvious.
Our job is to find them.
But an arrest is not a conviction, and the sooner your defense team gets involved, the more can be done to protect your license, your record, and your future.
If you have been arrested for DUI in Florida, contact Mayersohn Law Group today.
Within 10 days of a DUI arrest, you must request a DHSMV formal review hearing to challenge the administrative suspension of your license. If you miss this deadline, the right to challenge is waived, regardless of your criminal case outcome. Call us immediately after a DUI arrest.
Yes. Florida prosecutors may still pursue DUI charges based on officer observations, field sobriety exercises, driving patterns, or allegations of impairment by drugs or other substances, even if a breath test result falls below the legal limit.
For most adult drivers, the legal blood alcohol concentration (BAC) limit is 0.08%. Different standards apply to commercial drivers and individuals under 21 years old.
Yes. Florida DUI laws apply not only to alcohol, but also to prescription medications, controlled substances, and illegal drugs if they allegedly impair a person’s normal faculties, even if the medication was legally prescribed.
Yes, through successful suppression of evidence, challenging the legality of the stop, attacking the accuracy of breath or blood tests, or other grounds. The specific options depend on the facts of your case, and our attorneys conduct a thorough review of every element of the arrest.
A DUI conviction in Florida cannot be expunged or sealed, it remains on your driving record permanently and in your criminal history. This makes fighting the charge, rather than simply accepting a plea, especially important.
“Actual physical control” is a contested legal concept in Florida DUI law. Being in the driver’s seat with keys accessible has led to charges, but it has also been successfully challenged. Our attorneys analyze the specific facts of where you were, what the keys were doing, and what the evidence shows.
It can, depending on your profession. Many licensing boards, including those governing healthcare, law, commercial driving, and financial services, require disclosure of DUI convictions and may take disciplinary action. Protecting your license is a critical part of the defense strategy from day one, not an afterthought.
