Long Beach, CA
DUI and DWI Lawyer at Long Beach, CA
Practice Areas: DUI & DWI, Criminal Defense, Domestic Violence
OUTCOME: License suspension set aside
Client was arrested for DUI and blew a .11 on the breath machine, he had a commercial license and the state sought to suspend for one year , Matthew presented expert testimony that the breath result wa ... s unreliable and the hearing officer agreed and dismissed the case
OUTCOME: Dismissed
Domestic Violence Charges, proven false following trial
OUTCOME: Entire Case Dismissed
Defendant charged with DUI in Redondo Beach, BAC .17% Motion to supress filed by attorney challenging the reason for the stop, violation of constitutuional rights alleged.
OUTCOME: DUI Dropped, DMV Hearing (Refusal) Set Aside
DUI, refusal allegation in Redondo Beach CA. Attorney Ruff won DMV license suspension hearing and got DUI charged dropped in Court
OUTCOME: Case Dismissed
Charged with Grand Theft in Santa Monica, Matthew got all charges dismissed with no record.
OUTCOME: Dismissed
The client was charged with domestic violence in Redondo Beach, his previous attorney wanted him to plead guilty, he hired Matthew Ruff and Matthew got all charges dismissed.
OUTCOME: Not Guilty on all Counts
Matthew defended this case in Long Beach California where the city charged his client with DUI following a traffic stop of his vehicle for talking on a cell phone. The prosecution wanted a guilty plea ... to an alcohol related reckless driving (wet reckless) however Mr. Ruff advised his client not to take the deal and go to trial. During the jury trial Matthew exposed a significant violation of the regulations controlling breath testing in the case and convinced the jury to throw out the breath test of .09%. After the trial Mr. Ruff was personally congratulated by many of the jurors and the Judge.
OUTCOME: License Suspension Set Aside
Client was arrested and charged with refusing to submit to a chemical test upon request by a police officer. The client was in a particularly difficult situation because he was a UPS driver and was fa ... cing a one year suspension of his driving privilege. Counsel Ruff fought the case at the DMV and convinced the hearing officer that his client was never properly advised regarding the consquences of refusing, the DMV agreed and the client kept his license and his job.
OUTCOME: Client's case was dismissed in its entirety
The client (with 2 prior DUI's) was stopped by the police after a citizen reported a drunk driver. The officer pulled the client over and administered FST's and arrested him. He subsequently blew int ... o a breathalyzer with a .20 BAC. Matthew's law firm filed a motion to suppress the evidence based on an illegal stop of the client in violation of the fourth amendment. At the trial Court level the Judge denied the motion, undeterred, the attorney appealed the case and convinced the appeals Court the stop and arrest was indeed unlawful, the entire case was dismissed.
OUTCOME: Acquittal on all Counts at trial
The client was charged with resisting arrest, DUI w/refusal, filing a false police report after he allegedly was stopped by LAPD and ran from the scene after performing field sobriety tests. The defen ... dant later was accused of filing a false report of theft of his car and told the officers it was not him driving the car at the time of the stop. At trial an LAPD officer testified that there was "no doubt" that the defendant was the driver. Depite seemingly overwhelming evidence of guilt, Attorney Ruff convinced the jury that enough doubt existed about the identification and his client was found not guilty. After the trial, members of the jury congratulated him on his argument and his zealous representation of his client.
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