For the average motorist, being stopped by a police officer for impaired driving may not be that one expects to happen, but receiving a summons for drunken driving, drug DUI or even breath test refusal can be a serious situation, especially for someone who has limited means or cannot afford…
In the course of driving throughout the Garden State, there’s a good chance that a percentage of motorists have seen roadside traffic stops from time to time. Whether those police stops are conducted at night or during the daytime; on the parkway or in the city, every week there are…
As New Jersey DWI defense attorneys, we can safely say that not every traffic stop by a state trooper or municipal patrolman will end up with an arrest or serious charges. That said, with a strong focus on curbing drunk driving across the Garden State, there are certainly a portion…
As potentially fallible individuals, few among us can actually state that they are perfect in every respect. As experienced trial attorneys who make it our job to defend individuals accused of civil offenses and criminal acts, the legal staff at my law firm recognizes that many people have occasional shortcomings…
Driving while under the influence of marijuana in the Garden State is actually covered under the same statutes as the state’s alcohol-related DWI laws. While marijuana is the most common variety of “illegal” drug when it comes to a drug DUI charge, many motorists every year are accused of impaired…
Prosecutions of motorists accused of driving while intoxicated can unfold in a number of different ways here in the Garden State. In situations where a driver is charged with operating a motor vehicle under the influence of alcohol usually focus on whether or not the defendant was impaired by beer,…
In Atlantic, Ocean, Monmouth, Middlesex, Passaic, and Morris County, not to mention the dozen-plus other counties around the Garden State, it is not appropriate to operate a motor vehicle while legally intoxicated as provided in the New Jersey legal statutes. If you or someone you know have been arrested and…
Drunk driving arrests are hardly uncommon here in the Garden State, with our large population and plenty of vehicles on the road. But while intoxicated driving maybe a year-round occurrence throughout the state, the incidences of impaired motor vehicle operation can become especially frequent when the weather starts to warm…
For anyone who has not been arrested by police for drunken driving and charged with DWI or drug DUI, we would suggest that for most people it can be an embarrassing, belittling and potentially costly experience. For many motorists, just being pulled over by a state patrolman or a local…
For those who have never been stopped by a police officer for a traffic violation, it may be hard to imagine what it feels like not only to be stopped for a moving violation, but to be asked to perform a field sobriety test because that patrolman believes that you…