If you’ve been charged with DWI* or are facing criminal charges, it’s essential that you engage a lawyer. Getting ticketed or being charged with a crime doesn’t mean you’re guilty — only a court can decide that.

The Triad Legal Group believes that every individual, no matter their financial resources, deserves a skilled lawyer. As you’re deciding what to do, when you’re headed to court, take an attorney with you.

There are many steps between the moment a law enforcement officer decides to cite you or charge you with something, and the moment a judge or jury makes its decision. A lawyer can help you through the process and ensure your rights are protected.

Even a minor traffic offense can cause your insurance rates to go up or, if it’s not the first, potentially put your driver’s license at risk. Drunk driving, or driving while intoxicated, can have even more serious effects.

This isn’t the time for a DIY approach to your legal problems. An attorney plays several critical roles in these situations. These include:

  • Helping you understand the charges you’re facing, the potential consequences of those charges, your rights and your legal options.
  • Helping you navigate the various steps involved in defending yourself.
  • Ensuring your rights are protected. Law enforcement officers and prosecutors are required to follow certain rules and procedures to protect your rights, and a good defense attorney can make sure they do.
  • Finding a faster, fairer way to resolve the charge. Sometimes charges can be dismissed before the case is ever brought to court. Other times the charge can be pleaded down to a lesser offense and a trial can be avoided.
  • Being the one person who is legally and ethically bound to be 100% on your side during pre-trial actions, any trial that occurs, and afterward (if necessary) during sentencing procedures.
  • Arguing your case during any potential appeals.

Everyone deserves good legal representation, whether it’s for something as minor as a speeding ticket or as serious as a felony charge.

Call Triad Legal Group call or TAP 336-560-5400 for fair, affordable legal help.

Triad Legal Group

Our Criminal Law Practice Area

Traffic Violations
& Tickets

Traffic Tickets &
Speeding Tickets

Theft
& Shoplifting

DWI
& DUI

Driver’s License
Revocation & Restoration

Misdemeanor
Charges

Felony
Charges

Probation
Violations

Drugs, Drug Trafficking
& Drug Possession

*In some states this is called “DUI” or driving under the influence, but in North Carolina law, the term is DWI.