Indianapolis Indiana DUI Lawyer Angela Warner Sims - Madison County DUI Lawyer

Location:

911 Meridian Plaza
Post Office Box 1448
Anderson, Indiana 46015

Counties Served:
Madison County, Indiana

Contact Information:

Telephone (765) 649-3434
Fax (765) 641-1317
Email: angie@hulse-lacey.com

Practice Areas:

Personal Injury
Collections
Family Law
Criminal Law
DUI - Drunk Driving Defense

Angela Warner Sims

Angela was born in Muncie, Indiana on May 17, 1974, and has been a lifelong resident of Madison County. Angela attended Indiana University-Bloomington for her undergraduate studies and received a B.S. with honors in 1996. Angela attended Indiana University at Indianapolis and received her J.D. in 1999. She was admitted to the Bar in 1999. Angela is also admitted to practice before the U.S. Northern and Southern Districts of Indiana. Angela is a public defender in Madison County (2000- ). Angela is a member of the Madison County (president 2004-2005) and Indiana State Bar Associations, Indiana Trial Lawyers Association, and Indiana Public Defender Council.

Indiana Family Law

We also provide a variety family law services to our clients, including divorce (dissolution of marriage), custody matters, child support and support arrearage, paternity, post-secondary educational expenses (college expenses), visitation, adoption, and like matters.

Increasingly, the American family has recognized the need for a lawyer, from time to time. Our law firm offers services in the following areas:

Criminal Defense (including DUI & traffic offenses)

Our firm also provides criminal defenses services to our clients, including infractions (speeding), and any misdemeanor and felony charges. We represent clients in town courts, county courts and superior and circuit courts of Madison County, Indiana as to criminal charges. We represent clients in bench and jury trials, probation violations, negotiate plea bargains, deferrals and judgments withheld, sentence modification, and the like.

Sometimes our lawyers assist clients who have broken the law. We have attorneys who will represent you in the following types of matters:

DUI/DWI: What is it?

DUI, DWI, OUI and OUIL are all terms for driving drunk (drunk driving) at or above a certain level of alcohol. Well over a million drivers (1.5) are arrested for driving under the influence of alcohol and drugs in the United States every year. Even though all states have lowered blood alcohol levels to .08, every state has its own laws and consequences for driving under the influence (DUI), driving while intoxicated (DWI), operating under the influence (OUI) or operating under the influence of liquor (OUIL).

In addition to drunk driving being a criminal matter (court matter and a crime) it is also an administrative matter pertaining to the drivers license (immediate, mandatory and automatic license suspension). Immediate driver license suspension laws for alcohol-impaired drivers, refers to administrative per se (APS), automatic license revocation (ARL) or on-the-spot license suspension laws. These laws are different for each state and each one has it own automatic license suspension consequences.

License suspension or revocation traditionally follows conviction for alcohol-impaired driving. Under a procedure called administrative license suspension, licenses are taken before conviction when a driver fails or refuses to take a chemical test. Because administrative license suspension laws are independent of criminal procedures and are invoked right after arrest, they've been found to be more effective than traditional post-conviction sanctions. Forty-one states and the District of Columbia have administrative license suspension laws.

Thirty-seven states permit some offenders to drive only if their vehicles have been equipped with ignition interlocks. These devices analyze a driver's breath and disable the ignition if the driver has been drinking. In 22 states, multiple offenders may forfeit vehicles that are driven while impaired by alcohol.

Links

Indiana State Bar Association