- July 3, 2010, 6:11 am
Ralph had just received his fourth "driving under the influence" arrest. He was thinking about representing himself in court, but his father, Sam, told him that this would be a really big mistake. When Ralph heard this, he asked Sam why he should even consider getting a ”drunk driving lawyer.
Although Sam wasn’t a lawyer, he told his son that he learned the hard way when as a young man he received a "driving under the influence" arrest, represented himself in court, paid thirty-five hundred dollars in fines and penalties, and served 120 days in the city jail. As he mentioned to his son, after he got out of jail, he found out from a lawyer friend that had he hired a DUI lawyer to represent him in court, he more likely than not would have had his penalties and fines
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