David J. Givot has spent years becoming well-respected attorney in Long Beach and Orange County, and now David J. Givot brings his years of experience to clients throughout the Coachella Valley. Good people throughout Palm Springs, La Quinta, Palm Desert, Indian Wells, Indio, and the rest of the Coachella Valley find themselves facing undeserved or overstated criminal allegations.
David Givot is experienced in dealing with a wide range of criminal defense cases, including: theft, domestic violence, drug offenses, DUI, assault & battery, drunk in public, and a variety of juvenile crimes. David J. Givot is well known for both his expertise and his professionalism, but most of all for his attentiveness. Learn how criminal defense attorney David J. Givot at the Law Office of David J. Givot can help you with your case, call us today at 760-610-6109 and schedule a free consultation.
Criminal defense is not about defending actions, it is about defending rights and everyone has rights. When you or anyone you know ever end up in the criminal justice system, you will quickly learn that NOBODY is as interested in defending your rights as you are and you cannot do it alone.
David Givot is experienced in dealing with a wide range of criminal defense cases, including: theft, domestic violence, drug offenses, DUI, assault & battery, drunk in public, and a variety of juvenile crimes. David J. Givot is well known for both his expertise and his professionalism, but most of all for his attentiveness. Learn how criminal defense attorney David J. Givot at the Law Office of David J. Givot can help you with your case, call us today at 760-610-6109 and schedule a free consultation.
Criminal defense is not about defending actions, it is about defending rights and everyone has rights. When you or anyone you know ever end up in the criminal justice system, you will quickly learn that NOBODY is as interested in defending your rights as you are and you cannot do it alone.
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He has become known for developing strong and respectful relationships with clerks, prosecutors, commissioners, and judges; for being tough but humble while advocating aggressively and professionally for the client and his or her rights.
David worked his way through college and beyond as a Paramedic responding to 911 calls.
While working full time and raising a family, he earned his law degree passed the California Bar Exam on his first attempt.
David attributes much of the firms growing success to a carefully-trained and practiced ability to remain focused and cool under substantial stress and significant pressure; skills he no doubt developed making life and death decisions for so many years before.
David worked his way through college and beyond as a Paramedic responding to 911 calls.
While working full time and raising a family, he earned his law degree passed the California Bar Exam on his first attempt.
David attributes much of the firms growing success to a carefully-trained and practiced ability to remain focused and cool under substantial stress and significant pressure; skills he no doubt developed making life and death decisions for so many years before.
If you have been charged with driving on a license that was suspended for a DUI conviction in Coachella Valley, California or surrounding areas, you may be looking at relatively severe consequences - more severe than for driving on a license suspended for any other reason.
It is in your best interests to avail yourself of a defense lawyer with deep experience in this very specific practice area.
Not all DUI lawyers are familiar with the legal details and special courtroom dynamics and processes that apply in these types of cases.
It is in your best interests to avail yourself of a defense lawyer with deep experience in this very specific practice area.
Not all DUI lawyers are familiar with the legal details and special courtroom dynamics and processes that apply in these types of cases.
Although people are arrested for it every day, simply being drunk in a public place is not a crime.
If you are out and having fun with plenty to drink, but none of the above applies to you, you are not guilty of this offense, despite being arrested by an over-aggressive police officer who says otherwise and throws you in jail.
When you get out the next day, all you will likely have is a citation that says PC §647(f) and a date to appear in court.
They may even make you think that it's a simple infraction that you can just pay off.
If you are out and having fun with plenty to drink, but none of the above applies to you, you are not guilty of this offense, despite being arrested by an over-aggressive police officer who says otherwise and throws you in jail.
When you get out the next day, all you will likely have is a citation that says PC §647(f) and a date to appear in court.
They may even make you think that it's a simple infraction that you can just pay off.
Vehicle Code (VC) §23152(a) describes the crime of driving while "impaired" by alcohol or drugs.
The second charge, VC §23152(b), only cares that you were driving with a BAC of 0.08% or more.
Usually, either or both DUI allegations are misdemeanors, but either charge by itself is enough to support a DUI conviction.
On the scene, law enforcement may direct you to complete what they call field sobriety tests; they will do it in a way that makes you feel like you have no choice.
If you are over 21 years old and not on DUI probation, you can and should decline to participate in their field sobriety tests.
The second charge, VC §23152(b), only cares that you were driving with a BAC of 0.08% or more.
Usually, either or both DUI allegations are misdemeanors, but either charge by itself is enough to support a DUI conviction.
On the scene, law enforcement may direct you to complete what they call field sobriety tests; they will do it in a way that makes you feel like you have no choice.
If you are over 21 years old and not on DUI probation, you can and should decline to participate in their field sobriety tests.
If you have been recently arrested on the charge of DUI Drugs, that is, of DUID (driving under the influence of drugs) or "drugged driving, " you face as severe consequences upon a conviction as anyone convicted of an "ordinary" DUI.
The best legal strategies for defeating charges of DUI Drugs, however, differ at points from those better suited for DUI Alcohol, and it is imperative that you have a defense lawyer with experience in this special practice area.
At the Law Office of David J. Givot, we understand the details of California law on DUI Drugs and have long experience in winning these types of cases in local courts of the Coachella Valley and surrounding areas.
The best legal strategies for defeating charges of DUI Drugs, however, differ at points from those better suited for DUI Alcohol, and it is imperative that you have a defense lawyer with experience in this special practice area.
At the Law Office of David J. Givot, we understand the details of California law on DUI Drugs and have long experience in winning these types of cases in local courts of the Coachella Valley and surrounding areas.
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