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Shannon I. Wilson
Shannon I. Wilson attended the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, on a four-year athletic scholarship, and graduated with a degree in Criminal Justice in 2001. She then attended Northwestern Law School at Lewis & Clark, graduating in 2005 with a certificate in Criminal Law and Procedure and the coveted Judge Robert E. Jones award for outstanding litigation performance.
From early 2006 to late 2007, Shannon served as Staff Attorney to the Juvenile Rights Project, conducting dependency or delinquency proceedings on behalf of youth, children, and parents. She has also served as both legal assistant and co-counsel to Frank Wall, whose practice specializes in landlord-tenant issues. She opened her own practice at the Northwest Law Office in 2009. Her practice focuses primarily upon criminal defense, and representation of tenants in disputes with landlords. She has family members serving in the U.S. Armed Forces, and offers special discounts and services to military service members.
Out of the courtroom, Shannon has been highly involved in Women’s Professional Football, as a founding board member and player for the Portland Fighting Fillies, and as a player for the Portland Shockwave.
Having a DUI on your record can be detrimental and stigmatizing. Shannon I. Wilson provides compassionate advice and professional representation through a process that best serves your legal and personal needs.
A charge of Driving Under the Influence of Intoxicants triggers two separate events:
1) a criminal case that could result in jail time, fines, treatment classes, and other court ordered obligations, and
2) A right to a DMV hearing to combat the proposed suspension of your driving privileges (must request within 10 days of the arrest). A license suspension for DUI can range anywhere from 90 days up to 3 years. Having an attorney investigate and examine your DMV case can better your chances in avoiding a driver license suspension. You can refer to back of your implied consent form for additional information on these hearings.
CONSEQUENCES
If convicted of a DUI you could be fined $6,250 and could serve up to one year in county jail. Most likely if this is your first or second DUI the court will order fines and jail time significantly less than the maximum penalties.
DIVERSION
If this is your first time being charged with a DUI, you may qualify for entry into Diversion. This option is best described as “probation” type conditions before the court entering a conviction. If you can successfully enter Diversion and complete all of the court ordered requirements within the time limit, you can have the charge for DUI dismissed by the court. Diversion is not available as an option if you possess a CDL (Commercial Driver License), prior court ordered drug and alcohol treatment within the past 15 years, previous DUI within the past 15 years, or caused another person physical injury in relation to your DUI.
DMV will restrict your driving privileges for 30 days if you are 18 years or older of age and have three convictions of the offenses on this list, three accidents, or a combination totaling three within an 18 month period.
DMV will suspend your driving privileges 30 days if you have four convictions of the offenses on this list, three accidents, or a combination totaling four within a 24 month period.
DMV will suspend your license in relation to any of the following: 1) Failure to Appear/Comply, 2) Failure to Pay Child Support, 3) Court Denial (Suspension for Underage Alcohol Offense), 4) DUII conviction, or 5) Court Order
Receiving several convictions for the offenses on this list could result in driver improvement restriction or a suspension of your license in the near future.
DMV will suspend your commercial driving privileges for 60 days if you are convicted of two of the offenses listed below within a three year period. DMV will suspend your commercial driving privileges for 120 days if you are convicted of three or more of these offenses within a three year period.
While operating any type of motor vehicle (commercial or non-commercial) while holding a valid CDL:
While operating a Commercial Motor Vehicle (CMV):
Keep in mind a restriction or regular driver license suspension can have devastating consequences for your Oregon CDL and may disqualify from your CDL under the Federal Commercial Drivers Program.
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