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New Paltz DWI Lawyers

• Steven Nussbaum: If you’ve been cited for a traffic violation, or charged with DWI, or another criminal offense, you know that you need to keep your record clear. You need an Ulster County criminal defense and family law attorney with the knowledge and experience to represent you aggressively.
• George Sennett: If you have been charged with a crime, your freedom, finances, and future may be at stake. You need a criminal defense lawyer with extensive experience and skill in criminal courts to protect your rights.
• Jonathan Katz: Traffic violations can have serious criminal consequences, particularly when a driver is accused of driving under the influence. A conviction on DWI charges will result in fines and possibly land you in jail. In addition, your insurance company may increase your rates to an unmanageable level. In defending against an under the influence or impaired driving charge, you have many rights as a criminal defendant, including the right to cross-examine the witnesses against you, even if they are police officers. An experienced attorney can make all the difference in such a difficult case.
Steven Nussbaum: Traffic Violations - An Overview More than ninety percent of the people in the United States over the age of sixteen are licensed to drive, and there is often more than one car registered for each licensed driver. This data translates into trillions of miles driven each year, and millions of traffic law offenses. The criminal justice system would quickly be overwhelmed if each offense required a full criminal adjudication. Accordingly, traffic law violations have been divided into three categories-felonies, misdemeanors, and infractions or violations-with the lesser offenses handled in a more informal manner. Although many traffic offenses may not carry the same stigma and penalties as other, more serious crimes, even the lower-level offenses can result in significant fines, loss of driving privileges, and increased insurance rates. And the more serious offenses, or even some less serious violations if they are part of a series of violations by the same offender, can result in imprisonment. Thus, traffic charges should not be taken lightly. Experienced traffic law attorneys can explain the possible consequences of the various violations and represent those charged with traffic offenses throughout the resolution of the matter, taking some of the mystery out of the process and increasing the chances of the least serious outcome.