“When I was a prosecutor, I saw the impact a DUI could have on someone’s life. From losing your job, to losing your freedom, a DUI is nothing to take on alone. Most of the attorneys at our firm are former DUI prosecutors. We have gone through the police training on aspects of DUI’s, and have collectively handled thousands of DUI cases. It is my promise to you that we will fight on your behalf, that we will never take you or your case for granted, and that we will be here for you whenever you need us.”
Joshua S. Baron
Founding Partner, Sharifi & Baron PLLC
Let Us Help You
If you have been arrested or charged with Driving Under the Influence of Alcohol and/or Drugs (DUI), you need a team of the best DUI lawyers in Utah to defend you. Defending a DUI is not taught in law school and most attorneys are not trained or experienced enough to handle them effectively.
At Sharifi & Baron, our DUI defense attorneys are former prosecutors who have collectively handled thousands of Driving Under the Influence of Alcohol and/or Drugs cases.
We have received some of the same training as DUI police officers and we are not afraid to fight for you.We have been successful at helping our clients get great results in their cases and are ready to put our experience to work for you. Every case is different, which is why it is important to put an experienced team of DUI lawyers in Utah to work on your case right away.
Recent DUI Victories
2012: Our client was involved in a rear-end collision. When the officer arrived to investigate, he detected alcohol on our client’s breath and proceeded to initiate a DUI investigation. Through an analysis of the evidence, we determined that the officer conducted the field sobriety tests in an insufficient manner not up to the standards set forth by the National Highway and Traffic Safety Administration. We also found that the officer’s administration of the breath test was inadequate. The criminal DUI case was subsequently dismissed but the Utah Driver License Division still suspended the license. We appealed to the District Court, and won that hearing as well, returning our client’s driver license to him.
2012: Our client was arrested for DUI after several witnesses observed him leaving a park intoxicated. The officers arrived at his home and arrested him. They tackled him, held him to the ground, and took his blood without his consent. We challenged the blood, the arrest, the field sobriety tests, and everything else in the case. We won our client’s driver license hearing and then had the DUI reduced to a traffic offense. Our client was able to maintain his job which required no criminal charges on his record.
2011: Our client was charged with his first DUI and was facing the loss of his job with the suspension of his driver’s license. The prosecution thought they had an air-tight case, but we disagreed. The officer had done a poor investigation and did not perform a proper DUI stop of our client according to the Fourth Amendment. We won his driver license hearing and kept his driver license. We then managed to negotiate a deal in which his DUI was dismissed and reduced to a traffic violation in exchange for a $300 fine.
2011: Our client was stopped at a DUI checkpoint in Davis County and arrested for DUI based on failing the field sobriety tests and a belief by the officer that our client was on illegal narcotics. We disagreed. We challenged the stop, the field sobriety tests and the performance of the blood draw. We won the driver license hearing so the client was able to keep his license, and then convinced the prosecution to dismiss the case against our client entirely.
Driving Under the Influence Penalties
The penalties for Driving Under the Influence of Alcohol and/or Drugs can have a huge impact on your life. You can’t afford to take a DUI case lightly. DUI penalties can include:
- Driver license suspensions of between 90 days and two years
- Jail/community service terms of from 2 days to one year for misdemeanor DUIs
- A minimum jail term of 62 days for a felony DUI or up to 5 years in prison
- Substance abuse treatment
- Thousands of dollars in fines
- Ignition interlock requirement
Aggressive DUI Defense
Our team of DUI defense attorneys will fight to ensure that the best result possible is attained in your case. We do not attempt to simply plea bargain and take the first deal reached with the prosecution, but fight for a dismissal. Only after all options to get the case dismissed are explored do we sit down with our clients and decide whether a deal is worth taking or whether the case is best set for a trial and fought in the courtroom.
An experienced DUI defense attorney can identify police mistakes, unreliable breath, blood, and urine tests, and other legal issues that often make the difference between successful and unsuccessful results in DUI cases. If you are facing DUI charges, you must ensure that you hire attorneys who are successful and experienced in defending DUI cases.
Most attorneys only dabble in DUI and are not equipped, trained, or experienced enough to handle the complex legal and scientific nature of most DUI cases. As former prosecutors, we are intimately familiar with the process police officers go through to make an arrest. We will make sure that if the police made a mistake, you won’t have to pay for it.
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We serve all counties and cities in the state of Utah.