Can A Breath Test Be Beaten?

March 6, 2013

One thing people quickly come to realize after failing a breath test is that they should never have taken it in the first place.  Most people end up taking a breath test for one of three general reasons (1) they want to comply with the police officer and do not know their rights, (2) they [...]

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Can I Drive To Work After A DUI?

February 19, 2013

One of the most commonly asked questions we receive centers around whether or not a person can drive after they have been arrested for a DUI.  Most people are completely unaware that if you fail to take a breath test you lose your license, and if you take the breath test and fail you lose [...]

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Will I Lose My Job After A DUI Arrest Or Conviction?

February 7, 2013

I find that one of the major concerns my new clients have regarding their DUI/OVI case is whether or not they will lose their jobs.  This is a common sense, realistic worry, especially in an economy where good jobs are scarce. The first simple fact is that most people will not lose their job as [...]

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How To Get Driving Privileges After A DUI Arrest

January 26, 2013

One of the most difficult aspects of a DUI arrest is that once you have been arrested you have either lost your license for 90 days, or 1 full year on a first time arrest.  For most of my clients the prospect of not being able to drive for up to 1 full year can [...]

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What Happens If You Refuse A Breath Test?

January 7, 2013

Often times our clients, prior to hiring us, were put in a difficult position by a police officer: to submit to a breath test and provide the officer with potential evidence of intoxication, or refuse to take the breath test for a myriad of reasons. At the point a person is offered, or requested, to [...]

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Cleveland Area DUI/OVI Checkpoints For New Years Eve 2012

December 31, 2012

One of the challenges my clients face this time of the year are DUI Checkpoints; especially on New Years Eve.  In the Cleveland area you can expect to see checkpoints near streets such as Ontario where they connect with I-71/77/90. What do you do when faced with a DUI checkpoint is something you need to [...]

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Hiring The Best DUI Attorney In Cleveland

December 19, 2012

It is important that when you are facing incredibly painful criminal charges that you hire the best attorney that you can.  As a prosecutor, and now as a defense attorney I see people heading into court either without an attorney or with an attorney that does not practice DUI law. On a first offense DUI [...]

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The Basics of Driving Privileges

December 13, 2012

Driving privileges are often time, and rightfully so, the focus of a majority of the first conversation I have with a client.  By the time a client is giving me a call they have already been arrested and their license taken.  It is my job to help get you back on the road as quickly [...]

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What Happens If You Blow Over The Legal Limit?

December 5, 2012

I have found that most people fall into categories when dealing with failed breath tests.  Group A feels that it is impossible to beat the breath test and they should just give up.  Group B knows that they can not have a DUI on their record and have to fight it, but do not know [...]

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Can You Get Driving Privileges After A DUI Arrest?

November 30, 2012

One of the most frequently asked questions I field from clients is “Can I get privileges, and when can that happen… I need to drive NOW!”  I think that this is one of the most important question that potential clients have.  Think about it – how difficult is life without the ability to drive.  As [...]

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