San Diego DUI Lawyers

seem to continue to grow in numbers for some strange reason…?  Maybe it has something to do with the increasing number of DUI offenses within San Diego county… or not. 
Within the last 3 years (2005 - 2008) there has been an increase in the number of criminal defense lawyers advertising that they handle drunk driving or DUI offenses.  One of the reasons this is happening is due to the county court house and the way they are now handling DUI cases.  They’re becoming more and more ’standardized’ which means that there is less leeway to provide a proper defense.
As more and more DUI laws are passed and imposed not just within San Diego county but the entire state of California it makes it more profitable for criminal defense attorney’s to get into the ‘ DUI Business ‘ because it will take them less time, effort and energy to defend a client without having to reduce their fees.
Yes, that means that they will charge the same amount of fees for LESS service/defense for their DUI clients due to the way the San Diego County Courts are deciding to handle DUI cases.
So What Can DUI Offenders Do ?
The short answer is ‘not much’ but overall there are some options.  The first thing someone can do is to ensure that they are dealing with a reputable DUI lawyer and not a lawyer that practices the ‘windmill’ approach which is where a criminal defense lawyer focuses on getting many low cost/low time required clients in and out of the practice.  These are the practices that do heavy advertising… they focus on getting as many DUI offenders in the door as possible by offering low fees (through ad saturation throughout many, many different media sources) but then offer a very ‘non-existant’ defense.
In this regard the old adage, “You Get What You Pay For” is very, very relevant.  I hate to say it but a smaller criminal defense lawyer specializing in DUI defense here in San Diego is much more likely to give you a proper defense than a HUGE high volume ‘windmill’ type firm.