We’re Proud to Serve White County
Our attorneys have years of experience fighting DUI charges in White County courts. If you want a team that’s aggressive, strategic, and deeply connected to the local legal system, you’ve come to the right firm.
Types of DUI Cases We Take
There are many circumstances in which we can fight White County DUI charges, including:
Lack of Justification
If law enforcement didn’t have a legal reason to stop you—like randomly pulling you over—you might have grounds to get your case dismissed.
Complicated Medical Conditions
Certain medical conditions can mimic signs of intoxication. If you have diabetes or acid reflux, we’ll bring in the right experts to challenge the charges.
Unreliable
Breath Tests
Sometimes, White County law enforcement uses breathalyzers that aren’t accurate. If the device wasn’t calibrated properly, your BAC reading may not hold up in court.
Mouth
Alcohol Residue
Used mouthwash before driving through Doyle? Had a drink but weren’t actually drunk? Residual alcohol in your mouth can inaccurately spike BAC readings.
Inaccurate Field Sobriety Tests
Ever tried walking a straight line on a gravel road outside of Sparta? Field sobriety tests aren’t foolproof, and we’ll prove it.
Police
Misconduct
If a White County officer didn’t follow protocol—whether they skipped reading your rights or had their body cam turned off—we’ll call them out and fight to get your charges thrown out.
Why Choose Crabtree & Patterson?
We don’t just work in White County—we know these courtrooms. We know the judges, the prosecutors, and the tactics that win cases here. Whether you’re facing charges from a traffic stop on Bockman Way or after a night out in Cookeville, we’re the legal team you want in your corner.
What’s the Next Step?
Call (913)-281-8640 or visit our Cookeville office.
Explain your situation to our White County attorneys.
Set up a
free consultation.
Frequently Asked Questions
If you’re arrested for DUI in White County, you can expect a ride to the county jail and a court date at the Sparta Justice Center. The penalties for a conviction are no joke—fines, license suspension, and even jail time.
But that doesn’t mean your case is hopeless. Our DUI defense attorneys will dig into every detail—the stop, the arrest, the breath test results—to find the cracks in the prosecution’s case.
In White County—and the rest of Tennessee—a BAC of 0.08% or higher means you’re legally impaired. For commercial drivers, the limit is 0.04%, and if you’re under 21, just 0.02% is enough to get you charged.
However, a DUI doesn’t always require a high BAC. If an officer claims you were driving erratically or seemed impaired—even without a breath test—you could still face charges.
We take a hard look at your case from the moment you were pulled over. Our lawyers know which White County prosecutors like to negotiate and which judges are tough on DUI cases. We’ll fight to get your charges dismissed, reduced, or your penalties minimized.
Wrongful DUI charges happen more often than you think. Maybe you weren’t drunk at all, but an officer in Sparta or Doyle thought you were. Maybe your breathalyzer test was faulty or the field sobriety test was unfair.
Here’s what you need to do:
- Don’t admit guilt. Even if an officer pressures you, you don’t have to confess to anything.
- Request legal representation. Call us immediately so we can start building your defense.
- Gather evidence. If possible, make notes about what happened—where you were, what you drank (or didn’t drink), and how the police behaved.
Absolutely. We’ve fought and won cases across White County, from Sparta to Doyle and beyond. Many DUI cases fall apart when we expose flawed tests, weak evidence, and police misconduct.
A DUI charge doesn’t have to mean a conviction—not with us on your side.
What White
County Clients Have Said
“Seth had an optimist’s enthusiasm from the very start and something just felt right about hiring him. He carried himself like someone who could make something happen, and his immediately apparent intelligence impressed me… Watching him work was a confidence boost in and of itself, as no other lawyer in the court room looked like they would be able to do for me what Seth did. In the end, he managed to exceed my most hopeful expectations and got my case dismissed entirely!”
Matt Frasier
Extremely knowledgeable and hard working.
Mr. Crabtree is highly professional and an excellent attorney. He is informative and keeps in constant contact with his clients. He goes the extra mile to make sure his clients understand their case and what options they have. I was extremely pleased with how Mr. Crabtree handled my case.
client
Dependable and Helfup
Seth is an awesome lawyer. He’s helped me through several things that would have turned out badly without him. He is honest, knowledgeable, and incredibly reliable. He always gets back to me and if he doesn’t know the answer, he knows how to find it out. He always answers phone calls and text messages and is determined to do what he needs for his clients. I will continue to use him!
client
Highly recommended!!
In all matters in which Seth has represented or advised me, I have found him to be open-minded, ethical, logical and intelligent. He is thorough and meticulous and these attributes are reflected in his work.