As drug crimes lawyers, we know that if you’re driving in Oklahoma, you do not want to get pulled over by the Oklahoma Highway Patrol. Sixteen OHP troopers now carry a device that allows them to seize money from any prepaid cards that drivers may be carrying. The device is called an “ERAD,” or an [...]
The Washington Foundation For Criminal Justice is preparing for their annual meeting which will take place December 16, 2016. This year's seminar is called "Blood, Breath, And Tears; Defending The Modern DUI Case." Founded in 1984, the WFCJ originally consisted of a few selected top DUI attorneys in the state of Washington which included Doug [...]
The city of Seattle, Washington is a beautiful city and a popular destination for travelers. When it comes to crime, Seattle ranks number 14 in the state of Washington. This infographic illustrates the statistics surrounding crime in the area. While the overall numbers are much better than other cities, that is of little comfort to [...]
Should police officers be allowed to tempt, cajole, or seduce people into breaking the law? That is the question that almost everyone was discussing in Seattle this summer after the Seattle Police Department arrested 204 men during a 10-day sting operation in the city’s University district. Detectives set up the operation in a massage parlor [...]
Driving under the influence is always a genuinely bad idea, but if someone drives under the influence with a child in the car, it’s even worse. Driving under the influence exposes all of us to potentially fatal collisions, and driving drunk with kids in the car risks their lives as well. There is never, ever [...]
Anyone can be charged – even by mistake – with a crime. If you are arrested and charged with a misdemeanor or a felony in the state of Washington, whether you are innocent or guilty as charged, it is important to know as much as possible about the criminal justice process and about what happens [...]
Recreational marijuana has been legal – and strictly regulated – in the state of Washington since January 2013. Although legalization was celebrated by many, it has also created a number of new legal issues that will have to be resolved by the lawmakers and the courts. The legality of marijuana cultivation is one of those [...]
Do you live in one of the most dangerous towns in the state of Washington? This infographic created by our criminal defense attorneys uses FBI data gathered from the last three years to rank the top 5 dangerous towns in the state of Washington and also includes the cities' corresponding violent and property crime rates. If you have [...]
Uber was founded in 2009, and today, the service is available in more than sixty countries and 404 cities around the world, and the company is worth an estimated $62.5 billion. Back in 2014, the executives at Uber conducted research to determine if their ridesharing service was having any effect on intoxicated driving in Seattle. [...]
Our domestic violence lawyers recently learned of 2009 case in Maine where Stephen Voisine was arrested for shooting a bald eagle. Six years earlier, Voisine had been convicted of a domestic violence misdemeanor charge after slapping his girlfriend. Two years later, Voisine was convicted of assaulting her again, and as a result, he was not [...]
