Beginning August 12, 2010, and ending September 6, 2010, every major law enforcement agency in King County, Washington, will be participating in the Washington State’s Drive Hammered, Get Nailed campaign. The King County DUI task force will include police agencies from Algona, Auburn, Bellevue, Black Diamond, Burien, Clyde Hill, Covington, Des Moines, Duvall-Carnation, Enumclaw, Federal Way,… Read More

There have been a number of Washington state legislative changes in the past couple of years, and some forthcoming at the start of 2011, that have eased the license suspension concerns of those facing Washington DUI convictions and DUI related Department of Licensing administrative sanctions. Unfortunately, if the driver has an original charge of DUI reduced to Reckless… Read More

Last week, Division One of the Washington Court of Appeals affirmed the dismissal of a Felony DUI charge against a man who had been stopped for DUI at least 15 times previously. If we can get beyond the sensationalistic aspect of the ruling based on the history of the defendant, we find a very well reasoned decision… Read More

Thursday, July 1, 2010, marked the Washington State Patrol’s kick off of “Target Zero“, a two year DUI emphasis patrol campaign.  The campaign involves three dozen law enforcement officers from King, Pierce and Snohomish Counites and a team of “traffic safety resource” prosecutors to help officers draft arrest reports and assist local prosecutors in presenting their cases in… Read More

Possibly the most daunting potential consequence facing people who have been arrested for DUI is the mandatory driver’s license suspension. And if an individual is unfortunate enough to have his or her license suspended either after an adverse administrative ruling by the DOL or as the result of a conviction for either DUI, Physical Control… Read More

According to a Spokane Spokesman-Review article, last weekend, Spokane County Sheriff’s officers were saddled with a “three stops per hour” quota during the city’s Hoopfest tournament.  According to the article: “The sheriff’s office has scheduled extra patrols for impaired drivers and boaters deputies have been asked “to make at least three motorist contacts per hour… Read More

As of June 10, 2010, add Washington the growing list of states that has made talking on a handheld phone (without the use of an ear piece or speaker) and sending, reading or writing text messages, while driving, a primary offense.  This means that if a police officer observes an individual driving while taking on… Read More

If you, or a client,  have been arrested and processed by a Seattle Police officer for a DUI, the case will be filed into the Seattle Municipal Court in downtown Seattle. The attorneys prosecuting your case will be from the City of Seattle Attorneys Office, Criminal Division. Far and away the busiest municipal court in the… Read More

“If I am arrested for DUI, should I refuse the breath test or should I take it?” That’s the question that I, and probably most Seattle DUI lawyers and DUI lawyers anywhere for that matter, get asked by friends, relatives, and anyone else who discovers what we do for a living, get asked more than any other.  For… Read More

We meet with people everyday who have been charged with DUI.  They all have one thing in common:  The combination of feelings about their stop, arrest and charge are entirely unique to them.  Some of the more common feelings people cope with are disappointment in themselves or the system, fear of the impact that a… Read More