You were pulled over on your way home from dinner or a party and charged with DUI. You are probably rightfully confused and afraid. Will you be found guilty? Will you serve jail time?

Imagine you make a terrible mistake and decide to drive after you had too much to drink.  One bad decision can ruin lives: your life and the life of the passengers in your vehicle and any other victims.

Because drinking is so socially acceptable in American society, it can be hard to draw the line between acceptable and risky behavior. This is even more of an issue when it comes to someone who you don't see all the time. Even if you're with the person a lot, they may be hiding irresponsible drinking from you.

In South Carolina each year, thousands of drivers are charged with DUI — driving under the influence of alcohol, drugs, or some other substance that impairs judgment. 

It's natural to think that many of these arrests come as a result of DUI checkpoints, and that these checkpoints are making the roads safer for drivers that obey the laws. But, are they really?

After the embarrassment of being arrested for a DUI, the panic and anxiety of what will happen next sets in.

What can be done to keep this DUI arrest from making me lose my job? Will this one mistake follow me the rest of my life? What defenses do I have? Can an attorney even do anything?