Plantation DUI Lawyer

Stops on Plantation's main corridors

The Plantation Police Department commonly makes DUI stops on Broward Boulevard, Sunrise Boulevard, University Drive and I-595, the routes that carry traffic through central Broward between Fort Lauderdale and Sunrise.

A typical stop moves from an alleged traffic violation to questions, roadside exercises and, after an arrest, a breath test request. Booking then leads to bond or a first appearance before a judge, usually within 24 hours.

Court dates when you have a job to keep

Broward runs a regional courthouse in Plantation in addition to the Broward County Courthouse in Fort Lauderdale, all within the Seventeenth Judicial Circuit. A lawyer can confirm which building each hearing in your case is set in.

Missing work for court is a real worry. In many misdemeanor cases a lawyer can file a written plea of not guilty so the client does not need to attend arraignment, and in many misdemeanor DUI cases an attorney can appear for the client at pretrial hearings. Whether a given hearing requires you depends on the case.

A DUI arrest or conviction can also affect employment and professional licenses. Employers and licensing boards set their own rules, so those questions are worth raising with the right professional.

What a no contest plea does and does not do

A plea of nolo contendere, or no contest, is common in Florida. It is not an admission of guilt, but in a DUI case it still results in a conviction. Florida courts cannot withhold adjudication on a DUI.

That conviction cannot be sealed or expunged, and it stays on the Florida driving record for 75 years. Understanding that before any plea is entered is part of a careful review of the case.

The license track and the firm

The administrative suspension runs through the Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles (DHSMV), apart from the court case. A formal review hearing must be requested within 10 days of the arrest, or the suspension takes effect.

The firm takes cases in Plantation but has no office in Broward County. Its offices are in Orlando and Satellite Beach, and calls are answered 24 hours a day. The firm is led by David Cannady, a former Florida prosecutor admitted to The Florida Bar in 2014.

Plantation at a glance

County: Broward County
Court: The Broward County Courthouse in Fort Lauderdale (Broward also runs a regional courthouse in Plantation)
Circuit: Florida's Seventeenth Judicial Circuit
The firm has no office in Broward County; its offices are in Orlando and Satellite Beach. See our offices.

Other Broward County cities

General information only, not legal advice. Every case depends on its own facts, and prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome.

Plantation DUI questions

It might be. Broward operates a regional courthouse in Plantation as well as the main Broward County Courthouse in Fort Lauderdale, and which one your hearings are set in is something a lawyer can confirm. The building does not change the law, the evidence or the separate license deadline.

No. A no contest plea to DUI results in a conviction, because Florida courts cannot withhold adjudication on a DUI. A DUI conviction cannot be sealed or expunged in Florida and stays on the driving record for 75 years. Whether any other resolution is possible depends on the evidence in your case.

Often not. In many misdemeanor cases a lawyer can file a written plea of not guilty so you do not attend arraignment, and in many misdemeanor DUI cases an attorney can appear for you at pretrial hearings under Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure 3.180. Some hearings may still require you, depending on the case.

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