DWI Lawyer

Driving While Intoxicated as a result of the ingestion of alcohol or illegal or legal drugs is a criminal offense in the State of Texas. You can be charged with DWI if you are driving a car, motor boat, motorcycle on any other motor vehicle if you are intoxicated. There must be a reasonable suspicion for the police officer to detain you on a DWI, typically, reasonable suspicion is present if you commit a traffic offense or if you are driving erratically. Once the officer has stopped you, he may ask you to do field sobriety tests if he suspects that you are DWI. DWI field sobriety tests can include standing on one leg, walking and turning, counting on your fingers, touching your nose while standing straight, and an eye test which looks for Horizontal Gaze Nystagmus which is a jerking in the eyes. You do have a right to refuse any field sobriety tests offered. If the officer arrests you after the field sobriety tests, you will be requested to submit to a breathalyzer test or a blood test to measure the alcohol or drug content in your system. In the State of Texas, you can be charged for DWI if you measure a .08 or higher blood alcohol level on the breathalyzer or blood test.

Call an Austin DWI lawyer as soon as possible after you have been arrested for DWI. If you are found guilty of DWI, you can face jail time, probation, suspension of your license and surcharges amounting to $1000 a year for several years. The Law Offices of Sue Berkel in Austin, Texas can defend you against charges of DWI so call us at (512) 689-8733 or email us at sueberkel@sbcglobal.net.

I have sought out consultations from Sue Berkel on several occasions and she has always been thorough and highly professional. Her broad experience and extensive relationship with the court and the DA's office were especially beneficial. On my behalf, Sue recently represented my son and was successful in negotiating a dismissal of criminal charges as well as a denial to revoke his probation, which resulted in the best possible outcome. Sue pays attention to detail and I especially appreciated that she was always responsive to me and my family's needs. I would recommend Sue Berkel without reservations. I intend to seek her out to provide legal services that I may need in the future.R. D.

Ms. Berkel represented my daughter in Court on three felonies and one misdemeanor. Ms. Berkel has a lot of experience and expertise and used it so well that she was able to get all charges against my daughter dismissed. I highly recommend her for people looking for legal assistance for criminal matters.L. E.

Sue Berkel recently handled some serious legal matters for me, and I am pleased to say that she is a first class human being as well as a top notch attorney who gets results. Few lawyers I have known are more compassionate or more able. Sue Berkel has a consummate knowledge of the Austin area court system in addition to good working relationships with many officials in the Travis County legal and political communities. This is not surprising since she is at once recognizable as a responsible, intelligent person and a gifted lawyer. I would add one more thing. Sue Berkel returns phone calls and answers email promptly, a practice rarely found in attorneys of any rank.Martha N.