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  • HomePensacola and Fort Walton Beach Personal Injury Attorneys Compassionate with injured clients. Tough on adversaries. The Pensacola personal injury attorneys at Whibbs & Stone, Attorneys at Law strive to be the kind of people you are proud to know. Hard work, integrity and concern for our clients and their families are our chief priorities. Often, clients of large firms in the Pensacola-Fort Walton Beach region complain of being treated like numbers or files on a desk. We do not aim to be a large firm, nor do we wish to conduct business like one. What distinguishes each Pensacola injury attorney at our firm Our Pensacola and Fort Walton injury attorneys have more than 60 years of combined legal experience and have learned over those years that building client trust through honesty, ethics and results is the foundation of a successful law practice and of long-term client relationships. Most of our new clients come to us from referrals from our satisfied clients. Each Pensacola personal injury lawyer at our firm meets personally with clients. We get to know you, your medical condition and your objectives so that every action we take is in your best interest. At the same time, we…
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  • AttorneysPensacola, FL Attorney Profiles Our Attorneys Serve Fort Walton Beach, Pensacola & Surrounding Areas The law firm of Whibbs & Stone, P.A., is ready and willing to help you. With over 60 years of combined experience practicing law, our lawyers work effectively to get the results you deserve. Suzanne Whibbs Suzanne Whibbs received her undergraduate degree from the University of Auburn in 1993. In 1997, she received her J.D. from Cumberland School of Law at Samford University. Ms. Whibbs is a member of the Florida Bar, the Escambia-Santa Rosa County Bar Association, and the Real Property, Probate and Trust Law Sections of the Florida Bar. Her practice focuses primarily on Collections, Real Estate, Wills, Probate, Trusts and Estates, Debtor and Creditor Law, Business Law and Banking Law. Donovan Whibbs Donovan Whibbs received his undergraduate degree from the University of Alabama in 1994. In 1997, he received his J.D. from Cumberland School of Law at Samford University, where he was the Associate Editor for the American Journal of Trial Advocacy. He is a member of both the Florida and Alabama Bar. Mr. Whibbs is a member of the Workers’ Compensation Section of the Florida Bar, Association of Trial Lawyers of America,…
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Help from Skilled, Compassionate Pensacola DUI Attorneys

Driving Under the Influence (DUI) is a serious offense with negative consequences that extend to every area of your life. As with any criminal prosecution, you face fines and jail time if convicted. But in addition to that, you must deal with the loss of your driver’s license, having your car impounded, being required to perform community service or even ordered into residential treatment. On top of all that, a drunk driving arrest can cause embarrassment and stigma that damages your reputation in the community and can cost you your job or professional license.

A DUI arrest is in many ways worse than being prosecuted for more “serious” crimes. The criminal defense attorneys at Whibbs Stone Barnett have experience defending people accused of all types of crimes, including DUI. From our offices in Pensacola, Fort Walton and Mobile, we can help you and provide you with advice and representation designed to minimize any negative consequences that may result from your drunk driving arrest.

Florida Drunk Driving Laws Contain Harsh Penalties

DUI is generally a misdemeanor offense, although it can be charged as a felony if it is your third conviction within ten years, your fourth conviction ever, or if you were involved in a crash which caused serious bodily injury. Even for a first offense misdemeanor DUI, however, the penalties can be quite severe. You can be fined up to $1,000, or more if there was a minor in the vehicle or if your blood alcohol content was .15% or more. You can be sentenced to 50 hours of community service, with a ten dollar fine for every hour not completed. You can also be sentenced to jail or ordered into residential treatment for up to six months, or up to nine months if penalty enhancements apply.

In addition to the criminal penalties, you will also have your car impounded for ten days and have your driver’s license revoked for a period of six months to a year. All of these consequences arise just from a first offense. The penalties increase greatly on conviction of a second or subsequent offense.

Help is Available for DUI Arrests

Even if you tested with a Blood Alcohol Content of .08% or more, there may still be many defenses available to a DUI prosecution. For instance, the testing procedures and equipment used can be carefully investigated to determine whether an error may have been made. Another important question that can be raised concerns whether the police had probable cause to pull you over and test you in the first place. Often times the police will try to establish cause for a blood or breath test by requiring you to perform various field sobriety tests, like walking in a straight line or reciting the alphabet backwards. Only a couple of these tests are generally accepted as reliable, and the way they are administered and interpreted can be very subjective and nonscientific, leading to misinterpretation and inaccurate results.

Our lawyers aggressively pursue all available defenses and legal theories to have the charges dismissed or test results suppressed, or to secure an acquittal or judgment of not guilty at trial. If a plea agreement is in your better interests, we can often negotiate a plea to reckless driving or some lesser charge that minimizes any negative consequences that can accompany a conviction and help you get on with your life.

Experienced Criminal Defense Attorneys for Your Florida DUI Arrest

Driving Under the Influence is dangerous, and police and prosecutors zealously seek to identify and punish drunk drivers. Sometimes law enforcement can be overzealous, though, and the police can make mistakes or seek to punish people more harshly than they deserve. Having the advice and help of skilled, knowledgeable and experienced criminal defense attorneys is key to protecting and exercising your rights and getting the best result possible. In Pensacola, Fort Walton/Destin, and Mobile, Alabama, contact Whibbs Stone Barnett for help from experienced Florida and Alabama DUI lawyers.

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Pensacola, FL 32502
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With offices in Pensacola, Fort Walton/Destin, and Mobile, Alabama, we serve people across much of the Florida panhandle and the Gulf Coast. We offer a free consultation for all personal injury claims and always strive to provide high-quality legal services at reasonable, affordable rates.

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