Amanda Bynes went from the pokey to the Polo Lounge Friday morning after her arrest in Los Angeles on suspicion of DUI.
The “She’s the Man” star was sprung from jail Friday, hours after being picked up by police at about 3 a.m. for careening into a cop car at the intersection of Robertson and Santa Monica boulevards.
But spies tell us that after Bynes made bail, she was seen high-tailing it straight over to the Beverly Hills Hotel’s Polo Lounge power spot where she met with her p.r. rep and one of LA’s top DUI lawyers.
“Amanda and a publicist met criminal defense attorney Richard Hutton at the Polo Lounge,” a spy told Page Six. “Amanda was exhausted and famished, but wanted to hire an attorney immediately.”
The DUI arrest was reportedly just the most recent trouble behind the wheel for Bynes, who celebrated her 26th birthday last Tuesday. TMZ reported that the actress was pulled over last month in LA for talking on her cellphone while driving, but that she drove off before the cop could hand a ticket to sign. According to TMZ, the cop did not pursue her, and she later stopped by a police station to sign the ticket.
But this time, the former Nickelodeon actress was attempting to pass a police car in her black BMW when she collided with the cruiser instead.
She was arrested for driving under influence, with bail set at $5,000.
“She says she is totally innocent and wanted to know what she is facing,” said a source of Bynes’ meeting with Hutton, who’s previously repped Paris Hilton and “Prison Break” star Lane Garrison in DUI cases.
Sources said that Bynes, her rep and Hutton met for “about an hour and a half.”
In 2007, Hilton was spotted in tears after leaving a meeting with Hutton, and her mom, Kathy. No word on whether Bynes kept it together after discussing her legal options.
A rep for Bynes did not return a request for comment.