Atlanta DUI Attorney

If you have been arrested and charged with DUI in Atlanta and surrounding areas, Attorneys Peter Zeliff and Evan Watson are here to defend your rights and fight for your freedom. With almost 30 combined years practicing in DUI and criminal defense, Attorneys Zeliff | Watson have the experience and results any citizen facing DUI charges should demand.

Additionally, both Mr. Zeliff and Mr. Watson devote their practice to defending those accused of all criminal charges including drug crimes, traffic crimes, and theft crimes. If you have been charged with any crime and you are being prosecuted by the State of Georgia, contact us today for a no-cost consultation to discuss your best defense strategy.

If you have been arrested in the Greater Atlanta area, and charged with Driving Under the Influence, please contact our office to begin the defense process immediately. Under Georgia law, even first-time offenders are subject to jail time, driver's license suspension, mandatory probation, as well as a host of other court-ordered terms and conditions. On a DUI refusal case, the stakes are even higher, with a possible one-year license suspension, and no work or hardship driving permit available. You only have 30 business days after your arrest to appeal your license suspension - call us today or check out our 2017 updates on license suspension laws to get your appeal letter sent, certified mail, to the Georgia Department of Driver Services.

• Top 5 Steps To Take After A DUI Arrest in the Atlanta Area:
• Gather all paperwork you received from your arrest. This should include Uniform Traffic Citations, bonding paperwork, and possibly a test slip from any alcohol test you might have submitted to. Keep these vital documents in a safe place like a folder devoted to your defense.
• Write, in narrative form, the events leading up to, and including your DUI arrest. Be specific and write down as much information as possible about everything you remember. This will aid in your defense down the road.
• Contact us to analyze your case and discuss your defenses with you. Depending on the particular court, arresting officer, and other circumstances, our approach to defending your case will vary. We offer a standard questionnaire for our clients to fill out that we find very helpful in gathering relevant information.
• Make sure your "appeal letter" has been sent to the Dept. of Driver Services. If the 30-day deadline is missed, for any reason, DDS is unforgiving and will not make an exception- your license will be suspended on the 46 th day following your arrest. If you elect to have our firm submit this letter, we send the letter certified mail, fax it, and give you confirmation that it has been completed.
• Mark your calendar with your first court date, written on the bottom of your citations (usually yellow carbon-copies). This court date in Atlanta and surrounding areas is usually your arraignment date where you enter a plea to your charges. Make sure you have an attorney retained well in advance of this date, as it is advantageous to have time for your attorney to gather all of the available evidence in your case (videos, police reports, officer information, Intoxilyzer information, etc.)

While Atlanta has many different city and county courts, Attorneys Watson and Zeliff have successfully defended clients in many of the local area courts. When you come in for a consultation, our attorneys will be happy to speak with you about your specific court, and the local process followed within the court. 

The following is a non-exhaustive list of courts we defend clients in:

• Fulton County Superior and State Courts
• Atlanta Municipal Court
• Alpharetta Municipal Court
• Milton Municipal Court
• Johns Creek Municipal Court
• Sandy Springs Municipal Court
• Doraville Municipal Court (Dekalb County)
• Suwanee Municipal Court (Gwinnett County)