Nors Elwood Davidson
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Nors Elwood Davidson's Legal Cases (1087)

San Francisco, CA

DUI and DWI Lawyer at San Francisco, CA

Practice Areas: DUI & DWI, Criminal Defense

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DUI and DWI

San Francisco County DUI Expungement Petition

May 29, 2013

OUTCOME: Petition Granted. DUI Conviction Dismissed

Today, I appeared in Department 18 at the Hall of Justice for a former client that I represented in 2007 that was convicted of a DUI after being involved in a collision and having a BAC in excess of .1 ... 5%. The client had truly learned a life lesson from the case and although the District Attorney objected to the petition, the court granted the expungement and as a result the DUI conviction will be dismissed from client's criminal record thus giving him, a fifty year old dad, a clean record once more.

DUI and DWI

San Mateo County (SSF) DUI Expungement Petition

May 29, 2013

OUTCOME: Petition Granted. DUI Conviction Dismissed

Again, the highest honor a DUI lawyer can receive from a client is to be hired again, this time for the expungement. I filed a Petition for Dismissal for this client whom I represented in 2010 and obt ... ained a reduction of her DUI in South San Francisco to reckless driving. Today, the court granted our petition and the criminal conviction was dismissed thus returning the client back to the non-criminal record state that she was in before this one time mistake occurred. These petitions are always rewarding in that I get to see the changes that occur through positive probation experiences. Everyone should know that DUI probationers NOT RE-OFFENDING is the norm, not the other way around.

DUI and DWI

San Francisco County .30% BAC 1st Offense DUI

May 29, 2013

OUTCOME: Probation Granted, No Actual Jail Time

Client was stopped by San Francisco Police after failing to stop at two stop signs. When police approached, they found a heavily intoxicated professional who was dealing with personal issues that led ... to substantial drinking. This would have been bad enough, but client was arrested again for DUI five days later....so see my other case of this date for outcome

DUI and DWI

San Francisco County .22% BAC 2nd Offense DUI w/ Collision

May 29, 2013

OUTCOME: Probation Granted, 16 Days SWAP, 18 Month DUI School: NO ACTUAL JAIL

Client had been arrested five days previously for DUI and had a .30% BAC blood test. On this occasion, client blew a .22% BAC and collided with a parked car causing clients vehicle to pop to two wheel ... s. Today, the court ordered clients remand into custody and bail of $200,000. While it's true that client had demonstrated poor decision making, client was still a nearly 50 year old professional with no criminal history. Moreover client had begun alcohol treatment and therapy. With the remand order, we needed to work on our toes and we managed to salvage a global settlement for both DUI cases that avoided actual jail time. Ultimately, client received 16 days of SWAP in lieu of jail, five years of adult probation, fines totaling $3,850, 18 month DUI school and one year of an ignition interlock device ("IID"). Client's license to be suspended for 90 actual days followed by 21 months of restriction with an SR22, IID and $125 fee.

DUI and DWI

Contra Costa County (Walnut Creek) .15% BAC 1st Offense DUI

May 27, 2013

OUTCOME: DMV HEARING SET ASIDE AND NO CRIMINAL CONVICTION

Client arrested by Hercules Police Department for DUI after he had pulled over into a parking lot to make a cell phone call. Subsequent blood test came back a .15% BAC. Client traveled to numerous lo ... cations for his work and his license was critical. Although I would have never thought it would happen when I first screened the case, WE WON THE DMV HEARING, with a solid investigation by Alan McCann and expert testimony. The District Attorney's Office in the meantime, failed to file charges within the one year statute of limitations and now with the DMV win, Client will avoid a conviction, fine, suspension and basically the DUI altogether.

DUI and DWI

Contra Costa County (Martinez) DUI Expungement Petition

May 20, 2013

OUTCOME: Petition Granted. DUI Conviction Dismissed

I represented client for DUI arrest in 2009 and since her breath test was .16% BAC, she was ultimately convicted and received probation. Client successfully completed probation, but had moved from the ... Bay Area. My office nevertheless represented her for the expungement of her DUI conviction in Martinez. Although the District Attorney objected, we succeeded and the DUI conviction was dismissed from her record and now a good person gets second chance.

Speeding and traffic ticket

Marin County Speeding Infraction Trial

May 20, 2013

OUTCOME: CASE DISMISSED

Client was simultaneously being represented by me in a DUI case out of Alameda County in Hayward. She picked up this speeding ticket on the Golden Gate Bridge and I took on the representation to help ... her avoid an additional point which would have likely resulted in a Negligent Operator DMV suspension. Today, the case went to bench trial and was dismissed saving the client nearly $1,000 in fines, suspension and increased insurance premiums.

DUI and DWI

Contra Costa County (Martinez) DUI Expungement Petition

May 20, 2013

OUTCOME: Petition Granted. DUI Conviction Dismissed

This case came to me by way of my prior representation of this client for a DUI in Walnut Creek in 2009. He entrusted my office to handle his expungement petition work which we did and over the probat ... ion department's objection the petition was granted and the DUI conviction dismissed.

Criminal defense

Alameda County (Oakland) Minor in Possesion of Alcohol Misdemeanor

May 16, 2013

OUTCOME: CASE DISMISSED

Client was a freshman student at USF who was allegedly caught with alcohol at a fraternity party in Berkeley. Facing a misdemeanor conviction and a potential one year license suspension, we took the c ... ase to trial and ultimately were successful as all charges were dismissed.

Criminal defense

Orange County (Westminster) Traffic Violation Trial

May 09, 2013

OUTCOME: TRAFFIC SCHOOL REQUEST GRANTED AT TRIAL

In my second legal adventure in Orange County this year, I appeared for a trial de novo (new trial) for a moving violation infraction (rolling a stop sign) for a client who desperately needed to avoid ... the additional point on her driving record. Although the officer appeared making a dismissal nearly impossible, I successfully made a pitch that the client should be allowed traffic school even though she really got two bites at the apple with her two trial attempts. The request was granted and client ordered traffic school. Although she will have to pay the traffic school fine and forfeit her previously posted bail amount, she will not, however, take on the additional point to her driving record.

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