Roselle, New Jersey, DUI / DWI Defense Attorney
Criminal Defense • Reckless Driving • Misdemeanor and Felony Offenses
New Jersey is the Garden State, but it does not always offer a bed of roses. It has some of the highest property taxes in the nation. Traffic congestion is among the heaviest in the country. It is also a state with some of the stiffest, most uncompromising DWI laws in the U.S.
To schedule a consultation with an criminal defense attorney after a DWI / DUI arrest in northern New Jersey, contact DUI / DWI defense lawyers of The Law Offices of Sander Budanitsky, L.L.C.. Based in Roselle, the law firm defends people who have been charged with DWI / DUI throughout the northern New Jersey area including Union County, Essex County, Middlesex County, and Monmouth County; communities served include Roselle, Elizabeth, Newark, New Brunswick, Roselle Park, Patterson, and Fair Lawn.
A first DWI / DUI conviction in New Jersey may result in a few hundred to several thousand dollars in fines and surcharges. Penalties are doubled and mandatory jail time added if the offense occurs in a school zone -- and drivers' licenses may be suspended for up to two years. A second or third offense is likely to result in jail time, as well as higher priced penalties and other punitive measures.
A driver charged with a DWI / DUI offense needs the help of an experienced criminal defense lawyer. An attorney experienced in drunk driving defense will examine every angle of a case: was there probable cause for a traffic stop? If the driver consented to a Breathalyzer test, was that test done properly? Was the equipment properly calibrated? Answers to these and other questions may enable an astute DWI / DUI lawyer to mount an aggressive defense in a DWI / DUI arrest case. In some cases, charges may be lessened to much less serious charges of reckless driving.
Contact a skilled New Jersey DUI / DWI defense attorney at The Law Offices of Sander Budanitsky, L.L.C. as soon as possible after being cited for an alcohol related driving offense.
