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May
17

NEW DUI DIVERSION PROGRAM IN MIAMI-DADE

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The link below sends you to yesterday’s Miami Herald online article about the new DUI Diversion Program, code-named “BackOnTrack”. This program was modeled after a similar program in Orange County (FL). One of the main differences is that participants in the the Orlando program get their charges dismissed after they complete the program, not so in Miami-Dade where successful completion gets you a Reckless Driving charge.

Word is that M.A.D.D. gets a nice chunk of change for every participant.

Will this merely be a “get out of jail free card” for first offenders? Will the police stop making arrests in retaliation for getting less overtime? Will the criminal defense bar get their legs cut out from under them?

READ THE HERALD ARTICLE HERE

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Jun
30

Driver’s license/I.D. checkpoint to be conducted Friday

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Driver’s license/I.D. checkpoint to be conducted Friday

OFFICER KELLY DENHAM / COMMUNITY AFFAIRS UNIT
JUN 30 2010
The Coral Gables Police Department Traffic Enforcement Unit will be conducting a driver’s license checkpoint on Friday, July 2, 2010, at SW 8 St. and Granada Grove Court from 12 p.m. to 2 p.m. They will also be checking for valid vehicle insurance cards, and current vehicle registrations.

This effort is part of the Coral Gables Police Department’s continuing “S.T.E.P.” (Selective Traffic Enforcement Program), initiative to make the streets of Coral Gables safer.

These “driver license checks” are a veiled method of making arrests for other more serious offenses.

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Jan
18

How much will a good DUI attorney cost?

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The cost of hiring a good DUI lawyer varies by jurisdiction.

 You should expect to pay more in large metro areas than in small towns in rural areas. You should expect to pay more for a second offense than a first. You should expect to pay more for a felony DUI than for a misdemeanor. With that in mind, you will find a wide range of fees.

Typically, the top DUI lawyers charge more than new lawyers, or lawyers with lesser skills or reputations. However, there are some good DUI attorneys charging less than some terrible ones. For this reason, price alone should not be your main criteria when selecting an attorney to represent you. As a general rule, when it comes to legal representation, you should not expect anything for free.

A DUI lawyer in private practice will probably not agree to take your case pro bono (for free), even if you have a good case, and even if you shouldn’t have been charged with the offense in the first place. The best way to get a feel for attorneys’ fees in your area is to call around and get several quotes. When the economy is good, many lawyers try to charge as much as possible for each client. When the economy is poor, there are often “bottom-feeder” lawyers who charge insanely low prices for defending DUI cases (say less than $2,000.00 for the whole case) with the idea of getting a high volume of business and driving better lawyers out of business. These “bargain” lawyers typically take on way too many cases to be effective in any of them and often times leave their clients wondering whether they would have been better off with a public defender.

If you want an excellent DUI lawyer (and you should), expect to pay for it. Expect to pay between $4,000.00 and $10,000.00 or more depending on the location, the facts and complexity of the case, your criminal history and other factors. High quality DUI lawyers charge substantial amounts of money to put their expertise and skills to work for you. They often times don’t make any more money than the “bargain” or “bottom-feeder” lawyers, because excellent DUI lawyers are excellent because they view their profession as a calling and accept far fewer cases so they can do the best possible job for each and every client.

Money isn’t always the only determining factor of whether you will be able to hire the best DUI lawyer in your area. The truly excellent DUI lawyers get plenty of referrals and don’t have to beg or bargain for cases. Some will assess you to see if your expectations are realistic and if you personality will be a pleasant one for them to work with. (As an aside, “bargain” lawyers don’t care about their clients’ personalities because typically they plead them guilty at the first possibile opportunity and therefore don’t have to spend much time with them anyways.) Top DUI lawyers spend a LOT of time with their clients and earn their fees.

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Oct
5

Jonathan Blecher, P.A. Serves the Miami-Dade County Area

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Cities in Miami-Dade County that we Serve:

Aventura
Bal Harbour
Bay Harbor Islands
Biscayne Park
Coral Gables
Cutler Bay
Doral
El Portal
Florida City
Golden Beach
Hialeah
Hialeah Gardens
Homestead
Indian Creek
Key Biscayne
Medley
Miami
Miami Beach
Miami Gardens
Miami Lakes
Miami Shores Village
Miami Springs
North Bay Village
North Miami
North Miami Beach
Opa-locka
Palmetto Bay
Pinecrest
South Miami
Sunny Isles Beach
Surfside
Sweetwater
Virginia Gardens
West Miami

…And all of Miami-Dade County

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Sep
3

LARGE D.U.I CHECKPOINTS ON LABOR DAY WEEKEND

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More than 200 South Florida law enforcement officers took part in Hands Across the Border, the largest DUI checkpoint and roadblock in Florida’s history. The center point of the aggressive tactic was set up on 441 at County Line Road. Other checkpoints were to be scattered across South Florida during the weekend.

Here is a link to the CBS4 Miami video:

A heavy DUI checkpoint saturation like this may result in more DUI arrests overall, but the amount of arrests versus the amount of drivers stopped and interrogated is minimal. An experienced Miami DUI Lawyer can uncover constitutional defects in the police procedures used at these checkpoints.

We will publish the results of this crackdown in a subsequent post.

 

 

 

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