slorob is right, a lawyer isnt gonna do shit for you man. your best bet is to go in the courtroom already bent over, and thats not trying to be an asshole. bottom line is, you got a dui, and thats a hard thing to explain ANYWHERE, much less to a judge whose heard it all anyway. i work with a guy who got a dui a few years ago and if the punishment hasnt changed since, they made him drive around with a breathalizer on his car, and all do this other counseling. once again, pretty much what slorob said.

you basically fucked up dude, like you said. but i wouldnt worry too much about the judges punishment. its society thats gonna hang you, as you can probably already tell after you made this thread. personally, im just glad you didnt kill anybody.