Union City DUI Lawyer

Union City GA DUI Lawyer - Union City GA DUI Attorney

Experienced Union City GA DUI Defense

Richard Lawson is a former Georgia prosecutor with over 25 years' experience in DUI law. The Law Office of Richard Lawson focuses solely on Georgia DUI Defense. You will not find any general practitioners in our office. Please check out our reviews on Avvo and contact us for a no-cost, hassle-free consultation and evaluation of your case. When you need a DUI Lawyer in Union City GA, look no further than our DUI Defense specialists.

30-Day Warning!

If you have been arrested for DUI in Union City Georgia, or anywhere in Fulton County, you should know that if you (or your Union City GA DUI Lawyer) have to file for an Administrative License Suspension (ALS) Hearing or an ignition interlock device within thirty days of your arrest or your license will be automatically suspended. There is a fee of $150 to file the request. If you refused the State's chemical test of your breath, blood, or urine, your license would be suspended for one year with no opportunity for a restricted permit. Contact the Law Office of Richard Lawson today to speak with a Union City GA DUI Attorney to save your ability to drive in Georgia!

Do Not Leave Your Freedom to Chance

Our Union City Georgia DUI Lawyers provide effective and aggressive legal representation to those facing DUI and DUI-related offenses. They have extensive experience as Union City Georgia DUI Attorneys and have employed their knowledge to defend thousands of clients accused of driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs successfully.

DUI Stops and Reasonable Suspicion

Have you ever been pulled over by police for suspicion of DUI and felt you were done so unfairly? Many cases are proving that across the nation hundreds of DUI cases lack sufficient evidence of reasonable, articulable suspicion for DUI stops. Many times drivers feel intimidated by law enforcement and do not think to pursue the feeling they were pulled over without reasonable cause.

DUI cases in Georgia are aggressively prosecuted, and many motorists feel they were pulled over for no reason; because they were late night driving or coming home from a club or bar. In some instances, if an experienced Union City DUI Lawyer can show there was no lawful reason for the top, the case can get dismissed.

What is Reasonable Suspicion?

Before law enforcement can lawfully stop you, he/she must have reasonable, articulable suspicion that you have committed or about to commit a crime. Typically, in Georgia DUI stops, the officer will testify that reasonable suspicion was based on a violation of a traffic law. Sometimes this basis for the stop can be challenged through a motion to suppress. If successful, a motion would exclude any and all evidence that is the essence of the illegal stop and could result in a dismissal.

Your qualified Union City GA DUI Attorney will review the facts of your individual case to determine whether evidence could be excluded based on a motion to suppress.

If law enforcement lacked reasonable suspicion that you committed a crime, they cannot stop you and subsequently arrest you. If reasonable suspicion is absent, the traffic stop is illegal, and any evidence collected is inadmissible against you. If the case against you lacks evidence, it will be dismissed.

The Constitution of the United States prohibits illegal search and seizure, and any investigatory traffic stop is within this protection. If law enforcement wants to pull you over to determine if you are driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs, they must have reasonable, articulable suspicion to do so. Roadblocks have been held to be unconstitutional in Georgia, and police cannot stop you solely on the basis of an anonymous tip or 911 call.

Some examples of reasonable suspicion include

Making wide radius turns
Straddling center lane marker
Striking (or almost hitting) an object or another vehicle
Weaving
Driving on a surface other than a designated highway/roadway
Swerving
Driving more than 10mph below posted speed limit
Stopping in traffic lane for no apparent reason
Following too closely
Drifting
Braking erratically
Driving into crossing or opposing traffic
Signaling different from driving actions
Slow response to traffic light/signal
Stopping inappropriately
Turning illegally or abruptly
Headlights off when dark
Speeding or other Traffic violation

Defending Yourself Against a Union City GA DUI Charge

As a former prosecutor, Richard Lawson intimately understands the elements of a Union City GA DUI Defense. They are the following:

Guilt must be proven beyond a reasonable doubt
The accused operated a motor vehicle
The defendant was under the influence of alcohol or drugs

Understanding these elements provides your Union City Georgia DUI Lawyer the opportunity to defend your case using one or more of these defenses.

