When I was pulled over for a DUI I was completely devastated. I quickly took to the internet to try to get as much information as I could. I narrowed my selection down to 4 law firms and did some calling. Most were very helpful, informational and comparably quoted.
I called Gold and Witham and spoke with Attorney Jeff Gold right off the bat. He told me much of the same things but also mentioned that at their firm they like to fight the charges based on a person's character rather than a possible mistake in the arrest, which was unlikely in my case. Of course I told him Thank You and I'll call you back not sure if I actually would.
Fast forward to a day later and I still had a really great feeling about the conversation I had with Jeff Gold. It felt like the right decision and in the end proved to be as he helped get my DUI reduced to a Wet Reckless and also had my court fine's reduced.
The steps that Jeff Gold instructed me to take were fairly simple. It was a quest to prove that I was a good person and already taking action to turn things around. I was instructed to attend 40 AA meetings (yes very intimidating if, like me, you do not have an abuse problem with alcohol), get letters of references from professionals who know me well (no I didn't have to tell my boss about my DUI to make it happen), and write my own letter stating how the situation has personally affected me. The requirement to complete the AA meetings almost made me choose a different lawyer, but I'm very glad I didn't.
Jeff Gold was very responsive and helpful during the entire process. He called every Thursday or Friday to update me even if nothing had changed. He knew how to best time things from my DMV hearing, license suspension (sadly unavoidable if you blow over a .08), to my court case by trying to have the right judge and prosecutor in the room.
I'll wrap up by saying if a friend of mine ever gets a DUI (because I won't be again!) I would highly recommend Gold and Witham to help them navigate the process.
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