DUI / DWI Defense
Strategic defense for drunk-driving and impaired-driving allegations.
The Approach
A DUI conviction carries license suspension, escalating fines, and lasting damage to your record. As a former prosecutor, I know exactly how the state builds these cases — and how to dismantle them through challenges to the stop, the field sobriety tests, the breath or blood evidence, and procedural error.
If you are facing dui / dwi defense charges in Modesto, Stanislaus County, or anywhere in California's Central Valley, the first 72 hours often shape the entire trajectory of your case. As a former Deputy District Attorney, Jared Jordan has stood on both sides of the courtroom and knows exactly how prosecutors build — and overcharge — these allegations. That insight becomes your advantage at every stage: arraignment, preliminary hearing, motion practice, and trial.
Every dui / dwi defense engagement at the Law Office of Jared Jordan begins with a detailed case audit covering dmv hearings and license defense, breath, blood, and field sobriety challenges, repeat-offense and felony dui strategy, out-of-state license protection. We isolate the weakest link in the state's evidence, file the suppression and dismissal motions that matter, and prepare every file as if it is going to a jury — because the cases that prosecutors negotiate hardest are the ones where defense counsel is visibly ready to try them.
Free, confidential consultations are available the same day. Call (209) 554-2021 to speak directly with Jared — not a screener, not a junior associate.
What We Handle
- DMV hearings and license defense
- Breath, blood, and field sobriety challenges
- Repeat-offense and felony DUI strategy
- Out-of-state license protection
DUI / DWI Defense: questions we hear most.
What are the penalties for dui / dwi defense in California?+
Penalties for dui / dwi defense vary based on prior record, statutory enhancements, and the specific code section charged. Consequences can range from informal probation to multi-year state prison terms, plus collateral damage to licensing, immigration status, and firearm rights. A case-specific consultation is the only reliable way to scope exposure.
Can a dui / dwi defense charge be reduced or dismissed?+
Yes — depending on the strength of the state's evidence, the legality of the search or stop, and available diversion programs. Our defense begins with a forensic review of every police report, body-camera file, and discovery item to identify the constitutional and evidentiary issues that produce dismissals or felony-to-misdemeanor reductions.
Why hire a former prosecutor for dui / dwi defense defense?+
Because we know how the other side thinks. Jared Jordan spent years as a Deputy District Attorney in the Central Valley filing and trying the exact charges he now defends. That experience translates directly into more accurate case valuation, sharper cross-examination, and better outcomes at every stage.
Do you handle dui / dwi defense cases outside of Modesto?+
Yes. We regularly appear in Stanislaus County Superior Court and San Joaquin County Superior Court, with location-specific practice pages for Turlock, Ripon, Manteca, Del Rio, Oakdale, and Riverbank. One firm, one attorney, one defense — across the full Central Valley footprint.
DUI / DWI Defense across the Central Valley.
One attorney, one defense — across Stanislaus and San Joaquin County Superior Courts.
DUI / DWI Defense — Turlock
Protecting Your Degree and Career Velocity.
DUI / DWI Defense — Ripon
Discreet defense for those with the most to lose.
DUI / DWI Defense — Manteca
Trial-tested presence in the Stockton courthouse.
DUI / DWI Defense — Del Rio
Elite defense for Del Rio's most established families.
DUI / DWI Defense — Oakdale
The Cowboy Capital deserves a courtroom cowboy.
DUI / DWI Defense — Riverbank
Trial-tested defense for the City of Action.