DWI – Boston

Need a Boston DWI Lawyer?

If you or someone you love has been arrested and charged with a DWI in Boston, you may need to speak to a criminal defense attorney immediately. Complete the form on the right for a free consultation with a Boston DWI Defense Lawyer and learn more about your legal rights, and the complicated legal system, and begin building your defense.

Drunk driving in Boston is sometimes referred to as operating while intoxicated (DWI) and has two meanings:

  1. Driving with a blood alcohol level over the maximum permissible blood-alcohol limit. The legal limit in Boston for adults is 0.08%.
  2. Driving when your physical abilities are impaired by drugs or alcohol. Even if the drug was prescribed by a doctor, if it impacts your senses of seeing, hearing, talking, walking and/or judging distances, you may be arrested and charged with DWI.

Common DWI tests used in Boston to check for intoxication may include a breathalyzer test, blood test and urine test. A Boston criminal lawyer may be able to help you through the stressful, traumatic experience of being arrested for DWI. Boston has tough penalties for DWI convictions that may include:

  • Large fines
  • Driver’s license suspension or restriction
  • Court ordered DWI education course
  • Probation
  • Imprisonment
  • Community service
  • Impounding of your vehicle
  • Ignition interlock devices

Just because you were charged with a DWI in Boston does not mean that you will be convicted! A Boston DWI Defense Lawyer may be able to determine if your rights were violated or if there was a flaw in the investigation that led to your arrest.

Act NOW! Your future may be at risk! Complete the form to the right for an immediate FREE case evaluation from a Boston DWI Defense Lawyer to learn more about your legal rights and how to fight your charges!