tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8554859009858568136Tue, 24 Jan 2012 00:27:28 +0000Picking a Seattle DUI AttorneyKirkland DUI AttorneySeattle DUI defense attorneyDWI trainingWhy You Need A Great Seattle DUI AttorneyEverett DUI lawyerSeattle DUI Attorney CoverageDUI Attorney SeattleSeattle DUI Attorney HelpBellevue DUI attorneySeattle DUI Attorney DefenseSeattle DUIissaquah dui attorneySeattle DUI Attorneysseattle dui lawyerSeattle boating under the influence attorneySeattle BUI attorneyDUI atorney KirklandSeattle DUI Attorney BlogEverett DUI attorneysDUI Storiesconfidence intervalsSeattle DUI Attorney QuestionsEverett DUI lawyersTales from the TrenchesDUI lawyerKirkland DUI lawyerDUI Attorneys SeattleDUI trainingDUI lawyer KirklandSeattle DUI Attorney FeesAmach IIBellevue DUI lawyerDUI defense attorney SeattleFST trainingDUIs and CopsSeattle DUI Attorney BreathalyzerDUI attorney in SeattleKirkland DUI attorneysDUI lawyer EverettField sobriety test trainingDUI Task ForcesDUI SeattleSeattle DUI Attorney NewsStandardized field sobriety testsdeferred prosecutionWhat a Cop Would DoSeattle DUI AttorneySeattle DUI Attorney InformationDUI videosKirkland DUI lawyersEverett DUI attorneySeattle DUI defense attorneysDUI attorneys in SeattleThin Blue Linerenton dui attorneyRamblings and musing of a Seattle DUI attorney. If you are interested, read. If you need a DUI attorney in Seattle, give me a call.http://seattleduidefense.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com (CMS)Blogger103125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8554859009858568136.post-2211591876292844376Sun, 15 Jan 2012 22:16:00 +00002012-01-15T14:37:57.620-08:00I know this post might be a little late, since Tebow and the Denver Broncos just got crushed by the New England Patriots, ending what was a bit of a storybook run for Tebow this year, but I couldn't resist. I guess we've all got a little bit of Tebow time in us!As I was watching the game last week all I could think about was how there were a lot of similarities between the Denver Broncos and Tim http://seattleduidefense.blogspot.com/2012/01/how-dui-attorneys-are-like-tim-tebow.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (CMS)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8554859009858568136.post-6723356381189138354Mon, 19 Dec 2011 20:03:00 +00002011-12-19T12:31:25.799-08:00Last week was a tough week. First, I lost a jury trial that, while I didn't think it was a sure winner, I definitely thought we had a chance to win. Second, I saw someone else lose a motions hearing that I did think was a sure winner - only it wasn't. Those two events reminded me of two lessons I've learned, and I thought I'd talk about them here today. We all need reminded of the lessons we've http://seattleduidefense.blogspot.com/2011/12/two-lessons-learned-from-last-week-for.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (CMS)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8554859009858568136.post-4804220259862534858Mon, 12 Dec 2011 16:28:00 +00002011-12-12T08:30:43.256-08:00Most of the time on this blog I like to focus on issues pertinent to DUI law - what to do if you are stopped, some myths and untruths that are out there, and what we can do to help you if you are charged with a DUI. But today I'd like some of your feedback. I'd like to know what you think of some of the changes we've made.The main change that's come about is the look of our website. For some timehttp://seattleduidefense.blogspot.com/2011/12/weve-got-new-look-check-us-out-and-tell.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (CMS)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8554859009858568136.post-5924651875885546988Tue, 29 Nov 2011 19:39:00 +00002011-11-29T12:03:55.800-08:00Recently the Washington State Patrol decided to live tweet a night with the DUI task force emphasis patrol. I didn't follow along that night but have had a chance to go back and see what was going on, and I was a little surprised to see it. It got me to thinking, is it okay to live tweet this stuff? Is that responsible of the Washington State Patrol?I think you might assume that I'm a bit biased http://seattleduidefense.blogspot.com/2011/11/washington-state-patrol-tweets-duis-is.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (CMS)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8554859009858568136.post-6787640971065897087Tue, 15 Nov 2011 19:28:00 +00002011-11-15T11:42:30.150-08:00If you're not getting better, you're getting worse. That's a philosophy I live by, and I try every day to get better than I was the day before. That applies throughout my life, but it applies most greatly to my role as a Tacoma DUI lawyer. I was thinking about that today as I stood up in court to announce ready for a trial, and I thought I'd write about it.There's A Lot You Can Learn From Other http://seattleduidefense.blogspot.com/2011/11/tacoma-dui-lawyer-if-youre-not-getting.