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 Mateo County .26% BAC, Child Enhancement DUI

Aug 03, 2010

OUTCOME: PROBATION, NO JAIL, 6 DAYS OF SWAP

8/3/2010: I successfully settled an ugly case in Redwood City involving a mother with an child under the age of 14 in the vehicle. Her blood BAC was .26%, so she was subjected to two seperate enhance ... ments. I was able to negotiate a NO JAIL, NO PARENTING CLASSES resolution which included three years of informal court probation, fine of $1,700, 9 month DUI School and six days of SWAP. License suspended for thirty days and restricted for ten months.

DUI and DWI

San Francisco County .11% BAC 1st Offense DUI

Jul 22, 2010

OUTCOME: DUI DISMISSED. CASE REDUCED TO RECKLESS DRIVING. DMV HEARING WON

7/22/10: Today I settled a first offense DUI in San Francisco for a reduction to reckless driving pursuant to Vehicle Code section 23103.5 (wet). Client had blood test result of .11% and marginal dri ... ving. Client received minimal sentence: 18 months probation, 12 hour DUI school and fine of approximately $1000. NO JAIL, SWAP OR COMMUNITY SERVICE. Appeared before the San Francisco DMV with expert witness Kenneth Mark (toxicologist) and won the hearing based on a rising BAC theory. NO LICENSE SUSPENSION AND NO MANDATORY SR-22 FILING!

DUI and DWI

Contra Costa County .20% BAC 2nd Offense DUI

Jul 22, 2010

OUTCOME: ENCHANCEMENT STRICKEN, NO JAIL, 9 DAYS SWAP

7/22/10: Today I settled what could have been a really ugly case in Pittsburg. Client was found passed out in a McDonalds Drive Thru at 2:00 a.m. Police arrived and arrested him for his second DUI i ... n the last five years. Client was a professional worker raising two young kids, so minimizing impact in this case was a key. Client settled case for MINIMAL punishment: four years of informal court probation, fine of $1789, 18 month multiple offender program, and ONLY 9 DAYS OF SWAP. No IID requirement or impound. License suspended administratively by DMV for one year.

DUI and DWI

San Francisco County .09% BAC 1st Offense DUI

Jul 21, 2010

OUTCOME: DUI DISMISSED. CASE REDUCED TO RECKLESS DRIVING

7/21/10: Today I settled a first offense DUI with a .09% blood result in San Francisco for minimum punishment: two years of probation, fine of $1,096, and three month DUI school. The DUI charges wer ... e dismissed and the case reduced to a reckless driving within the meaning of Vehicle Code section 23103.5. No mandatory license suspension and NO JAIL, SWAP OR COMMUNITY SERVICE.

DUI and DWI

Alameda County .10% BAC 1st Offense DUI

Jul 19, 2010

OUTCOME: DUI DISMISSED. CASE REDUCED TO RECKLESS DRIVING

7/19/10: In Pleasanton, case settled for reduced charge of reckless driving (wet). Client reived reduced sentence of two years of probation, fine of $865 and three month DUI school. NO JAIL OR SWAP. ... License suspended for thirty days and restricted for five months.

DUI and DWI

Santa Clara County .09% BAC DUI Collision 1st Offense

Jul 19, 2010

OUTCOME: DUI DISMISSED. CASE REDUCED TO RECKLESS DRIVING

7/19/10: In San Jose Department 49, I successfully negotiated this case down from the DUI which was written in the prosecutor's offer sheet to a reckless driving (wet). Although client had low BAC (. ... 09%), he fell asleep while driving and totaled his car into a guard rail. Luckily, no one was injured. Client received reduced sentence of 2 years of probation, fine of $1,760, and 3 month/level one DUI school. NO ADDITIONAL JAIL, SWAP OR COMMUNITY SERVICE. License suspended for 30 days and restricted for five months.

DUI and DWI

Sonoma County DUI Expungement Petition

Jun 29, 2010

OUTCOME: PETITION GRANTED. DUI DISMISSED

6/29/10: I filed a petition for expungement for a DUI conviction suffered by a former client in Santa Rosa back in 2007. She had successfully completed all the terms and conditions of her probation a ... nd the petition was granted thus dismissing her case. Word to the wise, Sonoma County is the SLOWEST county in the Bay Area at getting these petitions granted. Get your documents filed as early as possible!

DUI and DWI

San Luis Obisbo 2nd Offense Negligent Operator Suspension

Jun 24, 2010

OUTCOME: LICENSE REINSTATED. PROBATION GRANTED

On June 14, 2010, I appeared at the DMV in San Luis Obisbo for my client's negligent operator suspension and negligent operator suspension probation violation hearing. In what was considered an imposs ... ible hearing, I successfully obtained a reinstatement of my client's driving privilige and his negligent operator probation.

DUI and DWI

San Francisco DMV Negligent Operator Hearing

Jun 23, 2010

OUTCOME: LICENSE SUSPENSION SET ASIDE. Probation Granted

6/23/10: I appeared with a client for a DMV negligent operator suspension hearing at the Driver's Safety Office before Hearing Officer Lauren Medina. Client had previous DUI and two speeding tickets ... but was not advised by his prior DUI attorney of the possibility of a negligent operator suspension due to his four DMV points. Client retained me for DMV hearing and we obtained an order setting aside the suspension on the spot at the hearing. Client on probation (no new tickets) for one year. Excellent result.

DUI and DWI

San Francisco County .18% BAC 1st Offense DUI

Jun 23, 2010

OUTCOME: ENHANCEMENT STRICKEN & NO SWAP

6/23/10: I appeared for a client who had been arrested for DUI on the Bay Bridge and subsequently blew .18% BAC after a stop by the CHP. These cases can sometimes get blown out of proportion by the p ... rosecution in San Francisco. Not on this day. Case settled amazingly for bare bones minimum sentence: 3 years informal probation, fine of $1700, THREE MONTH DUI SCHOOL and NO JAIL, SWAP OR COMMUNITY SERVICE. Client suffered NO ACTUAL LICENSE SUSPENSION and was instead only restricted for five months. Excellent result.

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