Jill Petty

Jill Petty was quite professional and competent regarding my case, based on an over-eager arrest and charge for DUI. She selected the best approach for dismissal before arraignment, which worked: central to it was to offer witness statements to rebut the field sobriety test. She did not urge me to pl...ead guilty and go for diversion, as the first lawyer I contacted said i should do (and for more money). She was reasonable in her cost to deal with the case, and I am very pleased with the outcome. She understood that I was quite upset with the position I was in before dismissal, as pleading guilty would have made it more difficult to run my business and would have cost me lost time and money. She also counseled me not to attempt a civil wrongful arrest suit to recover lost business profit, moving violation ticket fee, impound fee, and etc.; it turned out that the ticket related to the stop was waived as well. I highly recommend her.

Almost 1 year ago I recieved a DUI II with a CDL license. It was my first offense in 46 years of driving. The issuing officer, secretary of DA's office, and DMV told me I could plead guilty and go through diversion. After 30 days I lost my license and job and my life was turned upside down. No divers...ion for a CDL. I called 2 attorneys. The first scolded me for waiting too long. Then I called Jill who spent the time on the phone explaining the law and my rights to me. We met shortly after and I hired her as my attorney. After review I had a weak case and I chose to plead guilty. My fine was the minimum and I was able to move on with my life. Thanks Jill for your extra effort.