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DUI and Your CDL

DUI and Your Commercial Driver's License (CDL)

Illinois and Indiana DUI Defense Lawyer
Call 866-We-Win-DUI / 866-939-4638

If you have a commercial driver's license (CDL) and are charged with drunk driving, even if you weren't working at the time, it could mean the end of your professional driving career. The stakes are extremely high for you. You need to do everything possible to avoid a DUI conviction and save your license.

You need the powerful and aggressive defense that comes from experience. Before you work with just any DUI lawyer, contact the Chicago law office of Wigell & Associates. Take a look at our track record of DUI victories and see if you don't feel confident that we can tackle your DUI case.

Not Guilty Despite .325 BAC and Accident

Defendant found on highway by Illinois State Police after single car accident. Defendant transported by Chicago Fire Department to hospital where a blood test indicated a blood alcohol level over four times the legal limit (.325 blood alcohol content). At trial, prosecution could not prove that Defendant was driving the vehicle. Defendant Not Guilty of all charges.

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Many DUI attorneys aren't trial lawyers. But the strategic thinking of a trial attorney is what you need when you have a difficult case like DUI. You need an aggressive, hard-hitting defense at trial when your commercial driver's license is on the line. At Wigell & Associates, we prepare every case as if it will go to trial. We have been successful in getting tickets amended and preventing DUI convictions.

In our 30 years of criminal defense practice, our DUI defense lawyers have achieved an impressive record of results in court and DMV hearings. We defend drivers in the greater Chicago area, in Cook County, Will County, DuPage County and Kankakee County, Illinois, and in Lake County and Porter County, Indiana.

DUI Punishments for Drivers with Commercial Driver's Licenses (CDLs)

While the potential punishments for a commercial driver convicted of DUI are the same as for a non-commercial driver - fines, drivers license suspension, jail time - the consequences are much more severe. Both the Illinois and Indiana legislatures have written laws that prevent CDL drivers from receiving favorable sentences such as supervision and infraction deferral. It's also harder to work out a suspension.

  • Don't trust license to someone who dabbles in DUI.
  • Don't trust your career to some one who mailed you a solicitation and offers a defense for a few hundred dollars; how much is your ability to drive worth?
  • DO call Wigell & Associates immediately for a free initial consultation: 866-We-Win-DUI.

Don't Give Up Hope

Although your case is among the most difficult, Wigell & Associates has successfully defended truckers and other commercial drivers against drunk driving charges. Many times we can save your license.

Free Initial Consultation: Contact an Illinois or Indiana DUI defense attorney at Wigell & Associates. Call 866-We-Win-DUI / 866-939-4638

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Wigell & Associates represents clients in greater Chicagoland and northwest Indiana, including all of Cook County, Will County, DuPage County and Kankakee County in Illinois, and Lake County and Porter County in Indiana. We defend clients in Chicago, Chicago Heights, Orland Park, Palos Heights, New Lenox, Kankakee, Crown Point, Calumet City, Hammond, Plainfield, Joliet, Lansing, Wheaton, and Frankfort. We represent people in Illinois and Indiana state and federal courts in Chicago, Markham, Bridgeview, Rolling Meadows, Maywood, Skokie, Joliet, Hammond, Kankakee, and Crown Point. Our federal court representation is nationwide and we have defended clients from Texas, New York, and Los Angeles.

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