If you’ve been charged with a first offense for drunk driving, you know you’ll need a lawyer—quickly.  But you might not know which questions to ask a DUI lawyer, especially since this is your first time facing a DUI charge.  Here are five essential...

Like any conviction for DUI, a first offense has the potential to lead to severe penalties.  However, due to the Alternative Disposition available under Chapter 90, Section 24D for DUI first offenders, it is often possible to avoid the harsh...

Any DUI conviction in Massachusetts holds a risk of a jail sentence.  

The short answer is “yes”.  Anyone charged with a crime can to waive their right to an attorney and proceed “pro se.”  Is it advisable to do so? Now that is an entirely different question, with an entirely different answer… “no”.  Most people choose...

Maybe you’ve wondered, “What is a CWOF?” but haven’t had an opportunity to learn the answer.  It’s an acronym for “Continuance Without a Finding,” a non-conviction disposition to a criminal case.  If you receive a CWOF in Massachusetts, you are most...

In Massachusetts, there are two major types of driver’s license suspensions involved in Operating Under the Influence (OUI) cases:

In Massachusetts, the passage of “The Regulation and Taxation Marijuana Act” made recreational cannabis consumption legal for adults age 21 and over.  This might make you wonder why driving after (or while) smoking marijuana is still controversial,...

The CDC reported more than 700,000 drug overdose fatalities between 1999 and 2017, with more than two-thirds of deaths in the final year attributed to the abuse of opioids.  Synthetics like Tramadol and Fentanyl may have overtaken heroin or more...

For a first-time offender—or even a second-time offender—an OUI conviction is a misdemeanor in Massachusetts.  This means your first OUI in Massachusetts is not usually punishable by imprisonment in state prison, although a sentence could include...

For most people, a driver's license suspension has an enormously negative impact on day-to-day life.  You may need your car to get to work, buy groceries, take care of your kids, report to the court-assigned alcohol education program, and more.