If you are a third or greater alleged DWI offender in New Jersey, you are looking at mandatory 180 days in jail. Certainly, the best form of relief is to fight and win the current case. Otherwise, the only way to avoid jail if you are convicted is to seek…
In all states, including New Jersey, after a DWI arrest, a police officer must read a “standard statement” that contains a warning that the motorist must submit to breath testing when probable cause exists to believe the person is under the influence of alcohol. The implied consent form includes some…
If you are charged with a New Jersey DWI, and you are a doctor, nurse, lawyer, teacher, pilot, or other professional, you may have added concerns about the effect of a NJ DWI arrest or conviction on your profession. DWI in New Jersey is not a criminal offense. It is…
As a New Jersey DWI Attorney, I acknowledge that “refusal” cases, where a client says he/she will not submit to a breath test, is one of the harder types of cases to deal with in my DWI-only practice. However, it is not a foregone conclusion that the person who says…
After the landmark decision in State v. Chun, a significant part of DWI defense in New Jersey breath testing cases focuses on how the machine operated at the time of the defendant or accused’s testing. Challenging the “operability” of the machine is different than challenging the “scientific reliability” of the…
I had the pleasure and honor of being interviewed by Lisa Bloom from CourtTV/truTV about being a DWI lawyer in New Jersey and Pennsylvania. Ms. Bloom is an accomplished attorney and legal commentator, who was present at a national seminar where I was speaking on the Alcotest® breath test machine.…
State v. Chun is the biggest most important case in New Jersey DWI history, as it now sets the standards for DWI defense and prosecution throughout the state. It has also set standards across the country, since New Jersey was the first and only state, so far, to challenge the…
Long before the New Jersey DWI case is over, clients wonder whether they should go to Alcoholics Anonymous or even into an alcohol or drug rehab facility, and whether that will help their DWI case. Certainly, if you are having ongoing issues with alcohol or drugs and need help with…
As a New Jersey DWI lawyer, clients often ask me whether they can get a work license or a hardship license after a DWI conviction. My first answer is that I don’t want to have to get to that situation, and we will do everything we can to prevent that.…
As a DWI lawyer in New Jersey, I assure you there are many ways to challenge breath tests in DWI cases. Just because the machine gives a reading at 0.08% or above, that does not mean that you will automatically be convicted of a DWI in New Jersey. If someone…