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San Francisco, CA

DUI and DWI Lawyer at San Francisco, CA

Practice Areas: DUI & DWI, Criminal Defense

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DUI and DWI

Alameda County (Oakland) .20% BAC 1st Offense DUI (Felony) w/ Injury Collision

Dec 09, 2013

OUTCOME: MISDEMEANOR DUI, NO JAIL, NO DUI SCHOOL & NO SWAP

The long and winding road of a case. This young man is enlisted in the United States military and had a night of drinking with his buddies in Fremont. After making the horrible decision to drive, he ... rolled his pick up truck rendering it totaled and injuring one of his drunk passengers. Client arrested by Fremont Police Department for a FELONY injury causing DUI which landed him in Santa Rita. A subsequent blood test came back a .20% BAC thus qualifying him for the additional enhancement of excessive BAC above .15%. After securing client's release from custody, I began the process of moving the case from Fremont to Oakland. Although the venue transfer was a contested matter and the DA fought me tooth and nail, the judge granted the motion and in Oakland, I was able to secure a remarkable settlement result which took into account the client's service to our country, his relative youth and the fact that the injuries were minor and the passengers willingly became intoxicated with and got into the vehicle. Today, the case settled as a MISDEMEANOR and the client received the minimum probation of three years, fine of $1,964, NO DUI SCHOOL REQUIRED AND NO JAIL, SWAP OR COMMUNITY SERVICE. Client's license suspended for six months, but he was willing to give up driving in California anyway.

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San Francisco County .18% BAC 1st Offense DUI w/ Enhancement & Collision

Dec 09, 2013

OUTCOME: CASE DISMISSED

Client was arrested by San Francisco Police for DUI after his vehicle was involved in a collision on Franklin Blvd. with a taxi cab. In a truly strange case, client's vehicle had been photographed two ... blocks before the collision by a red light camera which ostensibly showed that client's passenger, not client, was actually driving. The case was complicated by the very high BAC of .18% which probably influenced client to admit to driving when he actually did not. Through persistence and excellent investigation work by Alan McCann, the district attorney DISMISSED ALL CHARGES after facing the very real threat of jury trial. Although we felt the result should have happened a long time ago, the old saying all's well that ends well certainly reigns true here. Merry Christmas!

DUI and DWI

San Francisco County Hit & Run Misdemeanor

Dec 04, 2013

OUTCOME: CASE DISMISSED for Restitution

Client was involved in a collision in the early morning hours and made the decision to leave his vehicle at the scene. San Francisco Police investigated the matter and client was contacted days later ... and arrested for hit and run. I managed this case for several months working with the victims to make sure that client's insurance covered their losses. Today, over the District Attorney's objection, the case was deferred to Pre-Trial Diversion for a determination of restitution. Since all damages were covered by insurance, the case was effectively then DISMISSED.

DUI and DWI

San Mateo County (Redwood City) DUI Expungement Petition

Nov 20, 2013

OUTCOME: PETITION GRANTED: DUI CONVICTION DISMISSED

Client convicted of DUI in 2006 and finished probation in 2009. Waited to get his case expunged until it became a problem on his record. I expedited the process for him and ultimately got the crimina ... l conviction on his record dismissed.

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San Francisco County .16% BAC 1st Offense DUI w/ Collision & Enhancement

Nov 19, 2013

OUTCOME: ENHANCEMENT DISMISSED: NO JAIL OR SWAP

Client was arrested for DUI after a minor collision with a toll booth on Golden Gate Bridge. Although his blood test came back a .16% BAC, it took the District Attorney nearly ten months to file forma ... l charges against him. In the meantime, client served his entire license suspension and even relocated to Los Angeles. Eventually, the DA filed a complaint alleging an enhancement for the high BAC and even asked for the full boat of punishment. I explained to the district attorney that their failure to promptly file charges had prejudiced my client, or at least made his original case far more expensive and inconvenient. After much hard lobbying on my client's behalf, the DA reluctantly agreed to a reduced sentence that included dismissal of the high BAC enhancement. Client received three years of informal court probation, fine of $1,850, three month DUI school and NO JAIL, SWAP or community service. Client's license suspended for four months and then later restricted for five months with enrollment in the DUI school and filing of an SR22.

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Alameda County (Pleasanton) .28% BAC 1st Offense DUI w/ Enhancement

Nov 19, 2013

OUTCOME: Enhancement Dismissed: 3 yrs Probation, $1,900 Fine, 9 mo DUI School, 2 SWAP

It was perhaps a good thing that the CHP stopped this client just outside of Pleasanton for weaving around 4 in the morning as he fully intended to drive to Los Angeles. A later blood test returned a ... result of .28% BAC thus qualifying him for an excessive BAC enhancement. After several pre-trial hearings, I finally settled the case for this out of area defendant who received the minimum sentence of three years informal court probation, fine of $1,900, 9 month DUI School, one year of IID and two days of SWAP in lieu of actual jail. The enhancement was dismissed and client's license will be suspended for thirty days with nine months of restriction.

