Strong advocacy in
drunk driving cases not only helps the injured, but makes Texas roads safer for others.
Not exact matches
Field sobriety tests are
not mandatory tests in
drinking and
driving cases where I practice law.
An average of over 200
drunk driving cases funnel through the Lacey Courthouse every year primarily due to traffic stops on the Garden State Parkway and Rt. 9 (
N Main St.).
If only every law student could simply read «Making Your
Case,» by Justice Scalia and legal writing guru Bryan Garner, and magically be imbued with the ability to write concise, persuasive briefs that don't
drive judges and their clerks to
drink.
For instance, a judge who lost a child in a
drunk driving accident may choose to recuse herself from a
drunk -
driving case in which a child was killed, even if the
case she has to hear is
not related to the situation that killed her child, because she believes her loss will prevent her from treating the defendant fairly.
Although I admittedly have
not reviewed the police report nor have any inside information into whether or
not the Farmington police officer was in fact
driving his motorcycle
drunk, this
case smells.
For instance, while Google's search algorithm might know to interpret «
drunk driving» as equivalent to «operating while intoxicated» or «
driving under the influence» and translate «law» into «
cases» or «statutes,» Westlaw is
not so smart.
In
drunk driving accident
cases it is
not uncommon for insurance companies to want to reach out to you to try and settle your accident claim in advance of going to court.
An attorney from our firm can assist you with every aspect of your accident claim, from gathering evidence such as police reports and witness statements to prove that the other party was
not only
driving drunk but also caused your accident, to negotiating with the insurance company over the value of your claim and even taking your
case to court for a full jury trial should this prove necessary.
While a recent study does
not necessarily answer those questions definitively, it does pinpoint some surprising and in some
cases troubling statistics with regards to
drunk driving deaths and other problems on the road in different states.
«Hosts
not liable for partygoer
driving drunk; Top court rules in
case brought by woman who was left paraplegic after accident»: This article appears today in The Toronto Globe and Mail.
While some clients may
not be able to be proven innocent of breaking
drunk driving laws, other
cases fall into a gray area.
While our legal fees are far from the top of the range for experienced
drinking and
driving attorneys, we are
not the cheapest as we do
not wish to become involved in
cases where our time is stretched unreasonably thin.
La Haye said Lemieux
not only preserved the integrity of the judicial system but also avoided putting herself in a conflict of interest if, for example, she ever had to judge an appeal in a
drunk driving case.
Though J.J. was engaging in adult activities — such as
drinking alcohol, smoking marijuana, stealing,
driving without a license, and
driving while impaired — the
case is
not concerned with the duty of care owed by minors who participate in adult activities.
In another words, most
drinking and
driving cases do
not involve appearing in Court.
It's
not the first time
cases have emerged on how
drunk driving is defined, or prosecuted, under the Criminal Code.
We are
not generalists that use your
case as filler between the next real estate closing,
drunk driving trial, or bankruptcy
case.