Arlington, NY Criminal Defense Law Firms & Lawyers

Honestly, you are not going to get an attorney worth his/her salt on a DUI refusal case for that amount. While retainer agreements are subject to negotiated terms, you are very unlikely to retain an attorney for all contingencies - including a trial and pre-trial motions - for that amount. Once the attorney becomes the attorney of record by making a court appearance on your behalf, he/she has to be "relieved" by the judge, and simply not getting enough money from the client at the outset is not sufficient legal justification. So, if he/she did not get the plea agreement you were looking for, he/she is stuck doing more work for insufficient compensation. How hard do you think he/she is going to work for you if he/she has not been paid enough? On the other hand, if the judge grants his/her motion to be relieved you will have lost your retainer fee and will then have no attorney. And heck, you may have some terrific defenses and should not be taking a deal at all! Do yourself a favor: hire a qualified DUI defense attorney and get the best result. If you cannot afford to hire a good attorney, you will be appointed a public defender.

You don't usually get an appointed attorney until court and then only if you are indigent. Depending on what type case you have you may be able to hire a lawyer to appear for you. I do that often.

Somebody other than you owns it so technically you were trespassing. Whether the police follow up is likely a function of where this took place and how busy they are.