Felony DUI, Defense Lawyer in San Diego, CA

Felony DUI, Defense Overview

In California, a felony DUI conviction often means severe consequences, including a sentence of up to three years in a California state prison, thousands of dollars in fines and the possibility of permanently losing your California driving privileges. With so much at stake, you can't afford to take a wait-and-see approach to your defense. For a law firm with extensive experience handling California felony DUI charges and a proven track record of successful results, contact the Law Office of Vikas Bajaj, APC in downtown San Diego.

In felony DUI cases, we employ bold strategies and aggressive advocacy to protect our clients' rights, avoid convictions and minimize the negative consequences of DUI arrests.

What Makes a DUI a Felony DUI?

Felony DUI charges can be filed in three situations:

• You were involved in an accident that caused injury or death to another person. Prosecutors have discretion to charge these cases as either a felony or a misdemeanor.
• You already have three or more convictions for alcohol-related driving offenses in the past 10 years. This includes DUI convictions, "wet reckless" convictions and out-of-state DUI convictions. Here again, the decision to file felony charges is left to the prosecutor's discretion.
• You already have a felony DUI conviction on your record. There's no discretion here. Felony charges will be filed.

A Proactive and Aggressive Approach That Gets Results

Defense lawyers often take a "wait-and-see" approach with criminal cases, meaning they gather the facts and prepare a defense, and then simply wait for the court date to present the client's case.

Our focus on results means a much more proactive approach. Once hired, we work with professional investigators to start gathering the facts and details of our cases right away. Efficient yet thorough, we often complete these investigations quickly and then make direct contact with the prosecutor well before cases are scheduled to go to trial. We ask prosecutors to take a look at these cases with an eye toward either not making a charge or some other pretrial resolution favorable to our client.

This can be very effective. In fact, we have actually had cases involving violent crimes and sex crimes where our clients were not even charged because of we didn't wait to act. Our clients also benefit from the respect and trust our lawyers have earned from California prosecutors and judges.

Contact Us for a Free Consultation

If you or someone you know is facing felony DUI charges in San Diego or Southern California, call us at 619-525-7005 or 866-594-0506 toll free. You can also e-mail our offices, located on the top floor of the NBC building in downtown San Diego, at any time, day or night.

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The Law Office of Vikas Bajaj, APC handles criminal, family law, personal injury, immigration, and professional licensing and disciplinary matters for clients throughout Southern California.

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Areas of Practice

• Felony DUI, Defense
• Criminal Law
• DUI / DWI