Middle Tennessee DUI Defense Attorneys

With more than 100 years of combined trial experience, we dedicate our professional lives to the fight for justice and to protect the quality of life for you and your loved ones, through highly personalized service and an unwavering commitment to excellence.

If you have been arrested for drunk driving, the laws in Tennessee provide for severe penalties that expose you to the risk of jail, heavy fines, and suspension or revocation of your driver's license. Depending on your occupation, conviction of DUI can also lead to action against your professional license. For thorough and highly personalized client service in defense of any Tennessee DUI charges, contact an experienced attorney at Hollins, Raybin & Weissman, P.C. in Nashville.

Our approach to the defense of DUI cases involves a careful examination of the circumstances of your arrest, whether it took place at a sobriety checkpoint or elsewhere, to see whether a motion to dismiss based on constitutional irregularities can lead to an early resolution of the case. If the charges look like they will proceed to trial, we concentrate on independent analysis of the toxicology report in order to challenge the blood alcohol concentration evidence against you. Our long experience with the development and presentation of evidence at trial can represent an important advantage to our clients.

The penalties for DUI in Tennessee increase according to the number of prior DUI convictions. Even a second DUI in a ten-year period can make it difficult to overcome the driver's license suspension that can usually be waived on a hardship showing by first offenders. A fourth conviction for DUI can be charged and punished as a felony. Vehicular manslaughter charges can be brought against any driver, even a first offender, in fatal accident cases where the surviving driver is suspected of DUI.

There are special penalties for individuals under 21. See this chart which shows criminal statutes for alcohol-related offenses for those under 21.

Our defense attorneys tailor our legal strategies to the specific circumstances of your case based on the evidence, your prior record, and any potential risk to your livelihood. Whether you are facing charges of DUI per se, DUI by consent, or serious felony DUI charges, our AV-rated* criminal trial attorneys will bring their experience to bear on your behalf. 

For more information about each of our attorneys who practice criminal defense, please visit their individual profiles:

David L. Raybin
Vincent P. Wyatt
Sarah Richter Perky

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