A DUI is a serious offense and can have a major impact on your life for years to come if you are convicted. You need to know the best way to behave and what you should do when you are pulled over because it can help to lower your chances of a conviction. Often just [...]
As a criminal defense attorney, entirely too often, I have students call me who surrendered their 4th and 5th Amendment rights to law enforcement. If you are approached by law enforcement, and you are at a party, you need to know your rights and responsibilities. If you are a college student and are drinking under age [...]
It happens all the time. The criminal defense attorney works in your best interest advocating for you and within minutes, the entire defense can be destroyed. How? Social Media. Getting online and begin the conversation of your arrest by posting, boasting and bragging about the DWI, DUI, OVI charges. There is NO privacy online, no matter [...]
If you have been arrested and charged with a criminal offense it is important for you to know your rights. As a citizen of the United States, you have rights to how you can be treated by police and all throughout your court process. In Ohio, you need a criminal defense attorney to understand your [...]
Breathalyzers over the years have been the determining factor in DUI cases in Ohio. Even thought they are treated as the best solid evidence, they are often defective and fallacious. Breathalyzer evidence of guilt continues to be admitted as conclusive. For over 30 years, in Ohio, the Breathalyzer results could not be challenged as legislature [...]
It's more common than you think: False positive drug tests - whether you are taking one for a job acceptance, if you are pulled over by law enforcement as being suspected of driving under the influence, or when you are serving probation and must be tested as a condition and if a positive result it would be [...]
Many of us drink socially and all of us can find ourselves facing a DUI charge. Unfortunately, Ohio has some of the strictest drunk driving laws in the country. First time offenders can face 180 days in jail , $1000 in fees, loss of driver's license for up to three years and enhanced penalties for [...]
People commit crimes. Many times the offender is under the influence of drugs, alcohol or has a substance addiction problem that contributes to their behavior, in which case the medical condition should be documented and taken into account if a legal issue should arise. When drugs are used, there is documented physical, psychological and mood [...]
If you are pulled over by law enforcement, the best thing for you to know that it is completely normal to feel confused about your rights and what you should do. As a criminal defense attorney in Ohio, I have seen my fair share of people innocently get themselves in trouble because they didn't know [...]
The first thing that I do when someone calls me or comes into my office regarding a DUI/OVI/DWI, is ask what happened. I get the facts beginning with the initial stop when pulled over by law enforcement. Where it was, any search that was performed, any testing taken, and any and all conversation that took [...]