Our firm's Managing Member has extensive experience both prosecuting and defending DUIs. This gives you the advantage. Driving while intoxicated has consequences which reach far beyond the courtroom: loss of license, mandatory ignition interlock, license suspension, Intoxicated Driver Resource Center ("IDRC") participation, escalating fines, and insurance surcharges that follow the driver for years. Penalties scale with Blood Alcohol Content ("BAC"). Ensure that you limit your exposure, call us today!
Building and dismantling the State's case. You were arrested for DWI. The State must prove operation and intoxication beyond a reasonable doubt, but only if you make them. This firm scrutinizes every link in the State's chain: the lawfulness of your stop, the administration of the field sobriety tests, the foundational documents required to admit your Alcotest reading, the testing machine's reliability, and the chain of custody for any blood draw. Your DWI defense is built in the discovery and the motion practice, in preparation for trial itself. Call before your first court date.
Refusal to submit to a chemical breath test. Refusal is its own violation, separate from the DWI. It carries mandatory license suspension and ignition interlock obligations that parallel a DWI conviction, and it is typically charged alongside your DWI on the same arrest, which means two cases in one. This firm scrutinizes the standard refusal statement, the implied consent warnings, and whether the warnings were read in a language you actually understood. Two cases mean two chances to win. We work both for you.
Drug DWI and cannabis impairment. Were you arrested for driving while impaired by drugs, including marijuana? The State proves these cases through the testimony of a Drug Recognition Expert, not a per se BAC reading. With cannabis legalized in New Jersey, drug DWI prosecutions have increased, and so has the State's burden. The per se framework that governs alcohol does not extend to THC. This firm has experience with these cases and how to attack them. Call us today.
Aggravators, CDL, and Companion Charges. Some DWI cases come with enhancements that change your case entirely. A DWI within 1,000 feet of a school zone carries enhanced suspensions and fines. Underage drivers face a separate statute with a .01 BAC threshold. Commercial drivers face career consequences, a .04 BAC alone is grounds for a one-year CDL disqualification, and a second offense is a lifetime disqualification. Companion charges typically include drugs in a motor vehicle and open container violations. We will come to understand your unique situation. Contact us today!
Driving while intoxicated N.J.S.A. 39:4-50; refusal to submit to a chemical breath test N.J.S.A. 39:4-50.4a; DWI in a school zone N.J.S.A. 39:4-50(g); underage DWI N.J.S.A. 39:4-50.14; CDL DWI N.J.S.A. 39:3-10.13; CDS in a motor vehicle N.J.S.A. 39:4-49.1; consumption of alcohol in a motor vehicle N.J.S.A. 39:4-51; open container by the operator N.J.S.A. 39:4-51a; open container by a passenger N.J.S.A. 39:4-51b; and boating while intoxicated N.J.S.A. 12:7-46.
