Andrew Popplewell | Columbia DUI/DWI Lawyer

• Boone County Bar Association
• The Missouri Bar
• Missouri Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
• National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
• BCBA Legal Aid & Programming
• DWI Detection & Standardized Field Sobriety Testing Program Certification from U.S. Department of Transportation

• AV Preeminent Rated Martindale-Hubbell
  2018
• Client Champion Award Martindale-Hubbell
  2018

I received this email from a client:I started DWI court on 3/16 and that really isn't going to be too bad. I have someone to provide me with all of my transportation and that eliminates 90% of the worries. I've been sober now for well over two years and everything seems to be falling in place. You were a huge part of this of course. Instead of going in to DOC with a mandatory two years to serve on a minimum five year sentence we got the deal we did which isn't even what the prosecutor agreed with you on. When I think back to the sentencing hearing I recall how relentless you were in arguing for me and basically would not take the one year treatment from the judge. I have never seen an attorney do what you did and for that I thank you. You could have just agreed with her, not been as resistant as you were and I would have been doing the one year treatment in DOC and if that had been the case I almost certainly wouldn't have gotten my job back and that would have definitely been a life changer. Even with the judge throwing that curve ball in on the deal you worked out what we got in comparison to what it could have been is tremendously better. I have only met one other person that got a B reduced to a C on a DWI case and avoided that mandatory two years. Leniency on DWIs doesn't seem to happen a whole lot. Without question you are the best attorney I've ever had and hopefully the last I'll ever have, at least for criminal proceedings. I can't thank you enough. What you did changed my life, that of my girlfriend and had an impact on others; such as my family, co-workers, etc. As I said if you ever need a referral directly from a former client I would have nothing to say but the best about you and your firm. Drop me an e-mail every once in a while. Thank you again and I'll talk to you later.

Our law firm, Eng & Woods, has been providing the best legal service to Mid-Missouri since 1955. I was fortunate to work for Eng & Woods in law school as a clerk and continue as an associate and now as a partner. I like to think my practice is successful based on my hard work and my partners' hard work.

Potential clients need to feel comfortable with whoever they retain as their attorney. They also need to check reviews, as most of my clients come from referrals from satisfied clients.

Local knowledge of the area's procedures and practices is extremely important in the choice of an attorney. I wouldn't take a case in Kansas City or St. Louis, because I'm not familiar with the practices there. Likewise, an attorney that's not in Court every day in Mid-Missouri wouldn't be familiar with the practices here.

Our office offers free in-person consultations. We feel they are more effective to give the client as much information as possible as compared to phone consultations.

I think that my reviews speak for themselves. I have consistently earned positive reviews from other attorneys and, maybe more significantly, judges.

The most rewarding aspect of my job is hearing a jury or judge say, ""Not Guilty.""

I have a son, Gus, who's almost one year old and my wife and I enjoy spending most of our free time with him. I'm also a die-hard Mizzou Sports fan and a fan of the Kansas City Royals.

My wife and I attend The Crossing Church here in Columbia. In addition, I've volunteered for Big Brothers/Big Sisters of Columbia and FarmHouse Fraternity. Finally, I serve on the Board of Directors of JobPoint, a local non-profit that helps disadvantaged individuals with employment skills and with finding meaningful, rewarding employment.