First, welcome to our site. More than likely you, someone in your family, a friend or an acquaintance, has gotten  a DUI/DWI. If this is the case please read on. Of course, if this isn't the case and you or someone you know hasn't gotten a DUI,  you may still find this information interesting.

A DUI conviction can have serious implications - loss of license, loss of job, family and relationship consequences, heavy fines, higher insurance premiums and possible jail time to mention a few. No doubt, if you have been charged with a DUI you know this or you wouldn't be searching for an attorney. Wise decision. 

This may be your first DUI, a second, or more than you care to think about. In Kentucky, the penalties for DUI increase with each subsequent conviction until finally it becomes a felony. At this point you are facing time in the penitentiary (more than one year in jail).

When the arresting police officer pulled you over, you may have thought you were okay to drive, but a .08 blood alcohol reading on a breath test is all it takes for a DUI conviction in Kentucky. A few beers, a few drinks, and here you are. The problem is the majority of people have no idea how many drinks they can consume and still be "under the legal limit." In fact, no one really knows because it is different for everyone and can even change for the same person for a variety of reasons. 

You might have thought as you left the restaurant or bar, home, a friends house or wherever, that you were fine, only to find yourself taking a field sobriety test or sitting in jail.

You thought you were driving normally, only to have an officer stop you for weaving on the road, a broken tail light,  brake light, or not giving a turn signal. Once again, one thing leads to another and here you are. 

You need a DUI attorney because often officers are wrong and DUI attorneys can help discover information to prove it. You may be innocent. If the proper procedures were not followed by the arresting officers, the incriminating evidence which was collected might be suppressed. In addition, field sobriety tests are not always as reliable as they are often made out to be. Maybe you had a leg injury, eye problems, medical issues, prescription medications, or other legitimate reasons for the officer to assume you were intoxicated.  

As the attorneys at Dykeman and Rosenthal have with countless others, we can assist you with a DUI charge. Can we make it go away? Maybe, that depends on the circumstances and specific facts involved with your DUI charge. We can't make a guarantee of a succesful outcome. No lawyer can truthfully do that. However, we can provide you with professional, experienced representation by attorneys who have handled numerous DUI cases.

We do promise we will do everything in our power to improve the situation, whether you were the guy driving the older car or the newest Mercedes, whether you were stopped in the middle of the night or the middle of the day. No matter your situation, we will provide the best DUI representation we can.

If you now understand the importance of having an experienced DUI lawyer on your side, make the call to Dykeman and Rosenthal. 1.888.KYLAWHELP