John M. Gioffredi

About 17 months ago, I was in your very same shoes, on the heels of being arrested for a second DWI offense and looking for answers. I had refused to give a breath sample, but the arresting officer was able to obtain a blood sample via warrant (due to it being my 2nd) showing more than double the le...gal limit. Upon review of the evidence, things looked pretty gloomy. Given my self-employment status and anxiety to get rid of that damn interlock, I almost decided to accept a plea and move on with my life before Mr. Gioffredi reminded me "convictions are like diamonds, they last forever." After giving it some thought, I decided why not...it's just a little more time and money. I didn't ever want to think back on this and ask myself "what if?" Fast forward about one year of resetting, waiting, and my patience paid off. Apparently the arresting officer had gotten in some sort of pickle elsewhere, harming his credibility and leading to the DA dropping the case. No, this is not your typical story of the attorney pulling a rabbit out of his hat, but had it not been for Mr. Gioffredi's resolve and confidence, which have left a very positive impression on me, things may have turned out different.

John Gioffredi was incredible and I highly recommend him to anyone looking for legal representation! I went to several different lawyers looking for someone to handle my DWI 2nd case and picked correctly! With John, you get exactly the attitude that is represented on his site. He is not going to let ...you down and he is not going to let you accept less than the best he can do. I first gave John a call around 1:30 and he set up a meeting with me that afternoon. The next time that we met, we discussed my case for over two hours and it was definitely dark out and well past what you would consider open hours to visit your lawyer. He is dedicated, honest, and prepared me for what to expect during my case. The state initially offered me 45 days in jail OR 3 days in jail, 18 months of probation, $1000 fine and any court costs, plus standard conditions of probation: $60/month fee, community service, DWI/MADD classes, and ignition interlock. My case wasn't strong and John never lied about that, but he was not a fan of this deal and was sure we could do better. I think John was actually insulted when I said that I was considering taking the deal just for the sake of making some progress in getting this ordeal behind me. He really believes that probation is for suckers and plea bargains should be bargains. He told me to hang on and he would see if he could get some of the conditions removed or if we should start thinking about setting for trial... While I would have loved to avoid a conviction or at the very least see a great lawyer in action, it was just too hard to turn down the deal that John was able to get for me that day. The plea bargain that I took is: 30 days of house arrest with release to go to work and school. NO fines, NO fees, NO court costs, NO community service hours and NO probation. John even had the DA agree to a better bargain for half of that time, but the judge wouldn't sign off on it! In just 30 days, I will be done with something that the state wanted to drag out for 18 months on top of the time I already did on bond! Without paying anything additional to them! This review is mostly about John Gioffredi, but it would be a sin to leave out the rest of his office. The ladies in his office are very knowledgeable and had an extensive grasp of my case and needs at all times. What was most impressive is that I would walk out of the courthouse, give them a call, and they would already know what happened in court that day and what I needed to do next! If you need legal representation, then you owe it to yourself to call John Gioffredi. If you want the best representation, then you should also hire him!

I hired John on a first offense DWI, with a forced blood test of 0.123 BAC. John was very professional and gave me all the option available, and never sugar coated anything. This incident had been the most stressful situation I have ever had to deal with in my life. Words cannot describe my stress ...and the depth of how scared I really was. John and Trish, his office manager made me a little less stressed about this horrible situation I was facing. I knew after my initial interview with John, I had the best attorney next to be fighting this battle and wasn't alone. Trust me, I was a handful of stress and questions, but John was always right there by me with answers to help me. My case was not short, it went on a month shy of 2 years. After this long stressful process, I ended up taking a plea of Obstruction with a year of unsupervised probation and a few classes. He recommended Holly Hunter's 3 day class, this class was very eye opening and informational. She's an amazing woman. Although I don't have a clean record anymore, this is way better than a conviction of a DWI on my record for life. I highly recommend John, outstanding caring Attorney.