Florida Board Certified Expert in Criminal Law - Broward County DUI Defense Lawyer HOME CONTACT LINKS OFFICE LOCATION SITEMAP Question: Can I represent myself? What can a DUI lawyer do for me? ANSWER: You can represent yourself —— although it is not a good idea. "DUI" law is a very complex field with increasingly harsh consequences. There is a minefield of complicated procedural, evidentiary, constitutional, sentencing and administrative license issues. What can a lawyer do? Nothing (or worse) if he is not qualified in this highly specialized field —— no more than a family doctor could help with brain surgery. A qualified attorney, however, can review the case for defects, suppress evidence, compel discovery of such things as calibration and maintenance records for the breath machine, have blood samples independently analyzed, negotiate for a lesser charge or reduced sentence, obtain expert witnesses for trial, contest the administrative license suspension, etc. 12 of 20 Previous | INDEX | Next These questions and associated answers have been adapted to Florida law with permission from Lawrence Taylor.

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