Alabama DUI Attorneys
The Polson Law Firm
The Polson Law Firm
Alabama DUI Lawyer in Birmingham, AL Fighting for Your Future
If you were arrested for DUI anywhere in Alabama, especially in the Birmingham metro area, you are likely scared, overwhelmed, and worried about what happens next. An experienced Alabama DUI lawyer based in Birmingham can step in quickly to protect your driver’s license, your criminal record, and your future.
At Polson Law Firm Alabama DUI attorneys Whitney Polson, Zander Carrie and Mark Polson have represented thousands of people accused of drunk driving and drugged driving in Jefferson County and across the state. From our Birmingham, AL office in Homewood, we handle DUI cases in Birmingham Municipal Court, Jefferson County courts, and municipal courts in Hoover, Vestavia Hills, Mountain Brook, and beyond.
Arrested for DUI in Birmingham or Anywhere in Alabama?
A DUI arrest in Alabama triggers two battles: the criminal DUI case in court and a separate driver’s license action through Alabama Law Enforcement Agency (ALEA). Acting fast gives your Alabama DUI lawyer more options to challenge the stop, the field sobriety tests, and any breath or blood test results.
Whether your case involves:
A first‑offense Alabama DUI charge in Birmingham Municipal Court
A repeat DUI in Jefferson County District Court or Circuit Court
An under‑21 or CDL DUI anywhere in Alabama
A DUI involving an accident, injury, or refusal of the breath test
Our Birmingham‑based Alabama DUI lawyers will carefully investigate every detail and look for defenses that can lead to a dismissal, reduction, or a softer outcome.
Why Hire a Birmingham, Alabama DUI Lawyer at Polson & Polson?
When the stakes include jail, heavy fines, license suspension, ignition interlock, and a permanent criminal record, you need a local Alabama DUI lawyer who knows the Birmingham courts and Alabama DUI law inside and out.
Here is what sets our firm apart:
Decades of DUI defense focused in Alabama: Mark Polson is a 40+ year veteran Birmingham DUI lawyer, and Whitney Polson focuses his practice on Alabama DUI defense statewide.
Birmingham‑based, statewide coverage: From our Homewood office, we regularly appear in Birmingham, Hoover, Vestavia Hills, Mountain Brook, and municipal and state courts throughout Alabama.
Deep knowledge of Alabama DUI laws and penalties: Our attorneys literally wrote and co‑authored treatises on Alabama DUI law and speak nationwide on DUI defense strategies.
Top‑rated and respected by peers: Our Alabama DUI lawyers have earned high ratings and professional recognition based on trial experience and results in DUI and criminal defense.
Client‑first approach: We listen, explain your options in plain language, and build a strategy tailored to your goals—whether that’s dismissal, reduction to reckless driving, or minimizing penalties.
When you search for “Alabama DUI lawyer in Birmingham,” you want more than a name—you want a team with a proven record of fighting DUI charges in the exact courts where your case is pending.
Alabama DUI Penalties and Driver’s License Consequences
Alabama DUI penalties can include jail time, fines, probation, mandatory DUI school, and ignition interlock, with penalties increasing for prior convictions, high BAC, or cases involving accidents or injuries. Separate from the criminal case, you can face license suspension or revocation through ALEA, with strict deadlines to challenge an administrative suspension.
An Alabama DUI lawyer in Birmingham can help you:
Demand and fight an administrative license suspension
Challenge the legality of the traffic stop and arrest
Attack field sobriety testing and breath or blood test results
Seek dismissal, a not‑guilty verdict, or a reduction to a non‑DUI offense like reckless driving
Our goal is to protect your ability to drive, your job, your professional licenses, and your reputation.
Birmingham, AL Office – Serving DUI Clients Statewide
Polson & Polson, P.C. is headquartered in the Homewood section of Birmingham, making it convenient for clients facing DUI charges in Jefferson County and the surrounding Birmingham metro area.
Birmingham DUI Lawyer Office
Polson & Polson, P.C.
