Everyone is familiar with the clique that you get what you pay for. However, similar to contracting for other services, you can always find a great deal when it comes to attorney fees. Not every DUI attorney charges the same fee and the logic does not necessarily follow that the higher the fee that you pay, the better the result that you will obtain.

It is not uncommon to hear that the going rate for DUI attorneys in the Seattle region is $5000 which often does not cover representation at trial if your case gets that far. Most DUI cases are resolved through a pre-trial settlement where a plea agreement is reached between the prosecutor and DUI attorney. Sometimes a plea offer can be reached in a very short time with hardly any negotiation, but at other times it is only after considerable work by your DUI attorney such as filing pretrial motions where you challenge the state’s evidence that a plea is finally reached. On rare occasions where a plea is not reached, successful pretrial motions may even lead to a dismissal of your case. However, whether a deal is reached in short time or after arduous work by your DUI lawyer, in most instances cases settle short of a trial.
In DUI and other criminal cases, the attorney will often charge a flat fee. While flat fees by an attorney should be based on how much time he or she anticipates will be spent on your case, it is not always predictable how much work will be required to represent a DUI client. How quickly your case settles depends on the facts of your case, the disposition of the prosecutor you are dealing with, the skill that your DUI lawyer possesses, etc. So while I stated that the going rate in Seattle is often stated as $5000 for representing a client though the pretrial process, the time that a DUI lawyer spends on your case will vary widely based on the factors mentioned.

If you are unable to afford to pay for the services of a DUI attorney based on indigence, you can obtain a public defender or court-appointed attorney to represent you. However, if you must pay for an attorney then as I stated above, you do not have to abide by the clique that you get what you pay for. While you should definitely be wary of any Seattle DUI Lawyer who charges substantially less than the market rate (i.e., a DUI attorney who charges only $500 for representation), there are experienced and skilled DUI attorneys who charge substantially less the going rate of $5000 to represent you through the pretrial process.
DUI Law Firm manages to keep its fees low based on its innovative business model. The main reason for why we are able to offer very reasonable attorney fees to our clients is our skill in maintaining a very low overhead. While there are many larger law firms whose fees include charging clients to pay for their bloated overhead, the ability of DUI Law Firm to concentrate solely on representing its clients while keeping the costs of maintaining a law firm substantially down enable us to charge affordable fees to our clients. The business model employed by DUI Law Firm allows both the client and law firm to be in a win-win situation when it comes to attorney fees.

However, the bottom line for the client is not just the cost of legal representation, but whether there is a successful resolution of their case. DUI Law Firm prides itself on its record of success. When it comes to cliques, DUI Law Firm lives by the motto of leave no stone unturned when it comes to representing our clients. And considering how much time it takes to make sure that no stone is left unturned, ultimately it comes down to hard work. When you combine work ethic with what you pay DUI Law Firm in attorney fees, we believe that you won’t find a better DUI law firm than ours. We invite anyone in need of a DUI attorney to call us for a free initial consultation. You can personally reach the attorney for DUI Law Firm, M. Varn Chandola, at (206) 356-5152 or visit DUI Law Firm at www.duilawfirmwa.com.