Category: DUI

New Year’s Eve is a time of celebration, but it’s also one of the most dangerous times to be on the road. To ensure public safety, law enforcement agencies across California implement DUI checkpoints. These checkpoints are designed to deter impaired driving, which significantly increases during the holiday season. In this article, we will delve  … Read more

The holiday season brings with it a celebration-filled atmosphere, often accompanied by lively gatherings, festive drinks, and cheerful merriment. However, as you toast with friends and family, it’s crucial to navigate these festivities responsibly. In this article, we will explore various ways to plan ahead with alternatives to drinking and driving for a safe and  … Read more

The first question on your mind is what the hell is a writ? The legal profession likes to use old Latin terms, and writ is just one of many. Writ is a fancy way for a court to order or command a person or entity to do or abstain from doing something. After an individual  … Read more

In the dead of a warm summer night, in the heart of wine country, our firm’s client’s peaceful slumber was disturbed by the loud pounding of police officers knocking at the door of his residence. Prior to arrival, police officers were investigating a hit and run collision. The police investigation eventually led to our client’s  … Read more

We have all seen the glamour of the courtroom as depicted on television. However, television never depicts all the work that happens up to the trial, and the decision to even go to trial. In fact, less than 2% of all criminal cases in the nation go to trial. For the accused that do end  … Read more

In this case, the DMV could not establish a time of driving for my client because her car was broken down on the side of the road waiting for the tow truck when the officers pulled behind the car and began a DUI investigation. My client chose to submit to a chemical blood test which  … Read more

California’s stringent DUI laws are well-known, but they take on a whole new level of gravity when it comes to those under the age of 21. An underage DUI can alter the course of a young person’s life, and one such case recently demonstrates the importance of understanding the legal intricacies and defenses surrounding California  … Read more

The Press Democrat: Petaluma police officers made a total of five DUI arrests Friday night, three of them resulting in “saturation patrols” conducted by two officers between 10:30 p.m. and 3 a.m. During that same period, officers also arrested two more drivers on suspected DUI violations. In one of the five arrests, a 21-year-old driver  … Read more

If you have been charged with a DUI in El Dorado County (Cameron Park, El Dorado Hills, Placerville, Shingle Springs, South Lake Tahoe) it can seem like a hopeless situation. You are nervous of the impending DMV and court hearings and how they will turn out in your case. They can either end up in  … Read more

If you have been charged with a DUI in Yolo County it can seem like a hopeless situation. You are nervous of the impending DMV and court hearings and how they will turn out in your case. They can either end up in a positive result which can maintain your reputation and your record or  … Read more