At the road block, I admitted to  the Trooper I had been drinking and smoked pot. He arrested me after the field tests and then I registered over limit on the breath tests too. Joe was always professional and courteous and his communication with me was excellent.  He kept me up to date with detailed written reports and explained all my options. As a result, I decided to fight. At my drunk driving Trial, he did an excellent job cross examining the Trooper –who was no slouch and trains all the other Troopers.

Trooper saw me commit multiple lanes violations and blow through a Yield sign without slowing down. Then he testified I had slurred speech and had difficulty getting my registration out of the glove box, was unsteady on my feet exiting the car and had an ‘overwhelming odor of alcohol’ on my breath. After seeing the Police Report, my wife didn't think he could win it but Joe told me to try the case anyway. He was reassuring at all times and both amazing and incredible at Trial.

I failed the Breathalyzer at the station registering over limit.  After studying the booking video, Joe ascertained that the breath test was not performed in accordance with the strict regulations required for it to be admissible.  He drafted a Motion to suppress that evidence.  After a four hour Hearing, the judge requested written briefs on the issue and ruled in our favor six weeks later.   On the day of jury trial, the DA said he did not have enough evidence to go forward and dismissed my case.

See judge's order suppressing breath test and DA's motion dismissing OUI.

Client failed the one leg stand and walk and turn test badly, was arrested and failed the breath test at the station and lost his license. I argued he pulled over properly, was able to produce his license and registration, exit the car and walk to testing area with no issues in perfectly normal manner. Also that the breath test was done one hour and six minutes after the stop and showed his alcohol level was still rising and thus arguably below the legal limit at the time of driving as required by law to be guilty.  

Judge agreed and acquitted him.

My son was arrested for 5 charges. I never needed an atty. or faced such a devastating situation but knew from the first conversation Joe was the right guy.  During the process I had many questions and whenever I contacted him he got right back to me even on the weekends. He got the open alcohol container charge thrown out and then got not guiltys on both criminal charges at trial. It was the best outcome I could have hoped for. He also got my son's right to drive restored right after trial despite a six month refusal suspension. Now he can drive again and help with my wife who is sick.   

See judge's order restoring license.

Client was stopped at a sobriety checkpoint. He admitted to two officers that he had a "few drinks" just a short while ago. Then he stumbled back against his car when asked to stand wth one foot in front of the other during the nine step walk and turn test. Two troopers testified at trial that they thought he was under the influence of alcohol. The prosecutor tried extremely hard to convict him but the judge sustained all my objections to the DA's line of questioning, found my client not guilty of both criminal charges and restored his license immediately the same day of trial.

See judge's order restoring license.

Officer testified she had a strong odor of alcohol, bloodshot, glassy eyes and slurred speech. He made her get out of the car to do four field sobriety tests. He then gave her a portable roadside breath test which measured 0.99 and arrested her. I argued at trial that there was reasonable doubt:  she had two bad knees, passed the alphabet test and was a woman alone doing balancing tests by the side of the highway at 2:30 am. The judge agreed. Not guilty. 

See court docket showing acquittal.

Two detectives came upon Greg having fallen off his motorcycle. A third officer arrived. They all concluded he was under the influence and arrested him for OUI. They reported an odor of alcohol, glassy, bloodshot eyes, slurred speech and unsteadiness on his feet.  

"Joe was attentive and answered all my questions. He paid attention to the smallest details. He fought hard to get a copy of my booking video which basically got me acquitted. He even convinced one of the toughest judges in the state to restore my license immediately. I was told she never does that."

See judge's order restoring license.

I crossed over the centerline and cop stopped me. I admitted to drinking and smoking marijuana and they found a pipe and pot in the center console. Two cops testified I failed all the field tests. Joe made sure to preserve the body cam footage. It showed both cops were wearing heavy winter clothing, hats and gloves and I had on only a sweat shirt and no gloves in freezing weather. Plus it showed i didn't do as bad on the tests as they said. 

Joe was very patient with our questions and answered them all.

Client drove completely across the road and struck a fire hydrant. Sergeant testified she was unsteady on her feet, admitted to "a few glasses of wine," had a strong odor of alcohol and in his opinion was "intoxicated." I stressed there was no slurred speech, no red, glassy or bloodshot eyes and that anyone would be unsteady after an accident. I also obtained the EMT records which did not even mention an odor of alcohol. Point: reasonable doubt.

My client ran a red light, had slurred speech, was unsteady on her feet, admitted to drinking, and failed all the field sobriety tests. I scheduled a motion to suppress hearing but the DA failed to summons the arresting trooper. When the case was called, I made a motion to dismiss for failure to prosecute. The judge dismissed the OUI charge. No conviction, no license loss, no probation. no 16 weeks of alcohol classes and saved her about $3000 in various court fees.

Joe stuck with my case for the 18 months it took to reach trial and explained everything to me completely at every point. He did a thorough analysis in all of his many reports. He did not let the cop get away with any exaggeration on the witness stand and gave him no wiggle room. He kept hammering away at everything I did right. Great job representing me.

Client crossed the centerline and cop car had to swerve to avoid collision. Then he ran stop sign and almost hit the median barrier. At trial, cop said his speech was slurred and that he failed a couple of field tests.  I pointed out to the judge he walked 9 steps out and 9 steps back without losing his balance and passed one of the tests with flying colors. Judge agreed. Not guilty.

Client was seen speeding almost twice the limit. Cop put on his blues and siren but he did not stop. He pulled into a parking space in a crooked manner, had red, glassy, bloodshot eyes, an odor of alcohol, slurred speech and had to lean against the car to reach into the glove compartment. I obtained his medical records showing he had a chronic disease which would explain many of these observations and submitted the medical records  into evidence at trial.

"Joe represented me on an OUI and a Driving to Endanger case.I was able to observe him in court 3 times and he did an amazing job and demonstrated he is an expert in his field. He scored not guilty verdicts for me on both criminal charges due to his meticulous and methodical cross examination. He is professional, respectful and demonstrates in depth knoweldge. I highly recommend retaining his services for a DUI case."

Cop saw client commit 3 lanes violations. Report stated he had a blank stare, constricted pupils, a reddish, flushed face and his speech and actions were slow and lethargic. He admitted to taking drugs and his hands were shaking. He was unsteady on his feet, walked as if in slow motion and displayed eyelid and body tremors while swaying back and forth. When officer was "unavailable" at trial, we submitted a motion to dismiss for failure to prosecute.  Judge allowed it.

Two state troopers testified client had thick-tongued, slurred peech, glassy eyes and an odor of alcohol. Two open alcohol containers were found on the front passenger seat. We insisted on being given copies of all videos. The dash cam video showed our client held his foot up for almost 40 seconds for the 30 second long one leg stand test. Judge: Not guilty. License restored immediately