Law Office of Mario Gintella

If you have been arrested, you need someone to guide you through the process, to help you to understand what is happening in your case, to engage the prosecutors on your behalf and to fight for you.

This is a frightening time for you. You can be facing jail time, high fines, driver's license suspensions and high surcharges to get your driver's license back.

You need someone who will keep you well informed, include you in on the planning for your defense and give you good, honest advice even if it is not the advice you want to hear.

Mario will go to bat for you. Mario will strive to get the best results for your case.

DWI is a highly technical area of law. If you are facing a DWI, you need someone who understands DWI law and science and keeps up to date on all of the latest case law and strategies.

Mario will fight hard to help you save your driver's license and avoid stiff penalties.

IMPORTANT TIPS IF YOU ARE DETAINED FOR DWI:

• You have a constitutional right to remain silent.  You do not have to give any more information than your name and address (and show all proper identification and proof of insurance)

• You have the right to refuse to take any roadside tests such as the eye tests, the Walk and Turn or the Balancing Test. Mistakes in adminstering these test or some health issues can lead to mistaken arrest for DWI. Refusal to take the tests WILL lead to arrest, but it is better to be arrested out of hand than to have potentially inaccurate evidence or officer error lead to a conviction.

• You should not agree to give any breath or blood sample.  How do you know if the sampling is done properly, if the equipment is working properly, if testing of blood is done properly? You DO NOT KNOW. Refusing to give Blood or Breath will lead to at least a 180 day Driver's License Suspension, but we will help you fight any suspension and can assist you in getting an Occupational Driver's License if your license is suspended.

• It is very important to remember to request an Administrative License Revocation hearing within 15 days of your arrest or your license will be suspended without any consideration of the evidence against you.  If you do not hire an attorney before the 15th day, please be sure to request a hearing. You can find the information on the bottom of the Temporary Driver's Permit/ Notice of Suspension that you receive upon your release from jail.

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