Fresno DUI Lawyers | Tulare DWI Defense Attorneys | Law Office of Michael Mitchell

The Law Offices of Michael E. Mitchell is committed to providing you the most thorough, vigorous and aggressive Criminal and DUI defense possible. We will pursue all avaible avenues to defend your case. Our in depth investigation often means the difference in whether a person is convicted of a Crime or DUI.

The Law Offices of Michael E. Mitchell is the Central Valley's preminent Criminal and DUI law firm. When it comes to your representation, rest assured that your case is being handled by an attorney experienced in Criminal and DUI defense.

If you have been cited, arrested or booked for a DUI, you are probably thinking, what is going to happen to me?

If you are reading this information, you are well ahead of the vast majority of DUI driver’s or licensees. There are two phases to the DWI / DUI process. The first phase is a hearing with the DMV hearing. You must act quickly to participate in this stage of your DWI / DUI defense. In order to contest the suspension of your license due to a DWI / DUI you are required to request a hearing from DMV within ten (10) days of your DWI / DUI arrest or citation. The request must either be postmarked or received by DMV within(10) days or your arrest or citation. The (10) days includes weekends and holidays. However, if the tenth day falls on a weekend or holiday, you have until the next business day to request the hearing. We can still make a request to DMV for a hearing if the ten (10) days have passed, however, the DMV has the discretion to deny the request. However, if the (10) days for the DUI / DMV hearing have passed, contact the Law Office of Michael E. Mitchell and we will petition DMV for a renewed hearing. Contact the Law Office of Michael E. Mitchell at (559) 435-5059 so that we can make arrangements to request the DMV hearing and preserve your right to retain your driver’s license.

The second phase of your DUI / DWI case is the criminal court. DUI / DWI is typically prosecuted by the District Attorney’s Office of the particular county of California in which you were cited or arrested. For instance, in the Central Valley, if you were cited or arrested in Clovis, California, the DA of Fresno County will be the prosecuting agency. However, if you were cited in a Federal Jurisdiction such as Yosemite or Sequoia National Park, you will be subject to prosecution in Federal Court, usually before a Federal Magistrate. At the Law Offices of Michael E. Mitchell, we are experienced in handling Federal DWI / DUI cases.

Our first step in defending the DUI / DWI criminal case is to sit down with you and discuss what happened and the details of what you remember. We assess each aspect of your encounter with law enforcement and delve into which errors they possibly made. Usually we acquire the police reports and background for your case at DMV well before your DUI / DWI criminal case starts. Our second step, is to use this information to prepare motions and defenses for your DUI / DWI criminal case.

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The Law Offices of Michael E. Mitchell defends clients charged with DUI / DWI and traffic offenses in California's Central Valley and San Joaquin Valley, including Fresno County, Tulare County, Merced County, Madera County, County of Kings, Mariposa County, Fresno, Tulare, Merced, Madera, Kings County, Mariposa, Visalia, Hanford, Dinuba, Los Banos, Selma, Kingsburg, Clovis, Sanger, Reedley, Kerman, Parlier, Coalinga, Firebaugh, Fowler, Mendota, Visalia, Avenal, Corcoran, Lemoore, Porterville, Bass Lake, Shaver Lake, Yosemite National Park, Sequoia National Park. We also defend motorists pulled over for traffic violations along San Joaquins roads and highways including interstate 5 and highways, 49, 41, 99, 168, 192, 180.