If you’re going to hire a lawyer to represent you for your DUI case, then somewhere along the (beginning of the) line, you’re going to have to go in for a New Jersey DUI lawyer consultation. This can be like jumping into deep water without knowing how to swim first for first timers, so if you have the time, you need to become more knowledgeable.

• Go to the library.

The library is an excellent source of information. While you don’t need to know DUI law backwards and forwards, checking out a book on your state’s laws and skimming some of the most important content can give you some basis, when you go to your New Jersey DUI lawyer consultation, so that you can know if the person you are talking to is really knowledgeable. You have no idea how many people have been screwed over by lawyers who didn’t know their stuff.

• Check the yellow pages.

If you’re hurting for a place to FIND a lawyer, just check the yellow pages. There are plenty of lawyers in there, but don’t jump to the assumption that they’re the best just because they have a full page ad.