DUI & TRAFFIC OFFENSES
IN GEORGIA
Equally Aggressive DUI and Traffic Defense When Your License, Freedom, and Future Are on the Line.
What a Georgia DUI Conviction Actually Costs You
Most people focus on the fine. The real costs go much further. A first offense DUI conviction in Georgia can result in up to 12 months in jail, fines up to $1,000, mandatory DUI Risk Reduction Program enrollment, community service, probation, an ignition interlock device requirement, and a license suspension that disrupts every area of your daily life. Second and third offenses carry dramatically harsher consequences including mandatory minimum jail time.
Beyond the courtroom, a DUI conviction on your record can affect your employment, professional licenses, security clearances, insurance rates, and reputation for years. This is not just a ticket. This is your future. It deserves an aggressive defense.
Serreen Meki brings a perspective most defense attorneys simply do not have. She trained and worked as a prosecutor in Georgia, where she learned firsthand how the state builds DUI and traffic cases, what evidence they rely on, and where those cases are most vulnerable. Now she uses that knowledge to defend you.
Facing a DUI or Traffic Charge in Georgia?
Our firm serves multiple areas in metro Atlanta, providing dedicated legal advocacy for clients in need.
Time is critical. The sooner you call the more options you have.
Experienced Atlanta attorneys like Serreen Meki foresee defense tactics and counteract them effectively.
The 30-Day Rule: Immediate Action Required After a Georgia DUI Arrest
A DUI arrest in Georgia triggers two separate cases simultaneously — the criminal case in court and potentially an administrative license suspension case with the Department of Driver Services. You have only 30 days from the date of your arrest to protect your driving privileges. If you do not act within that window your license can be suspended automatically for one full year before you ever see a judge. Many people lose their license simply because they waited too long. Do not let that happen to you.
Types Of Georgia DUI Cases Meki Defends You Against
The Traffic Stop:
Every DUI case begins with the stop itself. Did the officer have legally sufficient probable cause to pull you over in the first place? Weaving within your own lane is legal in Georgia. A hunch is not probable cause. If the initial stop was unlawful a Motion to Suppress will be filed which can result in the evidence being thrown out and the entire case dismissed.
The Field Sobriety Tests:
The Walk and Turn, One Leg Stand, and Horizontal Gaze Nystagmus are presented to juries as objective science, but they aren’t. Road conditions, physical limitations, anxiety, and medical conditions all affect performance and Officers must follow NHTSA protocols when administering tests. Proper cross-examination is the key to expose improper administration that undermines your case.
The Chemical Test:
The Intoxilyzer 9000 is the breathalyzer used across Georgia and it requires precise calibration and regular maintenance to produce reliable results. A subpoena for the device’s full calibration and maintenance logs is issued by us to verify it was functioning properly at the time of your test. A single deviation in protocol can render the results inadmissible. Known all too well; if you refused the chemical test, you were exercising your constitutional rights — not hiding guilt.
Possession Of Open Container:
Any alcohol in the Passenger area means the area designed to seat the driver and passengers – while a motor vehicle is in operation – and any area that is readily accessible to the driver or a passenger while in his or her seating position; provided, however, that such term does not include any locked glove compartment or, in a passenger car not equipped with a trunk, any area behind the rearmost upright seat or not normally occupied by the driver or passengers.
Contributing Violations:
DUI with an accident, injury, or death; DUI with a minor in the vehicle; prior DUI convictions; or use of controlled substances
Georgia Traffic Defense: More Than Just a Fine
Traffic violations in Georgia carry consequences that extend well beyond the ticket. Points accumulate on your license, insurance rates spike, and certain violations can cost you your job or your commercial license. We defend against:
Super Speeder Violations: Georgia’s Super Speeder law imposes an additional $200 state fee on top of local fines for anyone convicted of driving 85 mph or above on any road or 75 mph or above on a two-lane road. We negotiate to reduce the cited speed and protect your record before the conviction hits.
Commercial Driver CDL Defense: For CDL holders a single moving violation is not an inconvenience — it is a direct threat to your career. Federal regulations hold commercial drivers to a significantly higher standard than regular motorists. We fight aggressively to protect your commercial license and keep you on the road.
Hit and Run: Leaving the scene of an accident is a criminal offense in Georgia that can result in license suspension, fines, and jail time. We represent clients who panicked in the moment or were genuinely unaware they had caused damage.
Protect Your Driving Privileges
A DUI lawyer can help you fight license suspension or pursue options that allow you to continue driving for work, school, and family obligations.
Reduce or Dismiss Charges
An experienced attorney reviews the traffic stop, testing procedures, and evidence to identify weaknesses that may lead to reduced penalties or even case dismissal.
Minimize Long-Term Consequences
A DUI conviction can affect employment, insurance rates, and your reputation. A lawyer works to achieve the best possible outcome and protect your future opportunities.
“Allow Serreen Law Group the opportunity to take the burden of the future off your shoulders so you can focus on healing.”
CEO, Serreen F. Meki, Esq
SERVING METRO ATLANTA & BEYOND
From Atlanta to Marietta and Sandy Springs, Serreen Law Group fights for catastrophic injury victims whose lives have been permanently changed by someone else’s negligence. When the stakes are your entire future, distance is no barrier and neither is the opposition.