DWI Information

If you’re a commercial driver who has been convicted of DUI in New Jersey, you’re facing a mandatory one-year loss of your CDL.

If you’ve had prior convictions, your CDL will be gone for good.

Those are the penalties in New Jersey, but the good news is that there may be ways to challenge the facts of your case even after a conviction.

By using an application for post-conviction relief, it may be possible to assert flaws in the original case, violations of your rights, or to attack the conviction on the basis of ineffective counsel.

Whatever the grounds, if the application for PCR is successful, the court may be forced to vacate the conviction entirely, leaving your CDL intact.

Judges are not eager to have old cases re-opened, but in the interest of justice, such petitions are legal and can be quite effective.

You should consult with an experienced DUI and post-conviction relief attorney before attempting to overturn your conviction.

Attorney Matthew Reisig has almost two decades of experience helping New Jersey drivers retain and regain their licenses after a DUI.

Call 732-625-9660 today for a free consultation with an experienced New Jersey DUI/DWI attorney.

While there are no guarantees in a DUI/DWI case, you stand your best chance of avoiding conviction and keeping your commercial driver’s license when you work with an experienced New Jersey DUI/DWI attorney.

Winning a DUI case isn’t easy, but with the right legal help, you can offer the strongest defense, and challenge the evidence against you as thoroughly as possible.

Attorney Matthew Reisig has helped more than 1,000 New Jersey drivers avoid conviction on DUI/DWI charges, including commercial drivers who face mandatory exclusions from their professions if convicted.

If your CDL is in jeopardy after a DUI stop, call 732-625-9660 today for a free consultation with one of New Jersey’s most experienced DUI/DWI lawyers.

When you consider the costs, both short and long term, of a DWI conviction in New Jersey, you may decide that talking to an attorney provides you with the most cost-effective option.

Even if you were driving drunk when you were stopped, prosecutors still have the burden of proving it, and you can’t be convicted until you’ve had your say.

There are many ways to defend against allegations of drunk driving in New Jersey.

Police officers often aren’t trained to properly administer Field Sobriety Tests, or they make drivers perform them under conditions that are prohibited, like during a thunderstorm or on uneven ground.

Breath tests can be affected by a variety of things, from medical conditions to low carb dieting, and the results are considered based on the device itself being properly maintained and operated by a certified administrator.

Over and over again, prosecutors bully people into pleading guilty when the fact is that they are armed with the shoddiest of evidence that won’t hold up under scrutiny from an experienced DUI defense lawyer.

Most people feel a sense of regret after being charged with DUI, and it’s perfectly natural to beat yourself up a little for ending up in this situation.

But your feelings of guilt and a court’s finding of guilt are very different things.

Matthew Reisig has helped more than 1,000 New Jersey avoid conviction on DUI charges, and can make a big difference in your case.

Call 732-625-9660 for a free consultation with one of New Jersey’s most respected DUI/DWI defense attorneys.

Because some jail time is a possibility in DWI cases in New Jersey, many people are interested in ways to avoid serving a traditional sentence.

Luckily, it is sometimes possible to work out an alternate approach with prosecutors and the judge.

Depending on various factors, an experienced New Jersey DWI attorney may be able to secure you alternatives like work release, which allows you to sleep at home and return to a job administered by the Probation Department for the duration of your sentence.

Other options include an in-patient drug and alcohol rehabilitation program, or electronic monitoring by an ankle bracelet (house arrest).

Judges are not always initially open to such arrangements, which is why a skilled New Jersey DWI attorney can make such a big difference in your case.

Matthew Reisig has defended clients against DWI charges in New Jersey for more than 17 years, and has helped more than 1,000 drivers avoid conviction on DWI charges.

Call 732-625-9660 today to speak to an experienced New Jersey DWI attorney for free.

There are two ways that police and prosecutors can try a DWI case in New Jersey.

In the first, there is an Alcotest or blood test reading that shows your blood alcohol level was above .08%, coupled with weaving, speeding, or even a car accident.

Under the law, any reading of .08% or higher is presumed as evidence of intoxication.

In the second, you may have had a drink or two with dinner, and when tested your sample was below .08%, but the police insist that you exhibited signs of intoxication.

As you note, there are many causes for behavior that may “look” like intoxication to police who want to see it.

It is possible to convict in this scenario, but it’s much harder for prosecutors, and much easier for your defense attorney to provide evidence that can result in acquittal or even having your charges dropped.

Your first step is to work with an experienced New Jersey DWI attorney. Matthew Reisig has fought DWI charges across New Jersey, and helped more than 1,000 New Jersey drivers avoid conviction.

Call 732-625-9660 today for a free consultation with an experienced New Jersey DWI lawyer.

It is possible to save your CDL after you’ve been arrested for DWI in New Jersey, but it isn’t easy.

Because holders of commercial drivers licenses are subject to lower ABV levels for prosecution, these types of cases can be more difficult to defend.

An experienced DWI attorney knows how to challenge police testimony and other evidence, and gives you the best chance of retaining your CDL and continuing to work in your field.

Attorney Matthew Reisig has been defending New Jersey drivers against DWI charges for more than 17 years and knows the particulars of DWI law better than most attorneys in the state.

He’s argued technical elements of DWI law before the State Supreme Court of New Jersey, and helped more than 1000 drivers avoid conviction.

Call 732-625-9660 today to talk to an experienced New Jersey DWI attorney for free.