Need recommendations for DUI lawyer for my 19 year old

[Anonymous]

This is her first offense, we live in Maryland (Rockville)

[Anonymous]

https://maryland-criminallawyer.com/our-team/kush-arora/

[Anonymous]

https://www.portnerandshure.com/

[Anonymous]

I'm actually surprised she even got pulled over in Montgomery county

[Anonymous]

Try to get probation before judgement and the arrest expunged.

Assuming they had probable cause and she’s guilty.

Good luck.

They used to have a program called REDO not sure if it exists or changed names for 1st offenders to get the record expunged

[Anonymous]

Why should it be expunged?

It is a serious offense.

Consequences teach valuable lessons.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Try to get probation before judgement and the arrest expunged.

Assuming they had probable cause and she’s guilty.

Good luck.

They used to have a program called REDO not sure if it exists or changed names for 1st offenders to get the record expunged

DUI is a specifically excepted from expungable offenses in many jurisdictions, including Maryland.

[Anonymous]

Ah, how does this still happen when there is Uber? Sorry, not very helpful but it’s so very frustrating.

[Anonymous]

This is very serious. Show her this. The driver is still sitting in JAIL. Came home for fall break from college and killed his friend and is not getting out of jail. She needs a massive wake up call.

https://wtop.com/crime/2024/10/arlington-teen-killed-in-suspected-drunken-driving-incident/

[Anonymous]

1) every single one of you would try to help your kid if they did this. So lay off your high horses please.

2) I doubt she will get jail time but that’s what a good lawyer is for.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:1) every single one of you would try to help your kid if they did this. So lay off your high horses please.

2) I doubt she will get jail time but that’s what a good lawyer is for.

"Help your kid" has different meanings to different people. Daddy bailing her out is not what I have in mind.

If my teen got a DUI I would "help" them by sending them to rehab and doing everything I could to make sure that they don't drive for the foreseeable future. I would expect them to suffer some consequences that hopefully will teach a lifelong lesson.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:1) every single one of you would try to help your kid if they did this. So lay off your high horses please.

2) I doubt she will get jail time but that’s what a good lawyer is for.

"Help your kid" has different meanings to different people. Daddy bailing her out is not what I have in mind.

If my teen got a DUI I would "help" them by sending them to rehab and doing everything I could to make sure that they don't drive for the foreseeable future. I would expect them to suffer some consequences that hopefully will teach a lifelong lesson.

My dad always told me if I got myself in jail, he wouldn’t bail me out. The kid in the article above didn’t even get the option. The judge gave him no bail. In jail since the morning of the accident.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Try to get probation before judgement and the arrest expunged.

Assuming they had probable cause and she’s guilty.

Good luck.

They used to have a program called REDO not sure if it exists or changed names for 1st offenders to get the record expunged

DUI is a specifically excepted from expungable offenses in many jurisdictions, including Maryland.

This isn't true. If you get probation before judgement you're now eligible to have it expunged after 15 years.

https://www.markhamlegal.com/blog/2024/md-dui-law-changes

Now, if it's like it was the last time I did a DUI case in Montgomery County a PBJ for an underage driver might be hard to get.

[Anonymous]

Her BAC is also going to impact the options here.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:1) every single one of you would try to help your kid if they did this. So lay off your high horses please.

2) I doubt she will get jail time but that’s what a good lawyer is for.

"Help your kid" has different meanings to different people. Daddy bailing her out is not what I have in mind.

If my teen got a DUI I would "help" them by sending them to rehab and doing everything I could to make sure that they don't drive for the foreseeable future. I would expect them to suffer some consequences that hopefully will teach a lifelong lesson.

Oh please. I love it when DCUM posters get all hysterical for no reason. She asked for a layer recommendation. You have no idea what else they’re doing or not doing. A DUI at 19 does not equal a necessary trip to rehab. Not that you or anyone else could make an adult do that. Calm down.