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DUI
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Sentencing Law and Policy
Another example of drunk driving sentencing problems
Main December 18, 2008Another example of drunk driving sentencing problemsThis local news report from New Mexico, headlined "Study: Repeat DWI Offenders Not Getting Help," reinforces my enduring concern that criminal…
Alabama Employment Law Report
Tis The Season For Holiday Parties
As we head into the heart of the Holiday season, many companies will host Holiday parties for their staff and/or customers. Unfortunately, these parties may lead to unforeseen…
Personal Injury
MADD proposes ignition interlocks for all drunk drivers
By Ken Shigley
As an Atlanta personal injury trial lawyer, I have been pleased to sponsor the Mothers Against Drunk Driving of Georgia web site. (See the extremely small print with no hyperlink…
Personal Injury
$25 million settlement for NJ girl paralyzed by drunk football fan
By Ken Shigley
As a personal injury trial lawyer in Georgia, I have often told clients that they do not want what goes with the kind of case that makes headlines. It is better…
Austin DWI Lawyer
Letting Your Web Designer Write Your “DWI Content”…
…is a bad idea. I won’t link to it, but I just ran across an attorney’s web page that I hope was not written by him. (N.B. It was not an…
Idaho Criminal Defense Blog
Idaho DUI Arrests Double
Just how busy are Idaho's law enforcement officers this time of the year? As my Dad used to say, "busier than a one-legged man at a butt kickin' contest." The…
Legal Profession Blog
More On DUI Sanctions
From the web page of the Virginia State Bar:On September 26, 2008, the Virginia State Bar Disciplinary Board suspended [an attorney's] license to practice law for eighteen months based on…
South Carolina Injury Law Journal
Nobody Plans on Dying in a Freak Accident
By Trey Mills
It sickens me to my stomach to think about how much so many families, loved ones, and friends are now grieving as a result of random accidents this past holiday…
Idaho Criminal Defense Blog
Idaho DUI Laws May Get Tougher
In an article today in the Idaho Statesman, a federal agency the investigates transportation accidents says Idaho could do better fighting drunk drivers if it would adopt its eleven (11)…
Idaho Criminal Defense Blog
Five Questions To Ask The Lawyer Before You Sign That Retainer
Tis the season for increased traffic patrols - and DUI arrests in Boise, Idaho. The Statesman reports that between Friday night and Sunday afternoon forty-nine persons were arrested and charged…