Orange County DUI Lawyer Todd A. Landgren combines thirty years of experience and proven results to provide first-rate legal services to those charged with drunk driving-related offenses in Orange County and throughout Southern California. Attorney Landgren is widely recognized as a seasoned and capable trial lawyer who knows the criminal justice system inside and out.  He has handled hundreds of DUI cases, many by favorable negotiated dispositions without trial. Where prosecutors are unwilling to agree to a reasonable settlement, Attorney Todd A. Landgren brings formidable courtroom skills to bear. In fact, his reputation for aggressive and effective trial work often plays a part in the achievement of reasonable settlement agreements.

DUI cases can be staggering in their complexity, raising a variety of serious and highly technical Constitutional Law issues.  In order to effectively handle DUI cases in Orange County, a DUI lawyer must, like Attorney Todd A. Landgren, have a solid background in anatomy, biology, chemistry, physiology and toxicology, and an intimate understanding of the function and operation of the various testing instruments and procedures used by hospital and laboratories in measuring alcohol and/or other drugs in the human body.

Todd A. Landgren is firmly dedicated to the fight for justice and fair treatment for all those in Orange County and Southern California accused of the following types of drunk driving offenses:

• Drunk Driving
  • DUI's (1st, 2nd and multiple offenders)
  • DUI-related Accidents with Injuries to Others
  • DMV Hearings
    • DUI's
    • Negligent operators
    • Medical/drug suspensions
• Driving on a Suspended License
• Other Traffic Crimes

Don't gamble away your future with an unproven attorney. Attorney Todd A. Landgren maintains an amazing record for winning DUI trials, DMV hearings and saving his clients' licenses. Attorney Landgren's reputation as an outstanding DUI trial lawyer has also resulted in his obtaining spectacular results short of trial. If it's possible to get a good deal on a DUI case, he will get it! Todd Landgren is the best of the best in defending DUI cases throughout Southern California.

If you or someone you know needs the assistance of an experienced Orange County DUI lawyer, contact Attorney Todd Landgren today at 866-707-9977, or use the contact form provided on this site to arrange for your free initial consultation.

Practice Areas and Legal Definitions

Driving with a Suspended License:
Driving with a suspended or revoked license is usually charged as a serious misdemeanor punishable by substantial fines and up to a year in jail. Under some circumstances, as where someone is killed or injured in an accident caused by a driver whose license is suspended or revoked, the offense can be charged as a felony, with a high fine and a possible state prison sentence. Fines and jail sentences are typically heaviest in cases where the license suspension or revocation resulted from a traffic offense involving alcohol and/or drugs.

The good news is that you don't have to face this legal battle alone. Contact Orange County DUI lawyer Todd Landgren for a free initial consultation.

Driving Under the Influence – Murder:
Murder is the criminal charge for unlawfully killing someone, either deliberately and intentionally or recklessly with extreme disregard for human life. In some states, when someone driving under the influence causes an accident in which someone is killed the driver may be charged with murder if the circumstances are particularly aggravated.

Driving Under the Influence – Manslaughter:
Manslaughter is the criminal charge for unlawfully killing someone without actually intending to do so. When someone is driving under the influence and causes an accident in which someone is killed, the driver may be charged with manslaughter.

Driving Under the Influence (DUI) with Prior Convictions:
In all 50 states, repeat DUI offenders face progressively stiffer penalties. In some states, the third or fourth offense may be charged as a felony and, upon a conviction, result in a multi-year state prison term. The elements of the offense are the same, whether or not there are prior convictions.

Driving Under the Influence of Drugs or Prescription Medications:
Most people know that it is illegal to drive under the influence of illegal drugs, but many believe they can avoid a conviction for DUI by producing a prescription for the drug in question. This is not true. A DUI (drugs) charge has nothing to do with whether or not possession of the drug was lawful. The legal issue in any DUI case is whether, as the result of "impairment," the driver has lost the ability to drive safely. It is just as unlawful to drive under the influence of a properly prescribed medication as it is to drive after drinking too much alcohol.

Driving Under the Influence (DUI):
DUI stands for Driving Under the Influence and occurs when someone is operating, or is in actual physical control, of a motor vehicle while under the influence of alcohol or other controlled substance, to the extent that their mental faculties are impaired and/or their blood alcohol content (BAC) is above the legal limit. Even for a first offense, penalties can include license suspension, substantial fines, community service, mandatory attendance at a state or DMV approved alcohol program, mandatory overnight incarceration and the required installation (at the offender's expense) of a car ignition locking device. In addition, it typically results in higher insurance premiums and an offender may become ineligible for credit.

Other Traffic Crimes:
Every state has its own set of laws governing the operation of motor vehicles on public streets and highways. Most of these laws classify violations as infractions - relatively minor offenses for which a fine is the only penalty. One cannot be given a jail sentence for an infraction. It can be very important to fight infraction prosecutions in some situations. Many states have “point” systems to track individual driving records and the accumulation of too many points can have serious consequences, ranging from license suspension to revocation. Automobile insurance carriers often cancel the policies of drivers with too many “points.” The decision whether or not to fight an infraction ticket is one that should receive very careful consideration.

Administrative License Suspension Hearings:
Most states provide for administrative driver's license suspension in certain circumstances, but in every case the driver is entitled to a hearing in which the suspension can be contested. If a hearing is not requested within the time provided by law the right to a hearing is waived, and the suspension goes into effect automatically. In some cases the time for requesting a hearing is very short, and the scope of the hearing is usually very narrow and highly technical, from a legal standpoint. Self-representation at a suspension hearing is rarely successful. The different types of administrative suspension include:

• Medical/Drug Suspension
  Some medical conditions require administrative driver's license suspension. These include certain diseases involving seizures, blackouts, fainting spells, serious physical coordination problems, some mental disorders and loss of vision. The defense to this type of suspension usually involves the submission of written reports from health care providers and other experts.
• Negligent Driver Suspension
  This involves situations in which a driver has accumulated too many “points” for traffic tickets or has been involved in an unusually high number of accidents.
• Drunk Driving Suspension Based on BAC
  If a defendant’s chemical test shows a BAC of .08% or more most states impose a 30 to 90 day suspension. This varies from state to state and may be longer than that. At the hearing, skilled counsel may attack the probable cause for the defendant’s detention and arrest and/or the validity of the chemical test.
• Drunk Driving Suspension Based on Test Refusal
  Where the defendant refuses to submit to a chemical test most states provide for a license suspension ranging from six months to a year, but in at least one state the term is three years. The refusal suspension is not affected by the outcome of a DUI trial. If there is a refusal suspension it remains in place even if the defendant is adjudged “not guilty.” At the hearing, skilled counsel may attack the probable cause for the defendant’s detention and arrest and/or the validity of the chemical test.

If you or someone you know has been arrested and charged with drunk driving, and you need the aggressive and skilled legal representation of an Orange County DUI lawyer, contact Attorney Todd Landgren today at 866-707-9977, or use the contact form provided on this site to arrange for your free initial consultation.