Just got off the phone with a dad calling from Seattle about his daughter who was cited for underage drinking. Most of my phone calls for what I call university related “crimes” are with parents. They are appalled to find that their child is facing a criminal charge...
As criminal defense attorneys, we often times get caught up in the legal details of a DUI investigation. If an attorney is worth his salt, he has spent thousands of hours researching DUI forensics and DUI defenses. When he speaks with friends or in front of a jury, he...
Does SEO for lawyers work? As a lawyer, I would like nothing more than to spend all of my day going to court, investigating cases and crafting defenses for my clients. Having a law practice, however, is just like any other type of business. I can only be a lawyer so...
If you haven’t heard by now, ASU is doing whatever it takes to eliminate its stigma of being a party school. Having over 50,000 students means home games at ASU are packed with students and alumni. On any given ASU football game, at home, everywhere you turn, you are...
Aside from underage drinking, the charge my office sees most from ASU students is possession of marijuana. Although states across the country are leaning closer to legalizing marijuana, if you don’t have a medical marijuana card, it is illegal to possess marijuana....
What you need to know about Domestic Violence With domestic violence being a hot topic in the news, I thought I would write a short article informing readers and potential clients about my experience defending Phoenix Domestic Violence cases. Domestic violence is a...
To the benefit of patients who use marijuana to help alleviate their medical issues, Arizona has incorporated provisions of the Medical Marijuana Act. The Medical Marijuana Act is governed by the Arizona Department of Health Services. If the dispensary is licensed,...
The University Lakes Justice Court in is Chandler, Arizona but has jurisdiction over most of downtown Tempe. People whose case has been assigned to the University Lakes Court were most likely issued citations by Arizona State University Police Department, Department...
Recently, my office has represented multiple clients for charges stemming from working at a business holding itself out as a legitimate medical marijuana dispensary, but in reality they were not licensed by the Arizona Department of Health Services. In very simple...
When a person is arrested for a DUI, there a two ways their blood alcohol content (BAC) can be measured, breath or blood analysis. Generally, whether their breath or blood is analyzed depends on the arresting agency. For example, most cities in Maricopa County use...