STANDING UP FOR YOU WITH SKILLED ADVOCACY

For drivers of legal drinking age – 21 or older – “drunk driving” in Tennessee means driving with a blood alcohol content of .08 or higher. When the driver is underage, however, that threshold drops significantly, to just .02. This means that, in many instances, a single drink before getting behind the wheel could result

We’ve previously discussed the numerous possible penalties and consequences that come with an arrest and conviction for driving under the influence (DUI). Among these are jail time, fines, higher insurance rates, license suspension and social stigma. Something not often discussed in relation to a DUI conviction is its impact on current and future employment. Depending

Star golfer Tiger Woods appeared in a Florida courtroom to wrap up his high-profile, DUI-related saga that began in May of this year, when he was found unconscious in his car. Prosecutors reduced the DUI charge, and Woods entered a plea of reckless driving in which he agreed to participate in a court-ordered diversion program.

Historically, men have faced drunk driving charges at a much higher rate than women have. There are several possible reasons for this, including the fact that men tended to drink socially more than women did, men engaged in risky behaviors more often, and men tended to overestimate their sobriety at a higher rate. Regardless of

There are numerous possible defenses to a DUI charge, including a lack of probable cause for the initial stop, inaccuracies or challenges to the Breathalyzer test results or the blood test results, inadequate training of officers, improper interpretation of field sobriety tests and more. These can be very effective defenses depending on the facts of

We’ve discussed in previous posts the many potential consequences of a DUI conviction. These include jail time, hefty fines, social stigma and the installation of an expensive ignition interlock device. A conviction also means you’ll have a criminal history, and Tennessee doesn’t allow expungement of DUI convictions. It will be on your record forever. It

The opioid epidemic is nothing short of a national health crisis. Its connection to the issue of drugged driving is only one aspect of a much larger problem. The number of fatal overdoses from these powerful medications in recent years numbers in the tens of thousands. Overall, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention puts

If convicted of drunk driving, the charged individual faces potential jail time, high fines and license suspension. Penalties increase in severity with subsequent DUI charges. With such high stakes, you might assume that there are few repeat offenders. However, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration reports that approximately 1/3 of people charged with DUI are

With fall’s cooler temperatures comes a welcome respite from the heat. And, of course, now it’s football season. You may be staying in town for University of Tennessee at Chattanooga games (which begin on September 16), heading up Interstate 75 to Knoxville to watch the University of Tennessee, or taking a road trip to Nashville

A recent report issued by Reuters Health shows that sleep deprivation can cause people with even relatively modest amounts of alcohol in their systems to show many of the classic poor decisions and unsafe driving habits typically seen in intoxicated drivers. The small study, performed at Monash University’s Institute of Cognitive and Clinical Neuroscience in