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (CMS)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8554859009858568136.post-6404883545346592709Thu, 10 Nov 2011 20:26:00 +00002011-11-10T13:03:02.563-08:00A rock and a hard place traditionally stands for the notion that no matter what decision you make, you you're probably going to be facing some tough times ahead. After this week, I thought that would be a perfect metaphor for what many people charged with DUI feel like at the end of the day. A DUI charge can result from many very different factual scenarios. Someone gets in an accident and blows http://seattleduidefense.blogspot.com/2011/11/tacoma-dui-attorney-rock-and-hard-place.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (CMS)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8554859009858568136.post-5610372844464139932Fri, 04 Nov 2011 01:24:00 +00002011-11-03T18:40:51.555-07:00What would you say if I told you you were under arrest for DUI and that the entire encounter, from when your car was first seen by the police, until you were down at the station and in the breath test room, was on video? Most of you would probably be pretty nervous about what was on the video. But whenever I hear there is video in a case, I actually get excited.In Washington State, very few http://seattleduidefense.blogspot.com/2011/11/power-of-video.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (CMS)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8554859009858568136.post-3627586876729862605Wed, 26 Oct 2011 22:52:00 +00002011-10-26T16:27:17.271-07:00I thought I'd lighten things up a bit today by talking a little bit about what a typical week is like for a fairly typical Tacoma DUI lawyer. Before I get too far into it, I want to remind you of a couple of things. First, when you read this, you might be surprised to see that my court appearances aren't really backed up and booked up. That's for a reason. I only take a limited number of cases. Ihttp://seattleduidefense.blogspot.com/2011/10/week-in-life-of-tacoma-dui-lawyer.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (CMS)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8554859009858568136.post-4785071044255852285Mon, 17 Oct 2011 15:46:00 +00002011-10-17T09:09:54.391-07:00Since there are so many of you out there reading this, I figured I'd give you a run down of one of the things I talk about during my meetings with potential clients - the Department of Licensing administrative hearing process. Any Tacoma DUI attorney worth his salt is going to talk to you about this - it's important for a couple of reasons. If you learn about it now it can just help you get that http://seattleduidefense.blogspot.com/2011/10/tacoma-dui-attorney-department-of.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (CMS)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8554859009858568136.post-8873879868418282497Wed, 12 Oct 2011 01:52:00 +00002011-10-11T19:07:16.675-07:00If you find yourself at the mercy of the criminal justice system, charged with driving under the influence, you probably already know you are in some pretty serious trouble. It's not just the one day in jail that should scare you, but the mandatory fines and fees (typically approaching $1500) and the loss of driving privileges (90 day driver's license suspension on a first offense with a 1 year http://seattleduidefense.blogspot.com/2011/10/what-you-should-expect-from-your-dui.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (CMS)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8554859009858568136.post-8340746697238177910Mon, 22 Aug 2011 18:55:00 +00002011-08-22T11:55:48.631-07:00 Courtesy of Google If you are a DUI lawyer and are reading this, then you know what I'm talking about as I tell this first story. I am a hit at parties. People love to talk to me. When they find out I'm a Seattle DUI lawyer they've got tons of questions. Can you lower your breath test by sucking on pennies? (no) What if you carry around a bottle of booze and then if you get pulled over jump http://seattleduidefense.blogspot.com/2011/08/why-i-would-refuse-field-sobriety-tests.