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- “RED FLAG” GUN CONTROL LAW TO GO INTO EFFECT IN NEW JERSEY SEPTEMBER 1, 2019
Aug 12, 2019
New Jersey’s new Red Flag gun control law, signed by Governor Murphy in June, goes into effect on September 1, 2019. Under this law, N.J.S.A. 2C:58-20, individuals will be able to file gun violence restraining orders against persons believed to be a significant risk of harming either themselves or others. This law gives judges the authority to review evidence presented by the petitioner and order that individuals determined to be at risk of harming themselves...Read More - JUDICIAL PANEL TO REHEAR OVER 20,000 DWI CASES IN NEW JERSEY
Aug 6, 2019
On Monday, August 5, the Chief Justice of the New Jersey Supreme Court created a 4-judge panel to hear Post Conviction Relief Applications in over 20,000 DWI cases that were prosecuted using botched blood alcohol readings. The panel will consist of retired Judges Robert Fall, Linda Baxter, Stephan Hansbury, and Robert Reed, who will sit as Municipal Court Judges with statewide jurisdiction. In 2018, the Supreme Court ruled in State v. Cassidy that the blood...Read More - Piscataway DWI PCR Attorney
Jul 26, 2019
I represented a client on a motion for Post Conviction Relief stemming from a DWI guilty plea. The client’s DWI conviction was ultimately dismissed as the Court had not elicited a proper factual basis to support the defendant’s drunk driving guilty plea...Read More - Rutherford DWI and Refusal Attorney
Jul 26, 2019
I represented a client charged with DWI, Refusal, and other motor vehicle offenses resulting from an accident. After extensive negotiations with the prosecutor, the DWI and Refusal charges were both dismissed as the prosecutor could not prove these charges beyond a reasonable doubt as the client left the scene of the incident and police investigation...Read More - New Jersey Sexual Assault Lawyer
Jul 26, 2019
I represented a client in a civil lawsuit against a music school where a piano teacher sexually assaulted a minor student. I was able to obtain a significant settlement from the music school on behalf of my client...Read More - Harrison DWI Attorney
Jul 26, 2019
I represented a client on charges of DWI, Refusal to Take a Breath Test, and other motor vehicle charges. During negotiations with the prosecutor, I pointed to deficiencies in the State’s case, which led to the dismissal of the DWI charge, as the State could not prove the case beyond a reasonable doubt...Read More - Teaneck DWI Attorney
Jul 24, 2019
I represented a client on a charge of Driving While Intoxicated with a motor vehicle accident involved. The client faced a 7 to 12-month suspension of his driver’s license. After conferencing the case extensively with the municipal prosecutor and the arresting officers, the DWI charge was dismissed and the client pleaded guilty to Reckless Driving, with no driver’s license suspension, and a small fine. The Court also sealed the record of the client’s guilty plea...Read More - Plainsboro DWI Attorney
Jul 24, 2019
I represented an out-of-state client on DWI, Refusal to Take a Breath Test, and other motor vehicle charges. The client did not take the Alcotest, and the field sobriety tests and other observations were inconclusive. After negotiations with the municipal prosecutor, the DWI charge was dismissed, as the prosecutor could not prove the DWI beyond a reasonable doubt. The client was convicted of only the Refusal, resulting in no suspension of his out-of-state license...Read More - Edison DWI Attorney
Jul 24, 2019
I represented a client facing a mandatory six-month jail sentence on a third DWI. The client also refused to take the Alcotest. After extensive negotiations with the municipal prosecutor, the DWI charge was dismissed, as the DWI could not be proven beyond a reasonable doubt. The client pled guilty to the Refusal charge, resulting in no jail...Read More - Hoboken DWI Attorney
Jul 24, 2019
I represented an out-of-state client on DWI, Refusal to Take a Breath Test, and other motor vehicle charges. The client did not take the Alcotest, and due to the client’s medical history, field sobriety tests were inconclusive. After exhaustive negotiations with the municipal prosecutor and a discussion with the arresting officer, the DWI charge was dismissed, as the prosecutor could not prove the DWI beyond a reasonable doubt. The client was convicted of only the...Read More