Here in the Garden State the law defines impairment while operating a motor vehicle as having a blood-alcohol concentration (BAC) of 0.08 percent or more, though many a motorist has been arrested and charged with drunken driving while having a lower BAC. As legal defense lawyers, our role is to…
Drunk driving is an equal opportunity offense here in the Garden State. So long as you own a car, or have the opportunity to drive one regardless of whether it is your own vehicle, an individual has one of the major elements of a drunken driving arrest. The other part…
Anyone who follows the local news in the Garden State is not a stranger to the literally dozens of DWI arrests that occur every week across the state. As defense attorneys who specialize in drunken driving and drug DUI cases, we know how an otherwise law-abiding citizen can be caught…
Nobody needs the sugar-coated version of DWI defense. When it comes to being arrested for driving drunk, many motorists are either taken by surprise or become resentful of the whole process and how demeaning it can be to a grown adult. But remember, driving while intoxicated is a serious offense,…
We won’t even suggest that this could be a scenario for most people who may be arrested for drunk driving here in the Garden State, but suffice it to say that if one is planning to seal a car, it might not be a wise idea to steal the car…
Defending motorists accused of DWI in the Garden State is one job best left to skilled legal professionals who are well-versed in New Jersey’s drunken driving laws and statutes. And, for anyone who wonders how best to beat a drunk driving summons in Jersey, the short answer would have to…
To borrow a turn of phrase, it seems that one can’t swing a cat with hitting a drunken driving checkpoint here in New Jersey. With apologies to cat lovers everywhere, the point we’d like to make is that state and local law enforcement agencies do appear to use sobriety roadblocks…
As we mentioned a few days ago, suspicion of drunk driving is not sufficient grounds, on its own, for a law enforcement officer to pull a motorist over. As New Jersey drunk driving defense attorneys, I and my staff know that the law requires a police officer to observe an…
Every now and again we are asked by clients and acquaintances alike what it is like to be arrested for drunken driving and if there are any tricks to avoiding being arrested for DWI. Quite frankly, the biggest trick — tried and true — is simply not to drink any…
As human beings, none of us can truly say that we are perfect in every way. As lawyers who defend individuals in civil and criminal court, I and my colleagues have come to recognize the occasional shortcomings of many a good-intentioned person prior to being arrested for drunk driving or…