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (CMS)3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8554859009858568136.post-4073633637843097392Mon, 08 Aug 2011 21:53:00 +00002011-08-08T14:53:38.650-07:00I honestly don't have too much to talk about today. We are just coming off of Seafair weekend and I'm not sure if it was the economy tanking or if people have been reading my blog, but I have yet to see the article that typically comes out announcing all of the boating under the influence arrests that are made during the weekend. Just remember to say no to everything and you'll put yourself in a http://seattleduidefense.blogspot.com/2011/08/your-dui-lawyer-and-national-college-of.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (CMS)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8554859009858568136.post-1013293550237991886Fri, 05 Aug 2011 23:33:00 +00002011-08-05T16:33:55.332-07:00I haven't written in a couple of weeks, but that's because I've been busy. I've been busy helping clients, and I've been busy becoming a better DUI attorney. I don't care what anyone tells you, there is always something to learn, there is always a skill to get better at, there is always a technique to hone. I was lucky enough to do that last week at the National College of DUI Defense's 2011 http://seattleduidefense.blogspot.com/2011/08/tacoma-dui-attorney-ncdd-summer-session.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (CMS)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8554859009858568136.post-6889643104082395051Mon, 11 Jul 2011 18:39:00 +00002011-07-11T11:39:57.809-07:00I've got to be honest with you, I wasn't that interested in the Casey Anthony trial. You know the trial that I'm talking about, right? It made national headlines because a mom was accused of killing her kid and then lying about it? What made it national headlines was the fact that the accused murderer was young and pretty. Throw out those provocative photos and this is just another murder case. http://seattleduidefense.blogspot.com/2011/07/two-lessons-learned-from-casey-anthony.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (CMS)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8554859009858568136.post-3352013794057032592Tue, 28 Jun 2011 22:32:00 +00002011-06-28T15:32:47.094-07:00I'm sure you are familiar with the actions of the King County District Court (the court that includes Seattle) to suppress all breath tests in all DUI cases within their jurisdiction for the last couple of years because of the monumental mistakes made by the Washington State Toxicology Lab. And I'm sure you're also aware that recently the court allowed the tests to come back in, finding the lab http://seattleduidefense.blogspot.com/2011/06/writ-decision-for-king-county.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (CMS)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8554859009858568136.post-7502883387644861764Mon, 13 Jun 2011 23:04:00 +00002011-06-13T16:04:22.654-07:00I spent last Thursday, Friday, and Saturday at the WACDL annual conference. WACDL, if you didn't know, stands for Washington Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers. The only requirement for membership is that you are a Washington criminal lawyer. The organization is great because it provides many great learning opportunities (like this conference) and also provides a means for criminal lawyers http://seattleduidefense.blogspot.com/2011/06/wacdl-conference-defending-innocent.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (CMS)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8554859009858568136.post-3122861519855162285Mon, 06 Jun 2011 17:32:00 +00002011-06-06T10:32:20.376-07:00It's been a while since I talked about the rules for when you get pulled over by the cops, so I thought I'd talk about them again. Before I get started, I want to once again remind you that if you follow these rules you will likely be arrested. But, if you don't follow the rules, you will likely be arrested. What my rules do is help you exercise your constitutional rights, save you from giving http://seattleduidefense.blogspot.com/2011/06/quick-reminder-of-dui-rules.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (CMS)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8554859009858568136.post-8541609583362905870Mon, 23 May 2011 23:54:00 +00002011-05-23T16:54:12.664-07:00Today I wanted to talk a little bit about one of the great investigatory tools DUI lawyers have at their disposal - the public records request. It's something I use every day in my practice as a DUI lawyer, and I think it's something most others use as well. I honestly don't really know when the public records act first came into being, but I know it's been quite some time. What the public http://seattleduidefense.blogspot.com/2011/05/dui-lawyer-public-records-request.