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Berkeley DUI Lawyers

1. Kleven, Paul: criminal appeals
2. Cooper Law Office: Criminal Defense
3. Roland Law Firm: criminal charges for almost forty years, including DUI, domestic violence, drugs & paraphernalia, theft, burglary, gun use and possession, battery, and other kinds of charges
4. Katsuranis & Rodriguez: We begin with a simple fact, it is impossible for anyone to detect a person's alcohol level at any given moment. It simply cannot be done - not with the current technology. It is however being done in every state of the union, it is being done by codifying (turning into law) presumptions. Yes you heard it right, and yes it is the truth! Our local governments have, for the sake of saving lives (based on studies that are sometimes questionable), codified presumptions in DUI cases that simply do not apply to you. Why you ask? Well it is the only way that they can stop and convict people who are truly guilty of drunk driving. However in order to do so, many innocent people have and will continue to be convicted. It is one of the only areas of criminal law where the system strays from a well rooted legal jurisprudence principal: We protect and provide rights to the accused, including the guilty, in order to protect and innocent man or woman from being wrongly convicted. So what are these presumptions? Let's start with the most basic one: Allowing the presumption that if you are tested within three hours of driving, such test result will be considered your alcohol level at the time of driving! What they are saying is that we will use the result of your test, even if it's obtained later (up to three hours later) and claim that this was your alcohol level at the time of driving! But this can't be true, how can our legal system allow such a fallacy? Better yet how can our system allow someone to be convicted on such premise.... As they say, this is just the tip of the iceberg! It takes a skilled and knowledgeable attorney to be able to successfully maneuver any criminal case through the Court system. However, It takes an even more skilled and talented Attorney to maneuver a DUI case through the system. It is truly an art form! Many will claim to be masters, but only a handful have a complete understanding of the complexities found in a DUI case and the science behind it.
5. Grossman, Elizabeth: Practice Areas DUI Drug Offenses Murder Vehicle-related Offenses Serious and Violent Felonies Sexual Offenses Theft and Fraud Offenses Traffic Offenses Juvenile and Adult State and Federal DMV Hearings Domestic Violence Cases Bail Reductions and Property Bonds Probation Violations
6. Arguedas, Cassman & Headley: * Antitrust Violations * Financial offenses (including money laundering, bank/wire fraud, tax evasion, bankruptcy fraud, Medicare and insurance fraud, government contracting fraud, and embezzlement) * Securities fraud * Grand jury investigation of corporate officers and employees * Environmental violations * Import/export crimes * Theft of intellectual property * Homicides (including vehicular cases) * Assault, battery, and domestic violence * Juvenile cases * Narcotics cases (from simple possession to drug trafficking) * Sex offenses (from indecent exposure to rape) * Traffic-related offenses (including drunk driving) * Appeals and habeas corpus * Defense of Professional Athletes
7. Grossman, Elizabeth: Sometimes . . . it's not so simple
8. Elmer, Martin: Seek a Lawyer Immediately to Protect Your Rights Drunk driving convictions come with serious consequences. The fines for a first offense (class B) can be up to $2,000 and from three to 90 days in county jail. Fines can run up to $10,000 and two years in jail for a third offense (third-degree felony). In addition, your insurance rates will increase significantly. Never go into the court unarmed Ñ even if you plan to just plead guilty. There are ways an attorney can negotiate and defend that can help reduce the penalties, even if you do plead guilty or no contest. An attorney can also tell you what to expect every step of the way.
9. Elena Condes: Criminal convictions can have consequences that affect your immigration status, right to vote, own firearms, obtain or renew professional licenses, or travel outside of the United States. You can petition the Court to relieve you of some or all of the penalties of your conviction... ...handles expungements, certificates of rehabilitation, requests for pardon, and motions to seal and destroy records.
10. Seth P. Chazin: A corner-stone of ... strategic defense is to employ the services of a forensic toxicologist to analyze the many technical aspects of a DUI or Drunk-driving case. When taking a suspect into custody, the police must advise the suspect of his Miranda Rights. These rights, which are guaranteed by the United States Constitution, include: 1) the right to remain silent 2) the right to have an attorney present during questioning, and 3) the right to have an attorney appointed if the suspect cannot afford one. The heart of the Miranda Rights relates to police interrogations. Before interrogating an individual in police custody, police officers must read the individual his rights (this is often referred to as "Mirandizing" a suspect). Once this is done, the individual is free to remain silent, to answer questions, or to ask for a lawyer. If the suspect asks for a lawyer, then the police must stop the interrogation and not restart it until the suspect's lawyer is present. Miranda Rights must be reread before every subsequent interrogation. If an individual is not advised of his Miranda Rights prior to an interrogation, then any statements made during that interrogation cannot be used in a court of law. This does not mean, however, that the individual will avoid criminal prosecution or that his case will be thrown out, it simply means that those statements cannot be used against the individual. Similarly, if the police continue an interrogation without a lawyer even after a suspect in custody has asked for one, then any statements made by the suspect cannot be used in court. The same is true if the police fail to provide a lawyer simply because the individual cannot afford one. Whether or not the police read a criminal defendant his Miranda Rights can make a big difference in court. But understanding and applying Miranda Rights is very complex.