Lk Forest, FL DUI Law Firms & Lawyers

If a trial lawyer is doing his job right, 2/3 of the work is done before the jury is sworn. So if you did jury selection and the case was dismissed after that, then the lawyer deserves to be paid for the trial. In my representation agreements, I make it clear that the trial fee is refundable until a jury is sworn. After that, it is earned. 

This is a very jurisdiction-specific and fact-specific question. Why was he on pretrial release at the time of his DUI? Where did this happen? Each county has its own procedures and criteria for pretrial release. If the original charge was alcohol-related (like another DUI), then it is not unlikely that they will hold him in jail until both charges are disposeed. Judges are just lawyers who didn't like practicing law. They do not want to be forced out of office by releasing some alleged drunk driver who can't stay sober and off the roads. On the other hand, if your bf was on pretrial release (ROR) for some relatively innocuous charge (say, shoplifting) there is a better chance that the court will grant him a bond. Especially since he has served a month already. Good luck.