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San Mateo County (Redwood City) .12% BAC 1st Offense DUI

Nov 14, 2013

OUTCOME: Probation Granted: 3 yrs, $1,850 Fine, 3 month DUI School, 2 SWAP

Client stopped by CHP on US 101 where his vehicle had broken down late in the night. Compounding his problem, a subsequent DUI investigation returned breath tests of .12% BAC. Client had previously b ... een arrested for DUI in Oakland (Alameda County), but that case had been dismissed. Client did, however, suffer an administrative suspension at the DMV which meant that DMV would be treating this case as a second offense DUI. Today, I settled the criminal case with the DA for a minimum sentence, which was actually in doubt because the DA was well aware of the dismissed prior DUI. Client received three years of informal court probation, fine of approximately $1,850, three month DUI school and two days of SWAP in lieu of actual jail. Client's license suspended for one year.

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San Mateo County (Redwood City) .23% BAC 1st Offense DUI w/ Enhancement

Nov 14, 2013

OUTCOME: SENTENCE REDUCED: $226 FINE, 3 Month DUI School, NO JAIL or SWAP

Client was an out of state resident who was only in California temporarily for work. He nevertheless needed to drive for his employment here and this was in doubt after his arrest for DUI by the CHP w ... ho observed him cross lanes to the shoulder dramatically when his tire blew out. A later blood test returned a .23% BAC thus qualifying client for high BAC enhancement and limitless sentencing horrors. Alcohol had been an issue for client for a long time and I think this was his "wake up call." I advised client to immediately enroll in and complete an outpatient alcohol treatment program and attend AA meetings regularly from his arrest in May to our Pre-Trial Conference today. Although the DA made us plea to the DUI with enhancement, the Judge was extremely lenient in light of the clients efforts at self help. In the end, client received a greatly reduced sentence of three years informal court probation, REDUCED fine of $226 (down from $1,900), a three month ONLINE DUI school (down from 9 month in person), and NO JAIL or SWAP (down from four day mandatory sentence in San Mateo County). Client's privilege to drive in California suspended for six months, but over all, the actual punitive consequences for this person with an admitted problem, were significantly reduced.

DUI and DWI

San Francisco County DUI Expungement Petition

Oct 30, 2013

OUTCOME: PETITION GRANTED: DUI CONVICTION DISMISSED

I represented this client in 2011 for a San Francisco DUI arrest and successfully negotiated a disposition which resulted in a dismissal of the DUI charges in exchange for a plea to reckless driving. ... The sentence was basically cut by one half and client only received 18 months of informal court probation. Upon successful completion, this client rewarded me with the opportunity to handle his petition to expunge his criminal conviction. Although the process in San Francisco is more burdensome than any other Bay Area County for a DUI expungement, the court found after listening to my client's testimony, that the interests of justice would be best served if the petition was granted. As a result, my clients previous "no contest" plea was withdrawn and substituted with "not guilty" and his criminal case dismissed. If he gets a second DUI (not likely) he can still be prosecuted as such. For his future immigration and employment applications, he likely won't need to disclose. A successful business CEO once told me that the most important component for deal is a "win/win" situation. This DUI case and petition felt about a close to a win/win as I see in DUI law.

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Marin County .21% BAC 1st Offense DUI w/ Collision FELONY Child Endangerment

Oct 18, 2013

OUTCOME: FELONY CHARGES & ENHANCEMENT DISMISSED.

Client is a single father who was staying over at his girlfriends house when a late night fight prompted his departure home with his eight year old daughter. Along the way, he collided with a fence ca ... using moderate damage. Upon arriving home, he consumed additional alcohol. Fairfax police arrived and questioned him leading to a DUI arrest and blood test which came back a .21% BAC. Client ultimately charged with several crimes including DUI with high BAC enhancement AND a FELONY for child endangerment. Today, I helped this person move beyond this mistake in judgment without accepting a felony which would potentially ruin his life. ALL ENHANCEMENTS & FELONY CHARGES WERE DISMISSED. Client received very workable sentence of three years informal court probation, fine of $1,900, 9 month DUI school and four days of SWAP in lieu of actual jail. Clients license to be suspended for thirty days followed by ten months of restriction until he completes the DUI school with an SR22. This was an ugly case but in the end, all parties got what the wanted and a valuable lesson was learned.

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