DUI/DWI & Traffic Citations

DWI/DUI Defense

If you have been charged with driving while intoxicated (DWI) or driving under the influence (DUI), it is important that you contact an attorney as soon as possible in order to protect your rights. Depending upon the circumstances of your case, you may have as little as 15 days to request a civil or administrative hearing in order to protect your ability to drive.

At Shafer & Welch, L.C., we have extensive experience in protecting clients that have been charged with both misdemeanor and felony DWI or DUI charges. We work hard to investigate, review and challenge both the criminal charges facing our clients and the potential administrative or civil, suspension/revocation of their driving privileges.

It is important that you contact us at Shafer & Welch, L.C. as soon as possible to protect your privilege to drive. The suspension or revocation of your driving privileges can have far-reaching consequences affecting all areas of your life including your ability to earn a living and provide necessary transportation for yourself or family members.

Another aspect of a DWI or DUI arrest in Missouri is the criminal charge that you are faced with. Depending upon the circumstances of your case, you could face punishment including:

• probation
• fines and court costs
• a sentence in the county jail or potentially in the Missouri Division of Adult Institutions

Our attorneys have worked to preserve the driving privileges of numerous clients in both civil and administrative hearings against the Department of Revenue and have been successful in appeals of driver license suspensions and revocations. At Shafer & Welch, L.C., we are dedicated to obtaining the best possible result in the criminal cases that face our clients in these situations.

If you have been charged with DWI/DUI, or any other traffic offense in the state of Missouri, it is important that you act immediately to protect your rights, contact us today.

Speeding Tickets and Other Traffic Citations

The attorneys of Shafer & Welch, L.C. have a great deal of experience in traffic law defense. If you have received a speeding ticket or other traffic citation in the State of Missouri, it is important that you contact an attorney.

Depending upon your past driving history, simply paying the fine and taking a conviction could result in the suspension of your driving privileges. A traffic conviction on your record could also negatively affect your automobile insurance premiums.

Our knowledgeable attorneys can help you get the most favorable result possible to minimize the negative effects traffic tickets can have on your criminal and driving records. We will work hard to help you avoid convictions and the points that come along with traffic citations. Contact us to help protect you and your driving record.