As I’ve said here before, DWI arrests can happen anywhere, not just on a highway or city street. As a New Jersey drunk driving defense lawyer, I have represented motorists who have been accused of drinking and driving in nearly any situation imaginable. And since I have experience as a…
As a New Jersey drunk driving defense lawyer, I’ll be the first to tell someone that mixing alcohol and motorcycle riding is a recipe for disaster. But sadly, drinking and driving even for seasoned bikers is not uncommon. When someone makes a mistake and takes to the road after having…
Anyone considering driving under the influence of marijuana should definitely understand the law here in the Garden State. In fact, anyone who knowingly is in possession of pot, weed or hash while operating a motor vehicle runs the risk of being arrested and charged with a violation of New Jersey…
Drunk driving arrests can happen anywhere, anytime. In the Garden State, state police and local law enforcement agencies have little tolerance for motorists who drive while under the influence of alcohol, prescription drugs and, and illicit and illegal drugs (also known as controlled dangerous substances, or CDS). As a New…
Dozens of arrests for drunken driving are performed by New Jersey law enforcement personnel every week in the Garden State. As New Jersey drunk driving defense lawyers, I and my colleagues have seen just about every kind of DWI and drug DUI case, yet nothing surprises us much these days.…
If you feel that jail time for a drunken driving conviction merits DWI being categorized as a crime, and therefore a jury trial, you’re not alone. However, as stiff as sentences can be for driving under the influence, the Superior Court of New Jersey, Appellate Division, believes otherwise. A recent…
A potentially fatal car crash involving alcohol turned out well, at least in part, for a young woman from Gloucester County, New Jersey, in late June. According to news reports, the accident happened at the end of Shellbay Avenue in Cape May Court House, NJ. Police and emergency crews were…
Times change, as they say, and nothing indicates change like the increased use of medical marijuana as well as illegal pot. Although many states around the nation have passed medicinal marijuana laws, state law enforcement agencies and local police are still stopping individuals who are possibly impaired due to driving…
Defending motorists accused of drunken driving can involve multiple factors, such as how the arrest was conducted, whether or not an Alcotest or other breathalyzer blood-alcohol content (BAC) test was performed, what kind of field sobriety test(s) were administered, and in which municipality the alleged DWI took place. As New…
How can I make the most of a bad situation? This is would seem to be a typical question foremost in the mind of a person being pulled over for driving under the influence of alcohol. Certainly there are things a person can do to soften the blow of a…