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Posted by Louis | July 15, 2014

Skillful advocacy + Unyielding determination + Responsiveness to Client = "Top Notch Lawyer"

I retained Mr. Blauvelt to represent me in connection with several traffic offences which could have resulted in potential jail sentence and further suspension of my driving privileges. Mr. Blauvelt t was unrelenting in vigorously defending me and did not waver in pressing my case to a favorable co...nclusion. He would not even accept for my license to be suspended for a single day. Mr. Blauvelt is well regarded and respected in both of the courts in which he appeared on my behalf. In addition to being a skillful advocate, Mr. Blauvelt's is very personable and took a personal interest in my case. Because of his efforts, I will have my license restored tomorrow. Without hesitation or reservation, I recommend Mr. Blauvelt to handle your legal matter.

Posted by anonymous | June 16, 2014

Great Attorney

Thomas is an excellent attorney. He has years of experience and I actually heard a judge say to a defendant that "you are lucky to have Mr. Blauvelt as an attorney. He is excellent and you would not have gotten such a good deal with someone else". Literally, word for word. I've never heard a judge pr...aise a lawyer in that manner. Other attorneys respect him as well. I ran into my brother's old attorney in Elizabeth. He recognized me and asked me if I had a lawyer. I told him I had Tom and he backed off with the utmost respect.

Posted by Ed | June 06, 2014

The best decision that I ever made (retaining Thomas Carroll Blauvelt)

I am not a DWI kind of driver but I had a lapse in judgement which led to a DWI, reckless driving and lane change tickets. I retained Mr. Blauvelt and consider this one of the greatest decisions of my life, Mr. Blauvelt and his expert examined all of the facts surrounding the arrest and found enough ...irregularities in the police work to eliminate the DWI and lane change tickets. I paid $130 for the reckless driving ticket. My savings was thousands in fines, multiple points and future insurance costs. The cost of representation was well worth it. When leaving the judge complimented me for retaining an excellent attorney. If you are reading this, I suggest you retain Mr. Blauvelt to represent you for any legal matters. ES

Posted by Joe | May 30, 2014

By FAR, the BEST lawyer in New Jersey

There are good lawyers, there are great lawyers and then there is Mr. Blauvelt. He stands in a class of his own as by far the BEST lawyer I have ever had the pleasure of dealing with. I have hired him twice, and both times he handled my cases better than I could have ever thought possible. My fir...st case was for a major traffic violation and the other was for narcotics. He handled both cases extremely professionally and always made me feel like I could completely trust him. The traffic violation should have caused me to lose my drivers license and a very hefty fine. He worked it out to only a minimal fine which I gladly paid and I did not lose my license at all. The other case was much more serious, a third degree felony drug case which could have landed me in prison plus a Very significant fine. Mr. Blauvelt worked on my case for over a year and he was able to get my case completely dismissed!!! I almost couldn't believe it when he told me. If you reading this you are very likely in a pretty bad way. What you want is an attorney who will do anything and everything possible to truly help you with the best legal representation there is. I know that if I ever need legal advise in the future there is only one person worth calling, Thomas Carol Blauvelt. Thank you again for everything.

Posted by anonymous | May 13, 2014

OUT OF STATE DUI/DWI

Words cannot express the gratitude I have for Mr. Blauvelt. I was charged with DUI and driving with a suspended license over 15 years ago in Burlington County; around the same time I was ticketed for driving an unregistered vehicle as well as no proof of insurance in Bergen County, Because of my earl...ier career in the military I traveled quite a bit throughout the nation as well as abroad and had no need of a drivers license, a change in career paths led me to settle down and that's when my nightmare began. My driving privileges had been revoked. I tried calling the courts to try and fix things on my own but they informed me that I had warrants for my arrest, that I needed to post bail, and that I had to appear in court. I started calling attorneys in the state where I currently live for advise without any luck. I started searching online for attorneys in NJ and came across the Avvo website and read Mr. Blauvelt's reviews; which were amazing; but I refrained from calling because I thought he might be too expensive (big mistake), I continued searching online and called around for free consults over the phone but the fees the attorneys were charging were way out of my reach. I thought to myself what could I lose if I called one more, I left a message for Mr. Blauvelt and he returned my call the same day, I believe it was a Saturday. I explained that I could not travel to NJ to settle these matters in person at court, he told me he would do his best to accommodate me, then the big question... How Much? I was amazed that despite his Awesome reviews his fee was so reasonable. He e-mailed me a contract I signed it and faxed it back that same day. I was informed of the progress for each case, and whenever I had questions Mr. Blauvelt would return my calls the same day. NOW FOR THE RESULTS: ALL CHARGES WERE DISMISSED (paid a small fine to both courts). I DID NOT HAVE TO BE PRESENT AT EITHER OF THE COURTS, AND I NOW HAVE MY DRIVING PRIVILEGES RESTORED. Like I said: WORDS CANNOT EXPRESS THE GRATITUDE...

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