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If you have been charged with driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs (DUI) in Santa Clara County, it is essential that you contact an experienced DUI defense lawyer right away. To increase the chance of getting your DUI fines, charges, and DMV points reduced or dismissed, we encourage you to choose a DUI attorney who has proven, long-term experience representing DUI cases within the Santa Clara County court system.

The law firm of Campbell, DeMetrick, & Jacobo has successfully defended DUI cases in Santa Clara County courts since 1975. Not only are we thoroughly familiar with the Santa Clara County courts, prosecutors, and judges; more important, our attorneys are recognized and respected by these groups as tenacious client advocates who are highly skilled and ethical. That’s what you need most when your good name is on the line: a DUI defense lawyer whose reputation and skill are known and respected in the courtroom where you’ll appear.

If you’ve been arrested in Santa Clara County for a DUI, the following information may be of help.

You have only 10 days to request a hearing with the Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV). That’s part of why it’s so important to retain the services of an experienced DUI lawyer as soon as possible. Once retained, your attorney will begin to arrange your overall defense plan, including preparation of:

• Your DMV hearing, which will be conducted out of the DMV’s San Jose office
• Your court case

In Santa Clara County, the jurisdiction of DUI prosecutions will reside in one of the following courthouses:

• Hall of Justice
• Palo Alto
• South County

The District Attorney has an office in each branch. Although their policy of DUI plea bargaining is very similar in all Santa Clara County courthouse locations, there are some subtle differences. Further, judges presiding over a particular court subscribe to different policies. Failure to observe and follow these differences can seriously and adversely affect your case. That’s why you must insist upon representation by an experienced DUI defense attorney who is familiar with the differences between various Santa Clara County courts and knows how to utilize this knowledge to your best benefit.

Within Santa Clara County, there are many possible arresting agencies that may have participated in your DUI arrest:

• Santa Clara County Sheriff's Office
• Santa Clara County Department of Correction
• San Jose Police Department
• Campbell Police Department
• Gilroy Police Department
• Los Altos/Los Altos Hills Police Department
• Los Gatos/Monte Sereno Police Department
• Milpitas
• Morgan Hill
• Mountain View
• Palo Alto
• Santa Clara
• Saratoga
• Sunnyvale

All of these agencies have different internal regulations that may come into play with the facts that surround your DUI arrest. The DUI Defense Team at Campbell, DeMetrick, & Jacobo is intimately familiar with the specific policies of these respective agencies, and uses this knowledge to ensure that the right information gets to the right agency at the right time.

Choose DUI defense lawyers who know the Santa Clara County courts, prosecutors, and judges.

When you retain the hardworking, highly experienced DUI Defense Team of Campbell, DeMetrick, & Jacobo, you not only get representation by some of the most successful, respected DUI lawyers in the greater San Francisco Bay Area. You also get support from our team of DMV specialists, witness preparation professionals, private investigators, forensic toxicologists, accident reconstruction experts, and more. Call us today — get the “Home Team” advantage — and put our good name to work defending yours.