An “escort” will show up in court with you (or may not even show up) but will keep continuing your case for no strategic reason until you get so tired of having the charge hanging over your head and having to take time off that you just want to get it over with and plead guilty.

He or she will not do an independent investigation but will assume that the way the police officer said it happened is the way it happened.

He or she won’t bring any scientific challenges to the breath or blood test results because he or she doesn’t really understand the science or the machine, or how to challenge them.

They charge a low fee, but because the fee is low they have to take lots of cases.

And because they have so many cases, they don’t have time to return your calls, think creatively about your case, or research potential legal challenges.

At some point, they will show you the police report (which is slanted and written with a bias against you) tell you that you have no defense and should plead guilty.

Then they will fill out a short form, escort you to the front of the courtroom and allow you to plead guilty as charged; something you could have done (but shouldn’t) without a lawyer.

A “fighter” is a very different kind of lawyer. When you watch your fighter in court and you see how other lawyers, even prosecutors, and judges, respect your lawyer, you will feel relief that you made the right choice.

Your fighter is extremely knowledgeable about the laws pertaining to DUIs, challenges that can be made to the evidence, and knows the players:

• The judge
• The prosecutor
• The police officer
• The breath test device maintenance technician
• The state toxicology laboratory analyst
• Expert witnesses that can assist in the client’s defense