DWI's have additional aspects regarding drivers licenses. If you failed or refused a breath or blood test the state will attempt to suspend your drivers license.
  
A request for a hearing must be made within 15 days of the arrest or the suspension is automatic and effective 40 days from the arrest date.
  
If you hire us on the DWI, we request this hearing.
  
If you license is suspended we can request an occupational drivers license. These can be granted for up to 12 hours per day.
  
On a first time DWI, if you decide to plea bargain, we can normally obtain a two year probation that will not suspend your license as the result of the DWI. We can likewise go to trial on the case.
    
If we win we can seek an expunction.
  
If we lose you probably would still receive probation.
  
On a second DWI we may be able to obtain probation in a plea bargain but usually there is a license suspension.
  
Of course if we have a trial and win, there would be no conviction or suspension.
   
Cases for a third (or more) DWI can be filed as felonies.
 
As of September 1, 2003, convictions for DWI also carry civil penalties.  These begin at $1,000 per year for three years and go up according to the circumstances.  Thus, trials should be given serious consideration in many cases to attempt to avoid these penalties.