Our client, a commercial driver who operates a tractor trailer, was parked and sleeping in the cab of his truck. A tractor trailer tow truck attempted to hitch his truck to tow it for allegedly illegally parking while our client slept inside. Our client awoke and objected to his truck being towed before being actually hitched. The tow truck driver became irate and began attempting to hitch our client’s truck before our client could drive away. Our client was able to drive away and the tow truck driver chased after him. The tow truck driver called the police and claimed our client’s trailer brushed against the tow truck as he drove away causing damage. Our client was charged with Leaving the Scene of an Accident. Counsel was able to convince the prosecutor to drop all charges after bringing to light the surrounding circumstances.
Client stopped for driving 69and a 35mph zone. While getting pulled over, client almost struck a curb. When asked for his license the client reached for his wallet and pressed on the gas pedal. lient admitted to comning from a bar. He had the odor of alcohol, slurred speech and bloodshot eyes. He admitted to consuming several alcoholic beverages. Client performed badly on the exercises and was arrested for DUI. Client then asked for a "break" since this was the first time he had been caught. Client had breath samples of .111 and .117.
According to the police, they came into contact with the Defendant and smelled the odor of cannabis. They eventually arrested the Defendant for Possession of a Controlled Substance. The attorney for the firm investigated the case, and was able to get the Defendant into a program for first time offenders. Upon completion of the program, the attorney for the firm was able to get the prosecutor to drop the case completely.
The Defendant crashed his vehicle into 2 other vehicles on I-95. When police arrived, the Defendant’s vehicle was pushed up against the concrete barrier. The Defendant started to walk away from the area when the police arrived. He was ordered back to the area of his car to keep him on scene, as well as to maintain his safety as there were other cars on the highway. He then attempted to climb over the barricade in an apparent attempt to escape. The officer noticed the strong smell of alcohol on his breath. The officer ran his license and determined that it had been permanently revoked for multiple prior DUI’s. The Defendant was arrested for a number of charges, including DUI with Injury while License Habitually Revoked. This was his 5th DUI charge. He agreed to submit to a breath test and the result was almost twice the legal limit. A half empty bottle of vodka was found in his car. Under Florida’s sentencing guidelines, he was scoring mandatory prison time and was looking at up to 25 years in prison. The attorney for the firm investigated all aspects of the case thoroughly. He came up with a comprehensive treatment plan for the Defendant. Ultimately, the attorney for the firm filed and successively argued a motion to the Judge to permit an alternative sentence to prison. Despite the Defendant having 4 prior DUI’s, the Judge granted the motion and did not give the Defendant any prison time.
Client was charged with affray, or starting an altercation with another. The state claimed that the client went to another's house and began yelling. The other person then pushed the Client and the client fell and allegedly picked up a yard ornament made of stone and went towards the other individual. After a physical altercation the police arrived and charged both individuals with affray. The Firm argued that the Client was the victim in the case and was simply attempting to have a conversation with the other person, who then started the altercation. All charges against the Client were dismissed.
The Defendant's truck veered out of its lane and collided head-on with another car. The force of the impact caused great injury to both the Defendant and the other driver. The Defendant was ejected from his truck and was located approximately 50 feet from the wreckage by EMT personnel. While at the hospital blood was forcibly drawn from the Defendant and came back positive for narcotics and alcohol. Several months after his release from the hospital the defendant was charged with DUI. The attorney filed a motion to suppress any admissions by the Defendant and challenged the evidence identifying the Defendant as the driver. DUI charge was dropped.
The Defendant was a a foreign exchange student working part time at an auto parts store. During the course of his employment, his boss instructed the Defendant to transport items using a company car. The Defendant was subsequently stopped for a traffic infraction and charged with the crime of attaching tag not assigned for a vehicle he did not own or know anything about. Facing possible negative consequences involving his foreign exchange status, the attorney negotiated vigorously on the Defendant's behalf. After repeated efforts, the attorney finally convinced the state to drop all criminal charges against the Defendant.
Our client was observed arguing with his girlfriend in a bar parking lot. They went back in the bar and returned to the parking lot to argue 3 more times. After that, they both got into our clients vehicle. He then drove off. The officer who was watching this from across the street the entire time decided he should pull the vehicle over to make sure everyone was ok. Our firm filed a motion to suppress all evidence due to the officer having no legal reason to pull the vehicle over. The Prosecutor agreed with our motion and dismissed the case.
The client was charged with DUI. Client was seen leaving the house impaired after another officer already spoke to her on a different criminal matter. The officer followed the client and noticed that she did not have her headlights on. After the roadside exercises, which the client performed poorly on, the client admitted to taking drugs. After the client retained the Firm, the DUI case was dismissed and the client's license was resinstated after the Firm attended and won the formal hearing in the matter.
A Florida Trooper pulled the defendant over for speeding in Port St. Lucie. The officer noticed that the defendant had an odor of alcohol, her speech was slurred and her eyes were red and glassy. The defendant admitted to coming from a pub where she drank two beers. The defendant also told the officer that she knew she was impaired and that she shouldn’t be driving, but asked for leniency because she used to date another trooper. The defendant performed poorly on the filed sobriety exercises and was arrested for DUI. The defendant refused to provide a breath sample. The firm’s Treasure Coast attorney developed defenses that he believed would likely call for the defendant’s acquittal if the State were to take the case to trial. The prosecutor agreed and dismissed the DUI charge.
The Defendant had a restricted drivers license as a result of a previous criminal charge. The Defendant was pulled over for multiple traffic violations. When questioned by the officer, the Defendant stated he was giving his friend a ride home. The friend also happened to be someone the Defendant was "tutoring" for college classes. The officer arrested the Defendant for violation of his business purposes only license and cited him with various civil infractions. After vigorous negotiations with the state, the attorney convinced the prosecutor that the Defendant was operating within the provisions of his restricted license. As a result, the state dropped the criminal case.
The Defendant was accused of attaching a trailer license plate to a brand new sedan. The officer ran the vehicle tags but did not stop immediately stop the vehicle, allegedly identifying the Defendant (not the registered owner) through the drivers side window, the attorney challenged the officer's identification of the Defendant forcing the state to drop all criminal charges against the Defendant.
