February 2012

DUI Victims Panel, Attend Early, Be Proactive

February 27, 2012
Posted By: tcmilios
Most clients who are approaching me for the first time and facing a DUI charge ask the same or similar question.  "What can I do to show that I am taking this seriously?" My answer is almost always, universally the same.  Attend a DUI Victims Panel.  Created as a way to teach about the potential devastating outcome of a DUI, the DUI Victims Panel is now used as a condition of any DUI or DUI...
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DUI Emphasis Patrols for King, Pierce and Snohomish Counties Announced for St. Patrick's Day

February 20, 2012
Posted By: tcmilios
The Washington State Patrol DUI has announced it's schedule of of DUI emphasis enforcement from now through the end of the summer of 2012.  Of particular note is that a concentrated emphasis patrol will be in joint effect for King, Pierce and Snohomish counties on and around St. Patrick's Day.  Particular points of emphasis will no doubt be in areas of high bar and tavern concentration.  Expect...
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Seattle Police Officer Arrested For DUI; Refuses Field Sobriety Tests

February 15, 2012
Posted By: tcmilios
On Friday, February 10, 2012, a Seattle City Police Officer was arrested in downtown Seattle for DUI.  This marks at least the third such arrest for a member of the Seattle Police Department within the last year alone.  This entry really is not about rubbing it to the SPD.  People get arrested for DUI.  Good, generally law abiding people, with no criminal intent, get arrested and charged with DUI...
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A Washington DUI Arrest Does Not Mean Automatic License Suspension

February 15, 2012
Posted By: tcmilios
One of the most common, if not the most common questions I receive when speaking with someone who has just been arrested for DUI is, "Can I still drive or has my license been suspended automatically?"  Most are surprised to learn that the mere fact of a DUI arrest in Washington state does not mean that there will automatically be a license suspension.  If the arrested person has either given a...
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