My son is 17 years old in the state of missouri when he was charged with dwi, mip (on a saturday night), crossing the middle line & out past curfew hours. the judge requires me to hire a lawyer, which i do not have $1200 retainer fee. do i really need a lawyer? court appointed lawyer will not help me. what can be the consequences of these charges with or without a lawyer present? please help!! court is tomorrow.
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Court is tomorrow? Of course that has already come and gone by now, but why did you post a question on Lawguru one day before a court date? If I were in your place, trying to help out my son, I don't htink that I would be desparately seeking help on a site like this the night before court. $1200 is not an unreasnable fee for a first time DWI, and I normally charge more than that. However, if you do not already have an attorney for you son, I might be able to quote you a retainer fee in the amount of $1000 depending upon where the charges against him are pending.
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