Throughout the Garden State, the constant stream of news reports regarding drunk driving, specifically those found online and in the newspaper, illustrate the ongoing fight that law enforcement and our court system continue to have with the very real issue of intoxicated driving. As dedicated criminal and civil defense attorneys,…
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Union County Woman Accused of Child Endangerment in Connection with DWI in Linden, NJ
Having represented numerous defendants against various civil and criminal charges over the years, my colleagues and I handle a great deal of cases involving motorists accused of drunken driving, drug DUI, and other offenses related to impaired operation of a motor vehicle here in New Jersey. As skilled DWI defense…
Middlesex County DUI News: Monroe Township Engineer to Serve Prison Time after DWI Conviction
For anyone who believes that driving a motor vehicle in New Jersey after taking a drink or two can’t possibly have any long-term impact on one’s future, just look around sometime. Drinking and driving, while perhaps not as prevalent these days as in decades past, is still a significant and…
New Jersey Motorist Charged with Criminal DWI following Car-Semi Accident in Somerset County
A news report earlier this month pointed up the danger of drinking and driving, not only in terms of legal liability, but especially due to the serious nature of accidents that can take place when operating a motor vehicle while possibly intoxicated due to alcohol or drugs. As Garden State…
Driver Charged with DWI after Going the Wrong Way and Colliding with a Tractor Trailer
As New Jersey drunk driving defense attorneys, my colleagues and I are dedicated to helping those individuals who have been accused of DWI or operating a motor vehicle while under the influence of prescription drugs or illicit substances (drug DUI). While we do not condone the act of driving while…
NJ Supreme Court to Municipal Judges: Stop Combining Pretrial DWI Suppression Hearings with Full-on Trials
Last month the New Jersey Supreme Court affirmed the decision of the state’s Appellate Division that had overturned a drunken driving conviction of a New Jersey driver following arguments that the man’s trial mixed aspects of a pretrial hearing and that of the actual trial, which in the Court’s view…
Morris County DWI Police Blotter: Randolph Twp. Patrolmen Arrest Drivers for DUI and CDS Possession
Given the current automotive landscape here in New Jersey, there is more than a good chance that a fair percentage of the population either personally knows of or has heard about someone who has been stopped by the police for some kind of traffic infraction during the last year or…
Sure, DWI Can Be Costly; But Drinking and Driving with Kids on Board is Worse
As professional trial lawyers, the skilled legal team at the Law Offices of Jonathan F. Marshall have been practicing law collectively for nearly a century. Having represented countless numbers of motorists who have been accused of drug DUI, DWI, CDS possession in a motor vehicle, breath test refusal and other…
Two Cumberland County Cops Charged with DWI in Millville, NJ
As New Jersey criminal and civil defense attorneys, members of my legal team interact with law enforcement officers on a fairly regular basis. And while some people might assume that the relationship between DUI lawyers and police officers to be rather contentious, as legal professionals and officers of the court…
FAQ: NJ Drunk Driving Arrests and the Consequences of a DWI Conviction — Part Six
It’s safe to say that here in New Jersey few individuals would have anything pleasant to look forward to given a drunken driving or drug DUI conviction as the end result. Not only does a guilty verdict mean thousands of dollars in court fines, statutory fees and auto insurance premium…