Category Archives: DUI

College football season in Georgia brings tailgates, watch parties, crowded parking areas, late departures, and heavier traffic through Atlanta and nearby communities. A game-day DUI arrest is not a separate offense, but the setting can affect the evidence. Relevant details may include the reason for the stop, temporary traffic controls, roadway conditions, witness accounts, video, […]

Missing a Georgia DUI court date can lead to a bench warrant, bond problems, a driver’s license suspension, and delays in the original case. The result depends on the court, the type of hearing, the notice you received, your bond status, and how quickly you respond. A missed appearance does not dismiss the DUI charge. […]

Labor Day weekend often brings increased impaired-driving enforcement across Georgia, including Atlanta and nearby communities. For 2026, the national Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over enforcement campaign runs from August 19 through September 7. Georgia also lists the One Hundred Days of Summer H.E.A.T. campaign through September 7 and Hands Across the Border from August […]

Yes. You can face a DUI charge in Georgia after taking prescription medication, even when the medication was prescribed to you and you followed the directions. The key legal question is not simply whether you had a valid prescription. The State must connect the medication to your ability to drive safely under the charging theory […]

A Georgia summer DUI arrest can begin two separate matters: a criminal court case and, in some situations, an administrative driver’s license case. During the first 48 hours, focus on getting home lawfully, following bond conditions, protecting every document, preserving evidence, writing a private timeline, and reviewing the deadline on any Georgia Department of Driver […]

A Georgia DUI arrest can affect more than the weeks immediately following a summer traffic stop. An arrest may appear on a criminal history even if the case has not ended. A DUI conviction can remain on a criminal record indefinitely. Georgia also offers three-year, seven-year, and lifetime motor vehicle reports, so the length of […]

A DUI arrest after a Lake Lanier weekend can begin two separate legal matters: a criminal prosecution and an administrative driver’s license case. The first days after release may involve bond conditions, court paperwork, evidence preservation, and a short deadline for responding to a license suspension notice. An arrest does not establish guilt. The outcome […]

Braves games, concerts, festivals, holiday weekends, and other summer events can bring heavier traffic and more DUI patrol activity across Atlanta, Georgia, and nearby areas. Drivers leaving Truist Park, The Battery Atlanta, downtown venues, Sandy Springs, Buckhead, Midtown, Fulton County event areas, and Cobb County event traffic may encounter saturation patrols, DUI roadblocks, traffic stops, […]

 A first-time DUI in Georgia can affect summer travel in ways that are not always obvious at the time of arrest. Willis Law Firm often works with individuals who are surprised by how quickly court obligations, license restrictions, and bond conditions begin to interfere with planned vacations and travel schedules. While some trips may still […]

 Willis Law Firm represents individuals in Atlanta and surrounding Georgia communities who are facing DUI charges, including arrests that occur after summer concerts and large public events. These situations often involve routine traffic stops that escalate due to small but costly mistakes made by drivers on the way home. This explanation covers how enforcement patterns […]