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Guides for the first days after a charge

Written by the three of us, for the person charged and for the family trying to help. They explain how things usually go; your lawyer can tell you how they'll go for you.

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    DUI

    Charged with DUI: your first ten days

    The license deadline, the paperwork in your pocket, and what to write down tonight while you still remember it.

    Calvin Bell6 min read
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    Court

    Your first court date, step by step

    Where to go, who will be in the room, what the judge asks at arraignment, and why you say very little.

    Grace Luong5 min read

A guide can't read your paperwork. We can.

Call with the citation or release papers in hand, and we'll tell you what they mean for the next few weeks.