STANDING UP FOR YOU WITH SKILLED ADVOCACY

Sure, dressing up like a police officer is a popular choice on Halloween. But there will also be plenty of the real thing out on Wednesday night, looking for potentially drunk drivers. Just like so many other holidays, Halloween means upped DUI enforcement in Tennessee and across the country. Even though nobody was killed in

Finding a career that one loves and working toward the goal of making it in one’s field is a significant accomplishment. For many people, their work is more than a way to earn money; it’s a way to earn a sense of pride, security and sense of community. When the ability to work is taken

Any DUI defense attorney can attest to the fact that machines are not fail-proof. Law enforcement and prosecutors like to think that devices such as breath tests are what prove a DUI suspect’s guilt or innocence. But experienced drunk driving attorneys in Tennessee and across the country know better. If someone is pulled over and

There has been a substantial increase in Tennessee DUI arrests this year. Despite more drunk driving arrests, however, there has been a rise in traffic fatalities in the state. During the first nine months of 2012 the Tennessee Highway Patrol (THP) made 4,349 DUI arrests across the state. This represents an almost 25 percent increase

This past Tuesday, Tennessee Safety Commissioner Bill Gibbons advocated for streamlining the state’s lengthy DUI laws. He explained that since lawmakers have routinely added to the laws throughout the past years, the result has been an overly complex patchwork of laws pertaining to Tennessee DUI offenses. “What we’re looking at is trying to possibly streamline

Most people have probably heard about, seen or experienced the variety of tests police give to suspected drunk drivers to try to determine if individuals are impaired. These tests are collectively referred to as standard field sobriety tests (SFST). Many people may be surprised to learn that they may refuse an officer’s request to take

When most people think of a DUI they think of a person driving a car under the influence of alcohol. Tennessee’s DUI law, however, encompasses many more activities besides driving an automobile after drinking. A Tennessee man recently learned this the hard way. The 48-year-old man was charged with drunk driving after a deputy saw

Imagine that you have been convicted of a DUI. You serve a short jail sentence, pay a large fine, and your license is suspended. You have paid for your mistake and you are ready to move on with your life. But wait-you are now told that you must put a special license plate on your

When a person is convicted of a crime some people feel the focus should be on punishing that person through fines and jail time. While sometimes this may be appropriate, many times treatment and rehabilitation are needed to get at the root cause of the problem, particularly with drug and alcohol offenses. With regard to DUI

Last week, a three-judge panel of the Sixth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals overturned a district court decision granting an Ohio State Highway Patrol trooper immunity for his actions pertaining to a DUI arrest. The actions of the trooper resulted in a woman, with no drugs or alcohol in her system, being falsely arrested and