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Posted by dcmartin10 | October 09, 2012

Outstanding legal service, advice and outcome of case

I recently recieved my second D.U.I. After many hours of stressful research and going through the many attorney letters I recieved in the mail I decided Mark Blairs Law Office was the correct route for me. From my first call to his office I realized this was deffinately the way to go. He is extremely... professional, kept me informed on every outcome that could possibly happen; good or bad. Although untill the day of my court date I had not met him face to face, he made me feel comfortable with my choice and with no question in my mind he was the one to trust with the outcome of my case. I would highly recommend Mark and his office. The outcome of my case was a first offense D.U.I. with the minimum in all fees with no jail time. Thank you Mark I appreciate the hard work and professionalism.

Posted by anonymous | October 05, 2012

Excellent attorney with excellent customer service.

Our 18 year old son was faced with a DUI charge. As a family we were out of our comfort zone in this type of situation. Mark's expertise, professionalism and great communication helped us tremendously through this difficult time. We really appreciate how he made our son feel comfortable and prepared... to meet the judge. Mark worked really hard for his case and was able to get a reduced sentence, which we are all grateful for. Thank you Mark for your guidance, support and hard work.

Posted by Dominic | September 12, 2012

What an honest, understanding, knowledgable Lawyer! If you're in trouble hire Mark!

Mark was EXCELLENT in his approach to my delicate and very serious matter of my 2nd DUI. He was succesful in my aquittal to the DUI and was succesful at making sure I promptly was re-issued my Driver's License. He is nice, easy to work with, always reachable, hard working, very helpful lawyer. I woul...d say the best in the bay!! Dont hesitate to call Mark for any of your legal troubles as you will be in the best hands. Mr Mark Blair is the best!

Posted by Jacob | September 05, 2012

OK

Overall my experience was ok, it was my 2nd DUI within 1 year (stupid I know, first was wet wreckless) When you call you will talk to David his assistant. David is very nice, pretty knowledgeable, and will give you "hope". He went over process and what they like to do and a lot of your options before... I talked to Mr. Blair. I was told they'd check calibration of machines, possibly retest blood, call my witness, check police officers record, whatever it took to get best outcome, etc. After I got police report my blood was .17 and Mr. Blair explained that they could do enhancements and what the possible outcome would be in court. I had a sober witness with clean record and reason for pull over was 100% false and made up. Long story short I was requested to show up at Arraignment (which I didnt do in first case with another attorney, only final time when deal was already made) because he said "sometimes they offer great deals to get it over with". I showed up and was offered 18 days weekend work, 1st time fine, 18 month classes, and that they wouldnt call san mateo county and report my probation violation. Mr. Blair told me he thought this was a great deal because they wanted to give me 28 days weekend work, and call to report my voilation which could give me 10 extra days. I really wanted to do a motion to supress because I had 1 great witness and 1 ok one (records). He told me we could do it that was option, but why and how the DA would probably break down witnesses, and if I lose motion they would give me stricter penalty. I thought about it and took the deal (which I regret now). He didnt pressure me to take the deal or anything, he just told me how he the DA would go about it and he didnt like my chances. So overall I didnt really feel a lot of work was put into my case for the money I paid. I basically paid Mr. Blair to obtain police reports and show up a little early and negotiate a deal with DA for me. All the talking to witness, retest blood, check police officers history, etc that was told to me in initial conversation, didnt see or hear any of it being done or considered. For this reason unsure if I shouldnt have just used public defender to get something similar and save attorney fee. Mr. Blair was very nice, always called me back quickly, and knew a lot of the processes though. He definitely has DUI's down as far as process/procedure, and he admitted the system was screwed up and Cops can lie and get away with it (the truth) which was nice to hear. He did even ask the judge to reduce the weekend work days he had already negotiated with DA, but judge didnt want to hear it and said he thought it was fair. So your basically paying for someone to simplify the court process for you and negotiate a quick deal to reduce charges, as far as a full on "dismissal" very doubtful unless you get a miracle like mistake in police report or something.

