Austin Texas DWI Lawyer Ken Gibson

700 Lavaca, Suite 1010 - Austin, Texas 78701
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Being arrested for driving while intoxicated (or DWI) can be scary. Between the bright lights of the police car and the realization that you are going to jail, it is stressful to think about the consequences of one night’s indiscretion.

If your or a loved one has been arrested for DWI in Austin, not all is lost. While a DWI conviction carries many harsh penalties, an experienced defense attorney will be able to have the charges minimized, if not dropped altogether.

DWI is the most complicated field of law. The rules and regulations change frequently, and it would be extremely difficult to represent yourself in court. You need to find an attorney who focuses only on DWI to represent you during this trying time.

Ken Gibson can help. He has years of experience in successfully representing clients in DWI cases. Mr. Gibson has completed training by the National Highway Traffic Administration on how to administer field sobriety tests. He is also a certified Intoxilyzer 5000 operator and technician.

The first thing your attorney will help you with is keeping your driver’s license. If you were arrested for DWI, the officer gave you a notice of suspension for your driver’s license. Per Texas state law, you must request a hearing from the Department of Public Safety within 15 days to keep your license. If you do not, an automatic license revocation will take place.

The penalties for drunk driving are harsh. If convicted, the judge may order jail time, fines, court costs, and a driver’s license suspension. In addition to this, the Department of Public Safety will put a surcharge on your driver’s license, which can range from $1,000 to $2,000 per year for up to three years. This surcharge can get up to $6,000, depending on what your blood alcohol content (BAC) was or whether or not you took the breathalyzer tests.

You may also find it difficult to get affordable vehicle insurance, if you can even find a company to cover you at all.

You can fight these charges! If you have been arrested in Austin and are interested in discussing your case with Ken Gibson, you can call him today at 1-888-DWI-TEXAS. He will be more than happy to give you a free, no obligation DWI case evaluation.

DWI in Austin, Texas

If You're Still Undecided About Fighting Your Texas DWI, please read the information below:

A DWI Conviction Could Cost You: I've found that most people have a serious misconception about the cost of their DWI.

They believe that pleading guilty is going to save them money over the cost of hiring an attorney and fighting the charge. Better think again.

This is a table showing the costs of a DWI conviction here in Texas.

• Cost to Tow Your Car $150.00
• Average Fine $500
• Community Service Hours (at Min. wage) $309
• Probation Fees $1,488.00
• License Reinstatement Fee $125
• Add These Probable Additional Costs
• Alcohol Education Classes $135
• Auto Insurance Increase Varies *
• Minimum DWI Surcharge: $3,000

As you can see, the average cost for just pleading guilty is at least $5,207.00, not including your attorney fees, or how much your insurance company will surcharge you. That could be an additional $1,000.00 or more a year for three years.

In addition, you need to seriously keep possible jail time in mind. For a first offense, you probably won't get any jail time. But if you ever get arrested and convicted for a 2nd DWI offense, you're looking at mandatory jail time of 3 to 30 days.

Not too pleasant a picture, is it?

On the other hand, if you fight and are successful in keeping a DWI conviction off your record, you can avoid these charges, plus the raise in your insurance rates.

So let me ask you quite simply . . . can you afford not to fight the charge?

Because, you see, even without attorney costs, you're still looking at up to a minimum of $5,206.14 in non-attorney costs. And you'll always have the DWI conviction on your record. And this could seriously hurt you now and in the future.

* does not include the gouging you will get from your insurance company when it is time to renew your policy, and that is if they don’t cancel your policy all together.

* The DWI Surcharge could be as high as $6,000.00, depending on the facts of your case.

Contact Ken Gibson today for a FREE case evaluation.