2824 Central Avenue, Suite 150
Birmingham, Alabama 35209
Office Phone: (205) 871‑8838
24‑Hour Lawyer Line (after hours, weekends, holidays): 205‑401‑3171
From this Birmingham location, our Alabama DUI lawyers travel statewide to defend DUI and related criminal charges in municipal, district, and circuit courts across Alabama.
Free Consultation with an Alabama DUI Lawyer in Birmingham
You do not have to face an Alabama DUI charge alone. A free consultation with a Birmingham‑based Alabama DUI lawyer can give you clear answers, a plan of action, and real hope.
Free professional consultation
Available 24/7, including nights and weekends
Payment plans available in many cases
Call Polson & Polson, P.C. at (205) 871‑8838 now, or use our online form to request a free Alabama DUI case evaluation. An experienced Alabama DUI lawyer in Birmingham will review your situation, explain your court date and license deadlines, and outline how we can fight your DUI case.
Outstanding Lawyer Ratings With Legal Industry Ranking Organizations
Super Lawyers has acknowledged Mark Polson, DUI lawyer in Birmingham, for 10 years based on his excellent DUI defense in Alabama. Super Lawyers refers to our DUI specialist law office in Birmingham as a “premier criminal defense law firm.” Similarly, America’s oldest attorney ratings service, Martindale-Hubbell, has ranked lawyers since 1868. Both Mark and Whitney are rated with this prestigious legal practice organization.
Our dedicated Alabama drug defense attorneys travel statewide to defend criminal cases, including accused drunk drivers. Mark and Whitney will travel to any court — from courthouses near Birmingham, AL, such as the Hoover, Vestavia Hills or Mountain Brook Municipal courts — to a criminal court case in Mobile, AL or Montgomery, Alabama. (Mobile DUI and Montgomery DUI).
Rated Among Alabama’s Best Criminal Attorneys
Jefferson County criminal lawyer Mark Polson’s 48 years of asserting successful DUI defenses has placed the Alabama DUI attorney at the top of most lists of Alabama Best Lawyers. These ratings are based on quality of legal services performed as a Birmingham DUI attorney.
In addition to Mark Polson, his son Whitney Polson just co-authored the 4th Edition of the well-known book “Alabama DUI Defense” in 2016, and the 5th Edition in 2021. This book on Alabama DUI laws was the first book written by the DUI attorney Birmingham AL.
With criminal law as the mainstay of their law firm, driving under the influence cases have made them regionally and nationally famous for defending citizens accused of Alabama drunk driving charges. Their legal advice has guided thousands of people accused of DUI Alabama, to a DUI dismissal or reduction of charges, even for those clients with a DUI accident and a related personal injury civil case.
Both Birmingham Criminal Defense Lawyers Are Alabama Book Authors
The new drunk driving book by Alabama DUI attorney Whitney Polson, first published in 2016, is icing on the cake for the Polson & Polson criminal law firm in Birmingham, Alabama. Mark Polson was also author of a book for lawyers on Alabama DUI law decades ago.
This tradition for the Polson Law Firm of helping to educate all Alabama attorneys about new laws on DUI in Alabama is just one accolade that the criminal defense attorneys have received in the field of criminal law. Both are proud members of the National College for DUI Defense (NCDD), the largest membership organization in the United States for DUI defense.
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HOW TO CONTACT OUR 24-HOUR DUI LAWYERS:
Birmingham DUI Lawyer
Office Phone: (205) 871-8838
Polson & Polson, P.C.
2824 Central Avenue #150
Birmingham, Alabama 35209
Whitney Polson, Zander Carrie, or Mark Polson will review your DUI felony or misdemeanor case facts, tell you more about your DUI court date, and talk through the likelihood of getting your DUI reduced to reckless driving. Plus, based on your case facts, you may have a chance to have your DUI dismissed for a first offense DUI.
Our Law Firm Fights DUI Charges Anywhere in Alabama.
Call today for a FREE consultation: (205) 871-8838
Better Case Results
Over 10,000 DUI and criminal cases handled across Alabama, with a long history of not‑guilty verdicts.
Nationally recognized DUI defense training on police tactics and testing that many Alabama lawyers never receive.
Work directly with highly rated Alabama DUI lawyers, not handed off to junior associates or case managers.
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