When an individual has been charged with a DUI or another similar crime, they want to know that they have the best possible defense in their case. At Russo, Pelletier, & Sullivan we work as a team on every case, meaning no attorney works in isolation. 

Each of our attorneys has a different area of focus, with diverse backgrounds and unique experiences. This allows us to provide the most creative and effective strategies for each of our  clients, which many other firms just simply cannot offer. 

We also prioritize showing up in court ourselves, meaning we never use coverage attorneys. When our client’s life and wellbeing is on the line, they can count on us to show up for them every time. The Pinellas County Courthouse is essentially our second home, as each of our attorneys is in court nearly every day, serving our clients’ best interest.

When you hire Attorney Tim Sullivan or any of the attorneys with Russo, Pelletier, & Sullivan P.A in Clearwater, you can have the confidence that our holistic team approach yields the best results and allows for multiple professional perspectives on every issue.

If you are stopped for DUI, the law enforcement officer may ask you to perform Field Sobriety Tests (FSTs), such as “Finger to Nose,” “Walk and Turn,” “One-Leg Stand,” etc. If you believe that performing these tests would be detrimental to your case, you have the right to refuse to submit to those tests. In this case, the officer must decide if he has enough other evidence to make a DUI arrest, or to drop the investigation and allow you to continue on your way.

If you do choose to submit to FSTs, they are often recorded by dash-mounted video cameras in the officer’s patrol car. If you end up being arrested for DUI, our attorneys can examine the video footage of your performance and potentially challenge the officer’s interpretation of the results. Many clients express concern with how they will look on the video, but we have found in many cases that our client’s appearance on video is much better than they thought, and more importantly, much better than the officer described. If you do refuse the roadside sobriety tests, it is likely that you will be arrested, but you will deprive law enforcement of potentially damaging evidence of you performing poorly on the tests or otherwise demonstrating poor balance and dexterity.