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  • Can I Do Back On Track if a Child Was in the Car?

    Like most states, the penalties for driving under the influence (DUI) are enhanced when the impaired or intoxicated driver had a child in the vehicle at the time of the impaired driving, and Florida is no exception. There are many ways that parents and caregivers are caught driving under the influence of drugs or alcohol with children in their vehicles. A father can drink at a family dinner and ...
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  • Tips to Improve Your Florida DUI Case

    Facing driving under the influence (DUI) charges for the first time in Miami? If so, it’s important to understand that there’s a lot at stake. What you do or don’t here from this point forward can impact the outcome of your DUI case – and that can be a positive or a negative thing depending on what you do. As a DUI attorney who has defended over 3,000 DUI cases in Florida, I’m passionate about ...
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  • Can a DUI Stop Bar Me from Security Clearance?

    Are you planning to get a job that involves access to classified information, one that involves a security clearance? If so, you will have to pass a rigorous background investigation which takes a close look at your personal and professional conduct, your criminal history (if any), your financial behavior, your allegiance to the United States, your ability to respect the laws of the U.S., your ...
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  • Florida's 'Actual Physical Control' Law

    Most licensed drivers in Florida are well-aware of the fact that it’s illegal to drive under the influence of alcohol or drugs. However, what many people do not realize is that they can actually be arrested, charged, and convicted of DUI even if they weren’t driving at all. A person can be convicted of “driving under the influence” if they weren’t actually driving? Yes, it’s true. Under Section ...
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  • Collateral Consequences of a Florida DUI

    All criminal convictions, whether they’re for misdemeanors or felonies, lead to criminal penalties and sanctions that place a heavy burden upon the defendant, especially as he or she tries to re-enter society, and convictions for driving under the influence (DUI) are no exception. If you are facing DUI charges in Miami-Dade County, it’s important to understand that beyond the fines, license ...
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  • What Can Happen to Me if I'm Convicted of DUI?

    If you’re facing driving under the influence (DUI) charges for the first time, you may feel like your life has been put on pause, and for good reason. Will you have to go to jail? Will you lose your driver’s license? How much would a conviction affect your auto insurance premiums and for how long? Supposing you are 21 or older, if you are convicted of a misdemeanor DUI in Miami-Dade County, the ...
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  • How long does a DUI conviction stay on my record in Florida?

    Were you recently arrested for driving under the influence (DUI) in Miami, but this was not the first, but the second time you’ve been arrested for DUI in Miami-Dade County? If so, did you know that depending on the chronological age of the DUI, it may count as your first offense? What am I talking about? I’m referring to Florida’s “look-back period,” otherwise known as the “washout period,” which ...
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  • What if an Officer Doesn't Show Up to a DUI Trial?

    What if you were arrested for driving under the influence in Miami and the arresting officer failed to show up at your DUI trial, would this give you any sort of an advantage? What if the state re-files, does this mean that you may get a better deal? If you were arrested for DUI in Miami-Dade County and the police officer does not show up at your trial, and you have not waived your right to a ...
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