Mark Blair

Replied last September 11, 2012

For me to respond, I cannot mention my client’s name or use any identifying information. I have to refer to my client in a non gender specific way to preserve his/her privacy. My client had a prior wet reckless. My client was convicted not in 2011 as my client wrote, BUT in 2012, on January 4, 2012. Please note that my client’s new 2012 DUI for which my client hired me DUI occurred only SIX months after the first conviction, on June 12, 2012. My client in my client’s new 2012 arrest had roadside tests of .16/.15 and a blood test of .17 just 35 minutes after the breath tests. Before we went to court, I learned that my client was on probation for a “wet reckless”. I researched my client’s wet reckless case and read the conditions of probation. In January 2012, the judge ordered my client in my client’s wet reckless case NOT to drive a vehicle with any measurable amount of alcohol. In January 2012, the judge ordered my client NOT to violate the law. Unfortunately, when my client was arrested in Jun 2012 for my client’s new DUI, my client’s drinking and driving (.15/16 and .17 blood test) violated my client’ probation in my client’s wet reckless case. I am very familiar with the jurisdiction where my client in on probation for a “wet reckless”. In that jurisdiction, judges routinely put persons in actual jail when they (1) drink and drive (2) get arrested for a new DUI offense within six months of their first conviction. Judges in that jurisdiction put persons in jail for up to 60 days for such a violation. My client was well aware of this potential jail issue. Before we appeared at arraignment (first court appearance), we discussed the problems with being on probation. I had my client appear in court at the arraignment (first appearance) because we wanted to see if we could as early as possible in the case, avoid any actual jail time and avoid the district attorney in the new DUI case from contacting the district attorney’s office in my client’s wet reckless case to violate my client’s wet reckless probation. We were both concerned that a prosecutor could simply pick up the telephone, call the other jurisdiction, and have my client violated on my client’s probation. So we went to court with the idea of trying to obtain the best offer and then weigh accepting the offer vs the risks of setting the case for a motion to suppress the evidence. A person on probation has the following risks when arrested for a new offense in such little time after being placed on probation. First, when a person is violated on probation, the judge can remand (put in jail) immediately the person. Moreover, a person remanded into jail on a probation violation does NOT have a right to bail. That means, the judge can simply leave the person in jail until the probation violation is resolved. As previously indicated, the jurisdiction where my client was on probation, sentences persons to 60 days or more of jail for such violations. My client was aware of all the above. We were also concerned that the prosecutor for the new (second offense DUI) arrest would want actual jail as well. When a person is on probation for such a small amount of time and is arrested again for a new DUI, especially one in which the person is over two times the legal limit, the person can face 30 to 60 days or more of real jail on the second offense. So, I had my client appear, because as my client and I had discussed, if we could (1) avoid jail, (2) avoid the prosecutor contacting the other jurisdiction about the probation violation) and (3) minimize my client’s second offense sentence, my client would be quite fortunate. We would weigh all the above against litigating the motion. My client absolutely agreed. My client was concerned that my client may have a motion to suppress the evidence, because my client believed that the officer did not have a valid reason to pull my client over. My client had a passenger in my client’s vehicle who my client thought could support this position. I explained that we could go to court, see what we could nego

Posted by anonymous | March 14, 2012

From DUI to Wet-and-Reckless thanks to Mark!

Despite a pretty high BAC of mine, Mark was able to reduce the DUI charge to Wet-and-Reckless! He has been extremely helpful from the beginning of the hell and very clearly responded to all of my request in a timely manner. He knew what he needed from me to gain what we wanted and clearly notifie...d so we were able to prepare all the things. He was very professional at the court (it was today!) and made my wife and me feel relaxed and comfortable during the whole time. Thanks to his expertise, we got what we desperately hoped for without any trouble. My court case ended painlessly before I realized what happened. If someone is desperate for help on a DUI case, Mark Blair must be the best choice that you can go for without any doubt.

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