Request a hearing with the proper authorities. In most states, your license will be suspended when you are arrested for DUI. But if you make a request (often with the DMV) within a certain period of time (that depends on your home state – check out the laws by clicking here), you will get to continue driving until your driver's license hearing! This is great news! Here is a way to keep your license for a while at least. And all it takes is some paperwork. In fact, if you get help from a DUI attorney quickly, you won't have to do anything. Your DUI lawyer will make the request for you!

If you are convicted, you still may be able to drive! Sometimes judges will allow you to drive if you install an ignition interlock system in your vehicle. That means you will have to blow into the device each time you get behind the wheel and a few times during the trip. It's annoying, but it's better than having no license at all!

While you have suspended license, don't drive! If you are caught driving with a suspended license, you will face serious punishment. Plus you can lose your license for an even longer time if you are pulled over with a suspended license. You can even spend time in jail if you drive without your license.

Don't refuse a blood or breath test. You will lose your license for an extended period of time (depending on the laws in your state) if you refuse to take a blood or breath test. However, you may want to discuss this decision with a DUI lawyer before you make it.

Win your DUI case. This might sound silly, but if you are convicted in your criminal case, you may end up with a longer license suspension. That's because in most states, you have two separate trials – one is a fight for your license and the other is your criminal trial. However, losing your license can be a punishment in your criminal case as well.

Don't drive, even if you lost your license when you were out of state. If you got a DUI while on vacation or on business in another state, you still cannot drive in your home state. If you are caught driving with a suspended license, you may not be able to drive again until you return to the state where your DUI driver’s license hearing will be held.

Get a skilled DUI lawyer on your side. You can't fight this case yourself. That's obvious. But without the right attorney, you will likely lose your case – which means you can say goodbye to your driver's license. You may even go to jail! This is why you must enlist the help of an experienced DUI attorney right away.