The Only Explanation Some Minnesota appellate court decisions and statutes can only be explained with a shrug and quietly mumbling “because DWI.” Due process (the legal term for “fairness”) is routinely abandoned in DWI law in ways that is not tolerated in other areas of law. Chief among these is the admissibility of breath tests […]
General Legal Advice
A Fair Fight: Winning Your Criminal Case Against the Odds
When you’re charged with DWI, DUI, assault, domestic assault, drug possession, probation violation, or any other crime, the prosecutor has thousands of people against you and your attorney. Here’s how I even the odds so you can win!
How to Choose A DWI Lawyer (Part II — The Checklist)
Does your prospective DWI lawyer know the eighty-seven different counties’ eighty-seven different procedures for getting a driver’s license temporarily reinstated? I have gotten licenses reinstated in Hennepin, Ramsey, Stearns, Sherburne, Washington, Dakota and other counties, using each county’s different procedure. When choosing a DWI attorney, ask questions like these.
How to Choose a DWI Lawyer (Part I)
One in seven licensed Minnesota drivers has at least one DWI. Many of these people simply hired the wrong lawyer. The right lawyer has current knowledge of this complicated law, the resources to fight the police, experience with trials, and more. No criminal law in Minnesota is more complicated. Here’s how to choose the right DWI lawyer.
Ending Violence By (and Toward) Police
Police do too much. People call the police whenever something is troublesome. The status quo, where we expect police to be all things all the time, social worker, psychiatrist, animal control agent, negotiator, mediator, EMT, and doctor (often all at once), is bad for police and for people who need special services.