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Wisconsin drunk driving defense attorney Tracey Wood answers questions about OWI laws in Wisconsin. What if I have prior convictions? Is it even possible to beat a drunk driving ticket? Do OWI convictions get reported forever? Do I really need to hire an attorney for a first offense OWI? If I hire an attorney, do I have to go to court?
 

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Do you really need to hire an attorney for a drunk driving charge? If you are arrested for driving under the influence of any substance - alcohol, prescription medication, over the counter drugs such as ephedrine, illegal drugs or other substances that may impair your ability to drive... Refer to Wisconsin Drunk Driving Defense Attorney Tracey Wood BLOG about Wisconsin drunk driving laws.

What is better to drink: beer, wine, or liquor?

NONE of them.

Different types of alcoholic drinks contain differing concentrations of alcohol, or what may be called “proofs”. The proof rating is two times the alcohol concentration. (A 200 proof liquor has a 100 percent alcohol concentration). Most hard liquors have a higher alcohol concentration than do most wines, and most wines have a higher alcohol concentration than most beers, meaning that it may take "less" hard liquor and wine to become intoxicated than it would beer. However, the alcohol concentration of a drink is not everything. You also have to consider the size of the drink that you are consuming, your weight, and even the percentage of your body fat. Therefore, a shot glass of hard liquor, which is usually only about 1-1/2 ounces of alcohol, may end up having the same effect as one five-ounce glass of wine or one twelve-ounce beer.

Drinking any alcoholic beverage to excess is never a good idea. Not only may you seriously injure yourself or others if you decide to operate a car after drinking excessively, you may also suffer other physical injuries, whether you decide to operate a motor vehicle. Excessive alcohol consumption can cause damage to the kidneys, liver, heart, and brain. In addition, excessive use of alcohol within a short period of time can lead to death.

what would happen if i refused to submit to the test

Several questions about what happens when a person refuses to submit to a test when stopped for drunk driving are discussed at :: About Blood Test Refusals :: Refusing A Drunk Driving Test :: in the FAQ's :: and on the :: BLOG ::.

Drunk Driving Defense Lawyers

If you have been arrested for drunk driving, you must act quickly to save your driver's license. Please call an attorney at Van Wagner & Wood right away for a brief, but professional free "first-impression" analysis of your drunk driving arrest and information about what you can and what you must do to preserve your rights and privileges under Wisconsin law. Attorney Tracey Wood is Wisconsin's foremost authority and expert advisor on drunk driving law and the only Wisconsin attorney ever appointed to the board for the National College for DUI Defense.

If you have already been convicted of drunk driving, you may have post-conviction remedies available to you that are often times missed by attorneys who are unfamiliar with prior drunk driving conviction challenges and appeals.

Call 608-284-1200 in Madison, or 1-866-262-4599 statewide

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