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Years of Experience and KnowledgeAll of the attorneys at Katz & Phillips, P.A. attend and/or teach at DUI continuing legal education seminars on a regular basis. We work to ensure we are the most knowledge person in the courtroom every time we step into one. We constantly discuss your case among the attorneys in the firm to get varied perspectives and benefit from the experience of all team members and we plan your defense together. We also make sure we are educated on the latest DUI defense trial skills and methods and use them in your best interest.
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A Reputation as FightersProsecutors learn very quickly which attorneys fight for their clients and which always plea their clients guilty as charged. Yes, it is true that on very rare occasions a client of Katz & Phillips, P.A. has entered a plea of guilty as charged to a DUI, but there was always a reason it was in the client’s best interest to do so. No Katz & Phillips, P.A. client has ever entered a plea of Guilty to any charge because it was easier for the lawyer or the law firm. We love to fight, we love to go to trial, and we love to win for you. Often our clients get offered reduced charges because the prosecutors know we will not settle for DUI minimum mandatory penalties.
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Unrivaled Motion PracticeIn almost every DUI case we have ever handled, we have identified multiple issues to help our client by listening to the client regarding the arrest incident, reviewing the police reports, watching the roadside and body worn camera footage, and investigating the operational procedures and actual operation of the breath test. We typically file between 8 – 23 different Motions in each DUI case, depending on the facts of the case.
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DUI Defense
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Arrest
An officer who observes an unusual driving pattern or arrives at the scene of an accident may eventually determine that the driver is under the influence of alcohol. In Florida, an officer can request you to perform field sobriety exercises at the side of the road but cannot compel you to complete them. After the officer has concluded his or her roadside investigation, they will decide whether or not to arrest the driver.
If an arrest is made, the driver must remain in jail until their breath test result is under .05 or 8 hours have elapsed since arrest. Only then can bond be posted, and the driver released.
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