Law enforcement cannot stop a motorist unless there is reasonable suspicion to believe that a crime has, or is about to be committed. Law enforcement may pull over any individual for a violation of any traffic laws.

Union City GA Municipal Court

Union City GA Municipal Court is located at 5060 Union Street, Union City, GA 30291. Honorable Monica Emmons Ewing is the Chief Judge, and Ernestine Jones is the Chief Clerk.

Court is held Monday – Friday between the hours of 9 AM – 5 PM for first appearance hearings, warrant hearings, and other municipal court-related business. Union City GA Municipal Court also holds night sessions each month that begin at 6 PM. For more information, call (770) 306-6847.

Map to Union City GA Municipal Court

Act Now

If you were arrested for DUI in Union City Georgia, there is no time to waste. Your case will certainly not defend itself. There are things your Union City DUI Attorney must do to make sure your rights are protected. Our Union City Georgia DUI Lawyers are here to take your call 24 hours a day, seven days a week. When you need a DUI Attorney in Union City GA, the Law Office of Richard Lawson will be there for you. Call now; your best defense begins with us!

Recent Case Results

This case was in Helen Municipal Court. The client was charged with a DUI and four counts of DUI Child Endangerment. In Georgia, for every child under the age of 14 in a vehicle it is considered a separate DUI offense. The client would have been declared an habitual violator from one arrest an... Read On
Client was charged with a suspended license because he did not reinstate his privilege to drive after the expiration of his restricted license. Per my advice, the client properly reinstated his license the day after he was charged. Case Dismissed in Cobb County State Court. Read On
Client was a resident of New York who was arrested while he was visiting Georgia for pleasure. He was charged with DUI, Reckless Driving, and Speeding 37 MPH over the speed limit. We were able to get the client an unbelievable outcome in Hampton, Georgia. His DUI dismissed, his speeding ticket wa... Read On

Recommendations

DUI WITH HIGH BAC (.112) LOWERED TO RECKLESS DRIVING!

Richard was not the first lawyer I spoke with after my DUI charge, but he was the last when searching for representation. This was my very first time encountering any sort of legal dispute so I had no idea what I was doing and I was very scared. Richard was very friendly, down to earth and consol... Read On
Miracle Worker!

Not only did Richard Lawson and his very capable associate get my DUI reduced to reckless driving with parole, but he did something that I didn't think was possible. I was stopped for a moving violation recently. The police arrested me because they showed my driver's license had been suspended. H... Read On
Ideal attorney for anyone

Mr. Lawson is outstanding. He was professional, attentive to any requests, and got the outcome I wanted but thought was unachievable. I had been arrested for a DUI. The case was very difficult, intricate, and was seemingly without hope, but Mr. Lawson was able to get the charges drastically reduc... Read On

Recent Case Results

This case was in Helen Municipal Court. The client was charged with a DUI and four counts of DUI Child Endangerment. In Georgia, for every child under the age of 14 in a vehicle it is considered a separate DUI offense. The client would have been declared an habitual violator from one arrest an... Read On
Client was charged with a suspended license because he did not reinstate his privilege to drive after the expiration of his restricted license. Per my advice, the client properly reinstated his license the day after he was charged. Case Dismissed in Cobb County State Court. Read On
Client was a resident of New York who was arrested while he was visiting Georgia for pleasure. He was charged with DUI, Reckless Driving, and Speeding 37 MPH over the speed limit. We were able to get the client an unbelievable outcome in Hampton, Georgia. His DUI dismissed, his speeding ticket wa... Read On

Union City DUI Resources

Union City Police Department

Fulton County Sheriff's Department

Georgia State Patrol

Fulton County Solicitor General

Fulton County District Attorney

Union City Municipal Court

Administrative Office of the Courts

Union City Public Library

Wikipedia of Union City Georgia