Nigel Roy Witham

It would be hard to overstate just how professional Nigel Witham is. After getting arrested for DUI, I shopped around *a lot* for my lawyer, calling at least 15 different law firms. I chose Gold and Witham after calling them and seeing that Nigel Witham (1) knew much more about the court where I wa...s going than anyone else I had called (Nigel could instantly rattle off the name of every judge at that court, as well as their reputation for being either harsh or lenient); (2) he was incredibly professional and polite; (3) he was willing to talk to me for a long time and answer all my questions. I find that some DUI lawyers, like doctors, want you to sit back, shut up, and let the "professionals" handle things. Nigel was not that way: he would always answer any questions I had about my case or about the DUI process in general. Yes, he was a bit pricier than some of my other options. But he was well worth it. Where some lawyers whom I talked to told me that they would have me go to court alone on certain pre-trial dates, Nigel went instead of me and didn't even ask me to come along! He saved me countless trips to court in the run-up to the actual hearing date, trips I would have had to make if I hadn't had a lawyer or if I'd hired a cheaper, more hands-off lawyer. Nigel knows his stuff. Ask him any question, however bizarre, about DUI law in California, and he can give you the detailed answer right away. Furthermore, he and his secretary treat you with the height of professionalism. Nigel was professional even when I was not. About a month after my sentencing, I had to reappear in court after having missed an alcohol education class that I was court-ordered to go to. It was 7:30am in the morning, I was due in court at 8am, and I was lost in Westminster (I had left the house without directions because I had been sure I knew how to get there from memory). I called Nigel at that time in the morning, practically panicking about the fact that I was going to miss my court date by being late (to not appear in court when you are told to appear is very bad! I don't suggest you try it!). He calmly helped me out and got me to the court on time. Bear in mind, this is AFTER my original court date, and technically, he was no longer my lawyer. Our original contract only said that he would be retained as my lawyer until my sentencing took place. Well, here I was, after my sentencing, having screwed up on my probation, lost, calling him at 7 in the morning in a total frenzy, and he still helps me out even though he is no longer getting paid for it. You will not find another lawyer who will do that for you in the manner that he did, I feel pretty certain. Anyway, I ended up getting my DUI charges reduced, and I was only convicted of a Wet Reckless. Mainly this was due to the facts of my case, but it was also due to Nigel's hard work on my behalf. The important thing is this: with Nigel as my lawyer, I feel confident that what I got was the best I could have gotten. With some other lawyers I talked to, I probably always would have wondered if they had really done the best job possible to get me the best deal possible. But I know that Nigel did.