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (CMS)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8554859009858568136.post-4610116336563803188Mon, 16 May 2011 21:37:00 +00002011-05-16T14:37:48.491-07:00I figured it was time for a break from the serious posts here to talk about something related to our firm - our office location. We are in the process of moving from our current office space - 918 S. Horton St. - to our new office space - 1201 1st Ave S. Suite 336. And we're very excited about it! I know you care a lot about the evolution of our office space, so I'm going to tell you a little http://seattleduidefense.blogspot.com/2011/05/were-moving-to-new-office-dui-lawyer.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (CMS)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8554859009858568136.post-2286006080984669860Mon, 09 May 2011 23:17:00 +00002011-05-09T16:17:34.800-07:00I figured this was as good a place as any to talk about the trials and motions hearings I have, if for no other reason than to critique myself in a place I can later on go back and see if I've made any progress. And yes, the last sentence does imply there is progress to be made. There always in. Any DUI lawyer that tells you they are the best they can be should be fired immediately. There's http://seattleduidefense.blogspot.com/2011/05/seattle-dui-lawyer-dui-jury-trial-recap.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (CMS)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8554859009858568136.post-7136402836112871777Mon, 25 Apr 2011 18:53:00 +00002011-04-25T11:53:34.472-07:00If this is popping up on your facebook or twitter feed, before you click away, you might want to take a couple of seconds to read this. Although I know we all think we are never going to be confronted with the prospect of being arrested for DUI, I see people in my office every day doing just that. And, while reading this post may not prevent you from needing to visit my office, it will make my http://seattleduidefense.blogspot.com/2011/04/why-its-important-to-hire-dui-lawyer.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (CMS)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8554859009858568136.post-4730986314029531288Tue, 12 Apr 2011 22:58:00 +00002011-04-12T16:03:54.436-07:00Last week we talked about the walk and turn field sobriety test, the procedures that are involved and what the officer is looking for when he administers the test. Today we are going to talk about another one of the field tests - the one leg stand. I want to point out once more that the point of this exercise isn't to allow you to drink and drive, it's to allow you the opportunity to take a testhttp://seattleduidefense.blogspot.com/2011/04/seattle-dui-lawyer-walk-and-turn.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (CMS)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8554859009858568136.post-7262433638099755431Tue, 05 Apr 2011 19:20:00 +00002011-04-05T12:20:01.220-07:00I've got a confession to make. I drink alcohol from time to time. I even get drunk from time to time. As you might expect, because I'm a DUI lawyer, I don't drive when I'm in those states, but, because I'm a DUI lawyer, I probably do some things that you typically don't do. And I thought I'd talk about one of those things today (and in the next coming weeks). The other night I was out with some http://seattleduidefense.blogspot.com/2011/04/field-sobriety-tests-perfecting-walk.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (CMS)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8554859009858568136.post-3705062434874023105Tue, 22 Mar 2011 18:38:00 +00002011-03-22T11:38:10.687-07:00In what looks to be another case of cops behaving lazily, the Seattle Police Department yesterday announced that it is opening up an internal investigation into the rubber stamping of DUI arrests by supervisors who were supposed to be actually reading the reports to determine if correct action was taken. From the article in the Seattle Times: Seattle police have launched an internal http://seattleduidefense.blogspot.com/2011/03/seattle-cops-accused-of-rubber-stamping.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (CMS)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8554859009858568136.post-8108135372681739175Wed, 09 Mar 2011 02:41:00 +00002011-03-08T18:41:13.338-08:00It's been a couple of weeks since I've posted here, and a lot has been going on since then. In addition to helping all of our clients with their DUI cases, we've been redesigning our website to make sure you get all the information you need for your case up front and get all the information you need to get to know us. To see our new DUI lawyer site, just click the link. As you'll see, we've http://seattleduidefense.blogspot.com/2011/03/seattle-dui-guy-check-out-our-new.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (CMS)1