tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8554859009858568136Fri, 08 May 2026 08:22:49 +0000Seattle DUI Attorney InformationSeattle DUI Attorney NewsSeattle DUI Attorney BreathalyzerDUI Attorney SeattleSeattle DUI Attorney HelpSeattle DUI AttorneysSeattle DUI Attorney DefenseWhy You Need A Great Seattle DUI AttorneyKirkland DUI lawyerBellevue DUI attorneyDUI Attorneys SeattleKirkland DUI AttorneySeattle DUI defense attorneysDUI attorney in SeattleDUI defense attorney SeattleSeattle DUI AttorneyAmach IIPicking a Seattle DUI AttorneySeattle BUI attorneySeattle DUI Attorney BlogSeattle DUI defense attorneyTales from the TrenchesBellevue DUI lawyerDUI SeattleDUI StoriesDUI Task ForcesDUI atorney KirklandDUI attorneys in SeattleDUI lawyerDUI lawyer EverettDUI lawyer KirklandDUI trainingDUI videosDUIs and CopsDWI trainingEverett DUI attorneyEverett DUI attorneysEverett DUI lawyerEverett DUI lawyersFST trainingField sobriety test trainingKirkland DUI attorneysKirkland DUI lawyersSeattle DUISeattle DUI Attorney CoverageSeattle DUI Attorney FeesSeattle DUI Attorney QuestionsSeattle boating under the influence attorneyStandardized field sobriety testsThin Blue LineWhat a Cop Would Doconfidence intervalsdeferred prosecutionissaquah dui attorneyrenton dui attorneyseattle dui lawyerRamblings and musing of a Seattle DUI attorney. 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If you need a DUI attorney in Seattle, give me a call.http://seattleduidefense.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com (Unknown)Blogger110125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8554859009858568136.post-822623377284075579Tue, 15 May 2012 18:10:00 +00002012-05-15T11:26:29.828-07:00One of the most disturbing things about being a DUI attorney is seeing people charged with crimes when all they've really done is fail to use a turn signal, or speed (I had someone come into my office the other day that was pulled over for going 4 mph over the speed limit. 4 mph!) when there are other idiots out there driving like maniacs, distracted by other things that are equally or even more http://seattleduidefense.blogspot.com/2012/05/is-driving-under-influence-more.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8554859009858568136.post-515746754536835027Mon, 14 May 2012 16:58:00 +00002012-05-14T10:18:56.557-07:00In many of my posts I talk about the fact that legislators all over the country have done their best to make sure that those accused of driving under the influence are convicted with as little effort as possible. I've also talked about how the courts have cowtowed to organizations such as MADD to back up what legislators have made into law, despite that fact that those laws definitively violate http://seattleduidefense.blogspot.com/2012/05/why-let-constitution-get-in-way-of-dui.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8554859009858568136.post-2197706933639855596Thu, 10 May 2012 19:17:00 +00002012-05-10T12:49:43.159-07:00When you are charged with DUI you immediately face several disadvantages. Here are just a few I could think of off the top of my head:1. You lose the presumption of innocence - the jury is instructed if they believe your breath alcohol concentration was over .08 you are guilty of driving under the influence;2. The breath test is allowed into evidence after meeting only very preliminary http://seattleduidefense.blogspot.com/2012/05/role-of-experts-in-defense-of-your-dui.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8554859009858568136.post-1547013520242450161Wed, 02 May 2012 17:24:00 +00002012-05-02T13:36:56.879-07:00Whenever I meet someone and tell them I'm a Seattle DUI attorney, one of the first questions I usually get is, "should I take the breath test?" When this inevitably happens, I have the same reaction every time - I get a little nervous, I start saying "um" and "uh" a lot, and then I spurt out an answer that usually ends with "it depends."Because this is such an important question, though, I http://seattleduidefense.blogspot.com/2012/05/seattle-dui-attorney-to-blow-or-not-to.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8554859009858568136.post-939238148088970949Wed, 21 Mar 2012 22:29:00 +00002012-03-21T15:34:31.239-07:00I have a goal for this blog. Every week I want to write an article about DUI defense that is entertaining, educational, and memorable. Believe it or not, that's pretty hard. The last couple of weeks I've had a hard time coming up with stuff that meets all three of those criteria. So today I thought I'd turn it over to you to tell me what you'd like to know.I don't have any restrictions on what http://seattleduidefense.blogspot.com/2012/03/im-tired-of-guessing-tell-me-what-youd.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8554859009858568136.post-8076533186624265489Fri, 24 Feb 2012 19:39:00 +00002012-02-24T12:16:30.990-08:00Sometimes, I've got to be honest with you, coming up with great topics to write about on this blog is tough. I mean, how many times do you want to hear about saying no to field sobriety tests, the consequences of a DUI, and some cop that got busted for DUI? For me, and remember, I'm a DUI attorney, it's not very often.But this week the topic was easy.If you don't know who Ryan Braun is, he is thehttp://seattleduidefense.blogspot.com/2012/02/ryan-braun-major-league-baseball-and.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8554859009858568136.post-4472483655543322038Thu, 16 Feb 2012 22:07:00 +00002012-02-16T14:28:55.897-08:00This past week I was in a day and a half trial. Like I do with all my cases, I spent a great deal of time preparing the case for trial. This included working on an opening statement, preparing potential questions for cross examination, and developing a draft for my closing argument. Another aspect of trial prep was making sure I was prepared for Voir Dire.What the Heck is Voir Dire?Voir Dire is http://seattleduidefense.blogspot.com/2012/02/five-things-every-tacoma-dui-attorney.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)1tag: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 (Unknown)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 (Unknown)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 (Unknown)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 (Unknown)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 (Unknown)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 (Unknown)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 (Unknown)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 (Unknown)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 (Unknown)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 (Unknown)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 (Unknown)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 (Unknown)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 (Unknown)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 (Unknown)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 (Unknown)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 (Unknown)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 (Unknown)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 (Unknown)0