drink driving question - legal standpoint 
  Mate in work got caught the morning after and is due to appear in court next wed (nice and quick turnaround)
 he is having trouble to find a solicitor who will take the case on and who is local.
 he has resided to the fact he will be obviously getting a ban, but will having a legal representative with him make any difference to the inevitable outcome ?
 i have offered to drive him to court and do what i can for him as his boss, but apart from that i reckon he's pretty goosed and it is his own fault.
 cheers for any advice