Testimonials

My case: My second DUI offense in 2 years.
BAC of .24 (no business being near a car)
Facing 45 days, plus all the fines and classes
Mr Maddox was successfull in striking my first offense DUI. On the first offense, there were some issues in the way the court’s paper work was processed that showed I had not given up my rights to a jury trial. Maddox quickly saw this flaw in their case against me and was confident I had a good shot at the appeal. My first lawyer had argued the same points; but was unsuccessful and recommended Mr. Maddox feeling that it was a winable case and that Maddox would have a good shot a reversing the decision.
The appeal took 6 months to come around and Maddox told me I did not have to be there and that there was nothing I could do but watch if I was there. I chose to stay home. The appeal came back and when he read it to me it was hard to tell if it was in my favor or not! Maddox explained to me how the Appeals Court response works, that they word the decision so the lower court judge can keep their initial decision or change it and still save face.
The day of court, Mr. Maddox was prompt and waiting when my wife and I arrived. He now answered all the questions my wife had about the situation including all the options good or bad. It put her at ease.
When we went in front of the judge, the DA went first with his arguments for keeping the prior. Although longed-winded, the case against me sounded strong,
Then, Mr. Maddox gave our argument in a straight forward, logical manner, one by one, countering all the points that the DA had made and, he didn’t take all afternoon to do it.
The same judge, with the same facts, now reversed his own decision and struck down my prior! I was now back on a first offense.
When we were out of the courtroom discussing the win, Mr. Maddox pointed out flaws that the DA had made in presenting the case and strategy they could have used but didn’t. This underscored his understanding of both defense and prosecution.
After, Maddox had some time before his next court appointment, so he spent the next hour walking me through the various clerks, making sure that the records showed I now had a first offense instead of a second and hopefully preventing any issues that could pop up later. This would have taken me hours on my own.
I have great confidence in Mr. Maddox’s ability as an defense and appeals lawyer

Call Chad Maddox — a good lawyer to represent YOU! I would refer him to friends & family!

Posted by: SHY, a DUI client, 2009-12-21.