I’m a Seattle DUI attorney. That means I deal with people facing the consequences of a DUI charge day in and day out. Unless you are charged with one, you usually don’t understand all of the penalties involved. But they are substantial. And no one wants to do them if they don’t have to.

There are many different types of crimes committed every day in the world. Some crimes may be considered more or less serious than others. Murder or arson are considered by society to be severe crimes, while crimes such as public intoxication are considered to be less severe. The fact of the matter is that all crimes are an abuse of the law and require various punishments depending on the severity of the crime committed by the criminal.