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Garden City DWI Lawyers

1. Selloni, Stephanie: DWI/DUI If you have been arrested for a DWI or a DWAI, it is important that you hire an experienced DWI attorney. In the State of New York, a person will be arrested for DWI (Driving While Intoxicated) if the person is operating a motor vehicle while in an intoxicated condition or while that personÕs blood alcohol content is above .08%. An arrest for this is a crime. A person will be arrested for DWAI (Driving While Ability Impaired by Alcohol) if the personÕs ability to drive a motor vehicle is impaired by alcohol. A blood alcohol content of .06% or .07% will typically result in an arrest for DWAI. In recent years, the police and the District AttorneyÕs Offices of Nassau and Suffolk Counties have stepped up their campaigns against drunk driving. As a result, there is a more strict handling of DWI cases and more stringent guidelines regarding pleas and sentences. Only with an attorney who is experienced in handling DWI cases, can the case be successfully defended. New YorkÕs DWI laws can be complex and continue to evolve, and defending a DWI case is very different from any other criminal case. But with the right attorney, many DWI cases can be defended successfully. Therefore, it is necessary to hire an attorney who is experienced in DWI defense. DWI cases involve police officers, field sobriety tests and breath testing instruments. In order to successfully defend a DWI case, an attorney must know exactly how the field tests should be administered and how the breath testing instruments operate in order to effectively evaluate the results of those tests. You need a lawyer who will explore all factual and legal defenses, get evidence suppressed, and above all else, get results. DWI convictions can result in losing your driverÕs license, fines, jail, probation, forfeiture of your vehicle, alcohol treatment programs, DMV fees and increased automobile insurance rates. With so much at risk, you need a lawyer who will be fully prepared to explore and exploit every bit of evidence that the District AttorneyÕs Office attempts to use in their case against you.
2. Hopkins & Kopilow: If you have been charged with a crime, what do you do? Imagine that you go out to dinner with your significant other and have a glass of wine. On your way home, you hear sirens and notice lights in your rear view mirror. Or, you have an argument with someone and they call the police and charge you with assault. How do you handle these situations? Scenarios like the one above are all-too-common. Even if you had nothing to do with what you are being charged with, your opponent is now the local, state or even federal government. These are not opponents to be taken lightly. The government has unlimited resources to come after you in a relentless fashion. <
3. Andrew Bokser: You should consult an attorney for individual advice regarding your own situation.
4. Paul Senzer: Our justice system rates among the best ever invented. But --for better or worse-- the law relies not upon some vague quest for common ground or "truth".  Instead, adversaries are pitted against each other in a form of mortal combat. Lawyers battle each other for the win; each insisting that his or her side has the corner on virtue; that the opposition is simply wrong, if not "evil".
5. Foley, Griffin, Jacobson & Faria: Traffic violations can have serious criminal consequences, particularly when a driver is accused of driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs. A DWI conviction will result in fines, the revocation or suspension of your driver's license, and possible jail time. In addition, your insurance company will increase your rates. Recently, most New York State jurisdictions have adopted a policy of seeking the civil forfeiture of vehicles used during the commission of DWI related offenses.
6. Keith, Shapiro & Ford: DWI is a serious criminal charge, and we recommend that no one represent themselves in such a matter. Should you decide against retaining our services for your drunk driving matter, we still strongly suggest you seek legal counsel experienced in criminal defense for advice. DWI, DUI, DWAI are all serious charges. No one should attempt to represent themselves in such a matter (in most cases the Court will seek to frustrate any attempt to do so). We strongly suggest you seek counsel experienced in criminal defense for representation. In many jurisdictions the system will exercise great effort to assure you retain counsel. This will mean several avoidable adjournments of your matter which will only extend some of the problems caused by your arrest and force you to miss additional days of work for no benefit at all. Under New York State Law, a person is presumed to be intoxicated by alcohol if their blood alcohol test (breath or blood) shows a Blood Alcohol Content (BAC) of .08 of one percent or greater. New York also recognizes "Common Law" intoxication, determined by the arresting officer but subject to attack in Court, where an individual refuses to submit to chemical testing. You are presumptively impaired by alcohol if your BAC exceeded .05 of one percent. Impairment by drugs is similar to impairment by alcohol in that the Police will testify about how you and your actions appeared to them coupled with a chemical test containing a finding that certain drugs were in your system at the time of your arrest. Proving a DWI/DWAI/DUI case may appear to you not to be difficult for the prosecuting attorney. Not true. A prosecuting attorney must prove (1) you were operating a motor vehicle, and (2) your blood alcohol level was at .08% or greater, or, (3) that you were impaired. by alcohol or drugs. They must prove you guilty beyond a reasonable doubt. Their machines aren't perfect. The police aren't perfect. The science the machines utilize is flawed and can be shown to a jury to be so. Certain medical conditions can result in false high readings. Certain drugs remain in your system for as long as a month after they are ingested (long after any impairment resulting from their use has disappeared). Many cases should be plea bargained and many are appropriate for trial.