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Most people understand that if they are convicted of a DUI that they will have to pay a fine, do community service or go to school. What a lot of people don't realize is that there are more significant consequences than that — such as going to jail.

In some jurisdictions, you can't do community service. You have to go to jail. In other jurisdictions, you have to put a breath machine in your car. A knowledgeable DUI attorney, on the other hand, can minimize, reduce, or remove those penalties.

Interestingly, if you ask most district attorneys and judges about a first-offender DUI, they will tell you that jail time is mandatory. But the truth is it's not. A knowledgable attorney can point out that under the right conditions, when the right application is made for their client, they can be excused from doing any jail time. Kapsack and Bair understands and utilizes this legal strategy.

As a matter of act, it used to be the case that if a third-offense DUI was involved, the defendant would have to go to jail. Kapsack and Bair changed that by working out an agreement with the judge that would substitute alternative rehabilitation treatment for jail time, such as alcohol counseling or an alcohol monitor on the ankle.

If you have a family, if you have a job, if you have people who depend on you, then it doesn't make sense for you to go to jail. It makes a lot more sense for you to address your problem, still remain productive in society, and work out your situation in a way other than jail time.

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