Many of my clients have come to me because of a poor decision to drink and drive. The majority learn their lesson after the first offense, and leave more cautious and educated about the legal implications of drinking and driving. Unfortunately there are individuals who have serious conditions and endanger others.

If you have consumed alcohol, you should consider a few things before getting behind the wheel. First, New Hampshire has an implied consent law, which means that if you are operating a vehicle on any New Hampshire road, you are automatically giving consent to physical tests and exams that will help law officials determine if you are driving while intoxicated. These tests include field sobriety tests, urine tests, and breath tests.

No parent wants to get a phone call from a child in jail. Nevertheless, mistakes happen. Don’t compound their mistake by mishandling their call to you.

When you drive or attempt to drive a vehicle, boat, or OHRV (Off Highway Recreational Vehicle),on any public highway or waterway, you are giving the state permission, or “consenting” to drug or alcohol tests if the police have reasonable grounds to believe you are under the influence.

Scott Adams and Chad Cotti are involved in an interesting study titled “Drunk driving after the passage of smoking bans in bars”. The study, published by Science Direct in January of this year, shows an increase in fatal accidents involving alcohol following the implementation of smoking bans in ...

Mo Supreme Court ruled March 4 that if a DWI conviction was in a municipal court, with a suspended sentence, it cannot be counted because of an ambiguity in the statute.

Client was charged with Aggravated DWI. He crashed his car and flipped over. The police arrived on the scene and had him perform a battery of field sobriety tests. The officer determined that the observations on the HGN, Walk and Turn and One Leg Stand test indicated he was impaired. He was subsequently arrested and took a blood test that revealed a .17 Blood Alcohol Level.

As reported by the Union Leader, a DWI mobile command center will be at sobriety checkpoints by midsummer. The van holds the technologies necessary to test blood and take fingerprints, has room for holding cells, computers and even a bail bondsman.

No matter what state you live in, you will have a variety of DWI attorneys to choose from, each seemingly as skilled as the other. When accused of Driving while Intoxicated and frightened of the legal consequences, choosing your best defender can fuel an already upsetting circumstance.

Resisting arrest is also considered a criminal mischief charge in New Hampshire. If you were placed under arrest by a person that you knew, or should have known, to be a law enforcement officer, you had a duty under the law to submit to that person's authority. You cannot resist any attempt to...

In New Hampshire, a criminal mischief charge generally refers to a criminal property offense. To be considered a criminal mischief charge, the offender must have purposely or recklessly damaged the property of another, or vandalized it. The crime does not apply to car accidents, unless the drive...

One of a parent's worst nightmares is discovering that their child's birth injury or defect was preventable. Although accidents do happen, physicians, nurses, and other health care providers involved in the birth of a child are expected to adhere to a certain standard of competence. Studies indi...

In New Hampshire, domestic violence law protects victims from the criminal acts of a family member, household member, or a current or former sexual partner. New Hampshire Domestic Violence Law: Consequences of a Conviction Domestic violence cases are taken very seriously and can result in stiff...

While DWI is usually a misdemeanor charge, there are circumstances that can cause the courts to upgrade the DWI charge from a misdemeanor to a felony. Aggravated DWI becomes a Class B felony if the offense caused serious bodily injury. Likewise, your fourth DWI conviction (out-of-state convict...

Fraud encompasses a wide range of different offenses. It includes forgery, issuing bad checks, illegal use of a credit card, identity theft, and insurance fraud. Definition of Fraud Fraud is deliberate misrepresentation of a fact resulting in damage to another person. Selling a defective produc...

In New Hampshire, reckless driving is committed when a driver acts with disregard to the substantial risks his or her actions have on the safety of the public. Unlike many traffic violations where a specific rule is broken, such as going over the speed limit or running a red light, a person can r...

If you are injured by the negligent or intentional wrongdoing of another individual or company, it is likely that the at-fault party will have some kind of liability insurance. Since the insurance company will be the party paying the damages, you will have to face the insurer and their lawyers. ...