Alabama Personal Injury Lawyer

Frequently Asked Questions & Answers - Alabama Personal Injury Defense Lawyers

If you have been hurt, you don’t have to deal with the pain and costs of recovery on your own.  Over the years, attorney Byron M. Richardson has successfully helped dozens of injury victims get a fair settlement for their injury claim.  Byron M. Richardson has dealt with all major auto and casualty insurance companies and knows how to deal with their adjusters to help resolve your claim for the maximum dollar amount you deserve. Knowing how to handle your injury claim could mean the difference of hundreds or thousands of dollars for you and your family.  Don’t deal with the insurance companies alone, you need someone on your side to help you be treated fairly and with dignity.  We will work hard for you and will help you every step of the way.  We accept cases from the entire southeastern United States and offer in-home visits.  We put our clients first and never charge you an attorney’s fee unless we collect a settlement in your case.  Put our compassion, knowledge, and experience to work for you. At Richardson Law Offices, LLC we offer an initial phone or email conversation to discuss with you the consequences of your INJURY CLAIM.  CALL TODAY, TOLL FREE 1-866-232-6234

DUI & Driving Under The Influence:
DUI Definition :
Driving under the influence of alcohol, drunk driving, drinking and driving (North American English), or drink-driving (British/Irish and Australian/New Zealand English), is the act of operating a motor vehicle (and sometimes a bicycle or similar human-powered vehicle) after having consumed alcohol (ethanol) or other drugs, to the degree that mental and motor skills are impaired. It is a crime in most countries around the world.

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United States DUI Stats :
All 50 states now have two statutory offenses[1]. The first is the traditional offense, variously called driving under the influence of alcohol (DUI), driving while intoxicated/impaired (DWI) or operating while intoxicated/impaired (OWI). The second and more recent is the so-called illegal per se offense of driving with a blood-alcohol concentration (BAC) of 0.08% (previously 0.10%) or higher. The first offense requires proof of intoxication, although evidence of BAC is admissible as rebuttably presumptive evidence of that intoxication; the second requires only proof of BAC at the time of being in physical control of a motor vehicle. An accused may be convicted of both offenses, but may only be punished for one.

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