Peter H Lederman

After receiving my DWI (first offense), I was fearful and unsure. At times, I found myself overcome with anxiety and full of questions; Am I going to lose my job? If I lose my job, will this affect my career and my ability to get a job? Is this a criminal charge? I found myself in a situation th...at I knew nothing about. Anxious, embarrassed and ashamed... Once I decided to take this matter head on, I did some research and found Mr. Peter Lederman as the stand-out DWI Lawyer in NJ. My first visit with Mr. Lederman was very informative. It was made abundantly clear that Mr. Lederman knew NJ DWI Law like the back of his hand, it is in fact, his only practice. I decided to hire Peter and walked out of his office feeling much better about the situation because i knew I had an extremely knowledgeable ally. As it stood, I was looking at a seven month license suspension, plus installation of the ignition interlock device for 1 year after the suspension. This was not an easy pill to swallow seeing that my job requires customer visits. After meeting with Mr. Lederman, he gave me a task list, things that he recommended I accomplish while the courts moved the process forward. The list of tasks included things such as; personal statement of events the night of arrest, self brag sheet, and attendance to a referred alcohol therapist and class. I complied with his recommendations because I was bent on doing everything in my power to affect the outcome of my case. While completing these tasks, Mr. Lederman's Office had requested the "discovery" which is basically the municipalities case against the offender, including written statement by the arresting officer, any associated video, BAC etc. Once Mr. Lederman's office had received these documents, I was called in for an appointment with Mr. Lederman. It turned out that the State had a pretty bulletproof case against me. Mr Lederman told me how strong of a case we had and unfortunately there wasn't much on my side. He let me make the decision on how hard we wanted to fight the charges. He explained three approaches to me: High risk, high reward which essentially was going to trial and risking being proved guilty with the maximum penalty, medium risk medium reward, and low risk, low reward. After much thought I decided that I would take a reduced plea deal of three months vs the seven month alternative. Mr. Lederman did reiterate that getting this plea deal was going to be tough due to the strong case against me. On my court date, the prosecutor told Mr. Lederman that they were not willing to budge on the 7 month suspension. I was devastated with the news and wouldn't accept it, so Mr. Lederman requested postponement. Two weeks later we had a court date and Mr Lederman went in with a few more things to throw against the wall with the prosecutor. Something stuck and they lowered the consequence to three months which I considered a big win. I was able to keep my job and am now license-less but still employed. The most impressive and inspiring thing about my time with Mr. Lederman was watching his interactions with court social circles. He is held in very high esteem by people within the court system. For instance, in my second court date, when the judge saw Mr. Lederman in open court, they bantered back and fourth like they were old buddies as the senior judge said he was honored to have Mr Lederman in his court. My case was then called up and the high ranking judge continued to make it known that Mr. Lederman was a great attorney and that Peter in fact taught the judge a few things. This is a top Judge who is president of a judges association we're talking about. Here are some closing thoughts on my experience with Mr. Lederman. - Peter doesn't tell you what you want to hear, he tells you the facts. - There is a premium to pay for the Best DWI Lawyer in NJ - If results are important to you, hire Peter. - Peter likes cigars and vacation.

I was referred to Mr Lederman by a close friend and I am so glad that I contacted him. Going through a DUI is a nightmare and having a lawyer who is as skilled in the field as he is makes the situation a lot less stressful. He goe above and beyond to get the best results for his Clients, and does n...ot sugar coat anything. He is tough, expects alot from you, but its to get you the best results. My situation turned out so much better then it could have. Couldn't have asked for anyone better to represent me, everyone involved did an awesome job, Jessica and Nadine were so helpful, and patient. All in all I would refer Mr Lederman to any of my friends who may find themselves in a similar situation, hopefully I will not have to.

Mr. Lederman is a passionate and efficient lawyer. He has a fierce knowledge of the law and used it in every aspect of my case. After consulting with several DUI lawyers, I was certain no one could defend me as well as Mr. Lederman. He took great care of the case legally and genuinely cared that I wo...uldn't put myself in that situation again. After months of waiting to take the case to trial, he had my .17 deemed as inadmissible, the DUI charge dropped, and I walked away with a wreckless driving happily. If you get a DUI, look no further and hire him.

After falling asleep in a parking lot back in December 2014 and being woken up to the tap of a police officers flashlight on my window; I was facing a second DUI charge, the loss of my job, and the hefty fines and penalties that come with it. After reading others reviews on avvo, I decided to schedu...le a meeting with Mr. Lederman. From the time I stepped into the office, to the time I left after the consultation there was no denying that I had found the lawyer who was going to represent me. Mr. Lederman is a consummate professional and has a way of inspiring confidence and a sense of easing when speaking to him about such cases. He can be tough and asks you to do things other lawyers may not, but it becomes clear very quickly that he has a system in place and it certainly works! After the first appearance in court it seemed that we may be able to get the charges reduced to a reckless driving with some small fines, but nothing was a guarantee at that point. By the time my second appearance came around, Mr. Lederman worked diligently with the prosecutor and reviewed my case in depth. The end result was phenomenal, instead of being charged with a second DUI and facing two years of license suspension, Mr. Lederman was able to get the dui dropped. After several hundred dollars in fines and a reckless driving conviction, my case is resolved and I couldn' t be more happy with the results. If you are reading this and are debating whether or not to retain Mr. Lederman. Please know this review is 100% truthful and rest assured that Mr. Lederman is the man for the job when it comes to any DUI case in NJ.

Mr. Lederman did excellent work for my case and actually yielded better results than what I expected. Because his fee was rather large (not much more than industry standard for this area of law), he allowed me to make payments on the matter which helped me out a great deal! He did a great job explain...ing to me what could happen and what results he was trying to get for me. Although I did not do everything that he asked me to do when he asked me to do it, he was very kind when explaining to me the importance of doing these tasks and getting them done as soon as possible. His staff (Jessica) is a doll and always kept me informed of any changes or new information that I needed. This was the worst thing I have ever done and it was very hard on me but both Peter and Jessica made this experience the least stressful it could have been. I hope that I never need to recommend him but if anyone I know is as stupid as me (getting behind the wheel when they know they shouldn't), I will definitely let them know about Mr. Lederman!