Nicholas Charitsis, one of the Three Best Rated® award-winning DUI lawyers, explains the benefits of hiring a DUI Lawyer.

Driving Under Influence (DUI) is considered to be a serious crime in Canada. It could cost you your future and employment, not to mention you will have to pay a huge sum of money as court fines and other administrative penalties. And the province of Ontario, in particular, has one of the highest penalties for DUI offences in all of North America.

So what to do when you are charged with DUI? Should you represent yourself or get a DUI lawyer? Is it really worth hiring a DUI lawyer? What about the cost?

To get an expert opinion on this, Three Best Rated® met with Nicholas Charitsis, founder of Law Office of Nicholas Charitsis, one of the top Criminal Law firms in Toronto and The GTA. And also one of the Three Best Rated® Award-winning DUI lawyers in Toronto for five years in a row.

According to Mr. Charitsis, it is 100% worth to hire an experienced DUI Lawyer. “It is 100% worth hiring an experienced DUI Lawyer, for reasons including the opportunity to avoid a criminal record, but also financial (cost savings) in the long run,” he says.

To explain things better, he breaks down the cost of trying to reinstate a driver’s licence after being found guilty of a first time DUI conviction for three years:

Court Fine: $1000 – $5000 ($2000 average)

Victim Fine Surcharge: ($500 average)

Ministry of Transportation Back on Track Program: $1000

Ignition Interlock Device + Maintenance for 12 months: ($1500 average)

High Risk / Facility Insurance coverage $800 per month for 3 years: $28,800

The total financial cost for a first time DUI conviction: $33,800

But the cost of fighting a DUI with an experienced criminal lawyer is less than half of that.

Mr. Charitsis further went on to explain the benefits of hiring a DUI lawyer, “The process is imperfect. The DUI process of being pulled over, investigated, and arrested is not infallible. So, It is well worth your effort to examine every aspect of your case with an experienced DUI Lawyer who can help you evaluate its strength and weaknesses,” he says.

The more you and your lawyer can demonstrate the weaknesses in the crown’s case, the more likely you will be offered a favourable plea bargain. This could mean getting away from the DUI charge altogether by pleading to a lesser charge, often a traffic ticket.

About Nicholas Charitsis – Law Office of Nicholas Charitsis:

Since elementary school, Mr. Charitsis dreamed of being a lawyer. “I was always the kid that would question the rules and challenge the reasons behind the rules. I would never back down from a debate, and when my friends get sent to detention, I was the one working out ‘plea bargain’ deals with the principal’s office to get us all a light sentence,” he explains.

Although he was of humble origin, he was determined to achieve his goal. In high school, he made a deal with his grade 12 Law Teacher, Mr. Castronovo, that he would come back years later as a lawyer to be a guest speaker at his school. And today, he is one of the Three Best Rated® award-winning Criminal Defense Lawyers in Newmarket, the same place he went to high school.

He credits his hard work and positive attitude for all his success. “The proudest moment of my career was when I completed a long-fought trial, and the judge called me at home to congratulate me on my work. The best part about the call is that I had him on speakerphone, and my parents were in the room, so they got to listen in on the judge praising my work,” he says proudly.

He now owns a law firm with more than 20 people working under him. With over 50 years of combined experience, Mr. Charitsis and his team have helped over 5000 clients throughout Ontario since 2004.

To know more about them or their services, visit their website, ontario-criminal-lawyers.com.

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