The original idea for this book arose from concern for the anxiety my clients expressed to me when they hired me to undertake their legal defense in DUI-DWI cases. Most of them have expressed similar concerns and asked similar questions over the 30 years that I have done this work. I felt that this book would provide a source of comfort to them by providing information and answers about the various stages of the trial process, including appeal. Next, the person who helped me push the book to completion was Bob Baska, MD-JD. A talented author himself, Bob stumbled across my path as a third year law student assisting the prosecutor in a bench trial against me in a DUI trial of one of my clients in Gwinnett County State Court in early 2005. Bob’s supervisor, Joe Loiselle, later called me to recommend that I hire Bob after his law school graduation in May of 2005, due to the fact that Bob could no longer assist the prosecutor’s office under Georgia’s “third-year practice act.” Another “thank you” goes to two law students who assisted me in the early phases of editing the book, Wes Jacobs and Chris Quin. Julie Dymond-Donaldson, one of my stellar paralegals, assisted me tremendously through her close proofreading of the entire book, seeking to clarify any hard-to-understand passages. Her editing skills, derived from her training at the University of Georgia and at Georgia State University, were indispensable to me. Further I would like to thank my wife, Kristen Campbell-Head, Esq., for her input and suggestions regarding changes to some of the legal and procedural provisions in the book. Her experience as a former prosecutor and criminal defense trial attorney in California helped me broaden my perspectives and resulted in improvement of many of the book’s suggestions on how cases can be successfully fought. In an effort to make the book easy to understand, I asked my 12-year old daughter, Lauren Ansley Head, to read over the text. She made numerous valuable suggestions regarding complex terms or legal jargon. I know that her input made the book more user-friendly. I also want to thank Allison Valdes, my dedicated and loyal paralegal, who keeps me in court and (with Julie Donaldson’s invaluable support and contributions) resolves my never-ending trial and seminar scheduling conflicts. Allison and Julie cover me when I am in court and coordinate the appearance of other attorneys who assist me in dozens of courts across Georgia. This assistance enabled me to finish this book.