DUI

Chicago DUI Attorney – Providing Award Winning, Effective DUI Defense

The State of Illinois takes Driving Under the Influence of Alcohol (DUI) very seriously. If you are arrested and charged with a DUI, you need to act quickly to make sure you hire the right DUI lawyer who will take all the steps necessary to protect your rights, preserve your license and your driving privileges in Illinois, and make sure you avoid any possibility of going to jail. DUI lawyer, James Dimeas, will take all the steps necessary to protect your rights and preserve your right to continue to drive your vehicle.

If your blood alcohol content (BAC) is .08 or higher, you can be found guilty of Driving Under the Influence of Alcohol. You can also be charged with a DUI in Illinois if you have 5 nano-grams of THC (the marijuana ingredient) in your blood or more than 10 nano-grams of THC in your saliva. In Illinois, most first-time and second-time DUI charges are a class A Misdemeanor, which carry a maximum penalty of up to one-year in jail and a fine up to $2,500. Plus, you will have to pay all necessary Court Costs. If you are charged with a DUI in Illinois, you need the services of an experienced DUI attorney who knows what the law is and what steps need to be taken to protect your rights. Chicago DUI lawyer, James Dimeas, has over 27 years of experience handling DUI cases throughout Chicago, Cook County, DuPage County, Kane County, and Lake County.

DUI lawyer, James Dimeas, was named a “Best DUI Attorney” in 2017. Recently, the American Society of Legal Advocates named James Dimeas a “Top 100 Criminal Defense Lawyer In the State of Illinois For the Year 2018, 2019, 2020, and 2021.” James Dimeas was named one of the “Best Criminal Defense Lawyers in Chicago” by Expertise. The National Trial Lawyers named James Dimeas a “Top 100 Criminal Defense Trial Lawyer.” The American Institute of Criminal Law Attorneys named James Dimeas a “10 Best Attorney for Client Satisfaction.” James Dimeas is truly one the best criminal lawyer in Chicago.

If you are facing DUI charges in Chicago, Cook County, DuPage County, Kane County, or Lake County, you can contact one of the best DUI lawyers in Illinois, and one of the best criminal attorney in Chicago, Cook County, DuPage County, Kane County, or Lake County for a free and confidential consultation. You can call James Dimeas anytime at 847-807-7405.

Illinois DUI Law – What Happens When You Are Arrested For a DUI

Illinois has some of the toughest DUI laws in the country. When you leave the police station you will be given a court date and you will also be given a piece of paper entitled “Notice of Statutory Summary Suspension”. The Notice of Statutory Summary Suspension notifies you that if you took a blood alcohol test and your blood alcohol level was .08 or above, your license will be suspended for six months starting the 46th day after your arrest. If you failed to submit to a blood-alcohol test, or if you refused to take a blood-alcohol test, your license will be suspended for 12 months. These suspensions are known as the Statutory Summary Suspension.

Sometimes a DUI arrest will result in felony charges. If this is your third DUI or more, you could be facing a felony DUI charge. You can also be charged with a felony DUI if you were involved in an accident while under the influence of alcohol or drugs and it resulted in serious bodily injury. You could also be charged with a felony DUI if you did not have a license or insurance at the time of the arrest. Another factor that could lead to the filing of felony DUI charges is if there was a child in the car at the time of the DUI or if you were driving a school bus. Most first time DUI offenders will be eligible for Court Supervision which has the result of you avoiding having a criminal conviction on your record if you successfully complete your Court Supervision. Chicago DUI lawyer, James Dimeas, can review your case and come up with an effective strategy to allow you to drive your vehicle and avoid a criminal conviction on your record. Chicago DUI attorney, James Dimeas, has helped thousands of clients throughout Chicago, Cook County, DuPage County, Kane County, and Lake County to keep their licenses, preserve their right to drive their vehicle, and avoid convictions on their criminal and driving records.

If you are arrested for a DUI there is hope. You need to find the right DUI lawyer who knows what they are doing and who has experience handling DUI cases so that they know what they have to do to preserve your rights. An experienced DUI attorney, like James Dimeas, will know what to do to keep the Secretary of State from suspending your driver’s license. If your DUI lawyer takes the right steps, they can keep your license in effect and can keep this case off of your criminal record. DUI attorney, James Dimeas, has the experience you can count on to effectively and successfully handle your DUI case.

The Secretary of State Will Try to Suspend Your License

If you are arrested for a DUI in Illinois, the Secretary of State will suspend your driver’s license. The suspension of your driver’s license will take effect on the 46th day after your arrest. This is called the Statutory Summary Suspension. The way to keep that from happening is to file a Petition to Rescind the Statutory Summary Suspension. It is critical that this Petition be filed as soon as possible after your arrest. Once the Petition is filed, you are entitled to a hearing in Court within 30-days of the date that the Petition was filed. The sooner you file the Petition the sooner you are entitled to a hearing. You can request a hearing in Chicago, Cook County, DuPage County, Kane County, and Lake County as soon as possible after your arrest. DUI attorney, James Dimeas, makes it a practice to file a Petition to Rescind the Statutory Summary Suspension in almost every DUI case.

If you are charged with a DUI, time is of the essence if you want to prevent the suspension of your driver’s license. You cannot file a Petition to Rescind the Statutory Summary Suspension more than 90 days after your arrest. If the Petition to Rescind the Statutory Summary Suspension is granted, your license will be reinstated and you will be allowed to drive your car without any restrictions. If your license is suspended, you will have the right to operate your vehicle during the period of suspension if you obtain a Monitoring Driving Device Permit (MDDP) which allows you to operate your vehicle, without any restrictions, as long as it’s equipped with a Breath Alcohol Ignition Interlock Device (BAIID). The BAIID is a device that’s installed in your vehicle which allows you to operate your vehicle as long as you provide a breath sample. If you obtain this device for your vehicle, you will be allowed to operate your vehicle without any restrictions as to time or place during the suspension period.

Chicago DUI lawyer, James Dimeas, will file a Petition to Rescind the Statutory Summary as soon as you hire him as your lawyer for your DUI case. He will serve a copy on the States Attorney’s Office in Chicago, Cook Cook County, DuPage County, Kane County, or Lake County requesting an immediate hearing in the DUI courtroom so you can keep your license from being suspended. DUI lawyer, James Dimeas, will do everything possible to keep your license from being suspended.

James G. Dimeas Will Provide Effective and Aggressive Defense for Your DUI Case-By One of the Best Criminal Lawyer in Chicago

Criminal DUI Lawyer, James G. Dimeas, has been fighting DUI cases for over-29 years. DUI attorney, James Dimeas, has learned how to thoroughly examine the police reports and break down everything that the police did and show how their investigation was not done properly and that the police failed to follow the policies and procedures that have been established to prove guilt in a DUI case. DUI cases are won and lost in the details. James Dimeas has won cases because he was able to spot mistakes made by the police that most other lawyers would never have noticed. The ability to spot issues like that comes from over 27 years of experience handling DUI cases throughout Chicago, Cook County, DuPage County, Kane County, and Lake County. James Dimeas has handled cases involving almost all the local police agencies throughout Cook County, DuPage County, Kane County, and Lake County, as well as well as all the County Sheriff, the DuPage County Sheriff, the Kane County Sheriff, the Lake County Sheriff, and the Illinois State Police.

James Dimeas is a highly-experienced DUI lawyer who has spent decades handling criminal cases throughout the Chicago area, knows how the different police agencies train their officers, and how they conduct DUI investigations and arrests. James Dimeas is a DUI attorney who knows the DUI laws in Illinois and he knows what he has to do to make sure you do not lose your license or that you are able to drive your vehicle and go on with your life.

James Dimeas is a nationally-recognized, award-winning, DUI Lawyer with over-29 years of fighting DUI cases throughout Chicago, Cook County, DuPage County, Kane County, and Lake County. Attorney and Practice Magazine gave James Dimeas the “Top 10 Criminal Defense Attorney Award for Illinois,” and the “Top 10 DUI Defense Attorney” award. The National Academy of Criminal Defense Attorneys gave James Dimeas the “Top 10 Attorney Award for the State of Illinois.” Recently, James Dimeas was recognized by the American Society of Legal Advocates as a “Top 100 Criminal Defense Lawyer In the State of Illinois For the Year 2018, 2019, and 2020.” Expertise named James Dimeas a “Best Criminal Defense Lawyer in Chicago.” James Dimeas was named a “Best DUI Attorney.” The American Institute of Criminal Law Attorneys recognized James Dimeas as a “10 Best Attorney for Client Satisfaction.” The National Trial Lawyers named James Dimeas a “Top 100 Criminal Defense Trial Lawyer.” AVVO rates James Dimeas as “Superb,” a perfect “10, the highest rating possible for any DUI attorney in the United States.

If you have a DUI case in Chicago, Cook County, DuPage County, Kane County, or Lake County, contact James Dimeas for a free and confidential consultation about your case. James Dimeas can be reached at 847-807-7405 to talk to James Dimeas personally about your case and find out what he can do to help you.