Firm News

I represented a client recently for a DUI charge. After reviewing the police report and interviewing the police officer, I found out the officer told my client that he had no legal right to refuse field sobriety tests.  Officer said that he couldn’t physically make him perform the tests, but he had no legal right […]

In preparation for a DUI trial I had this week at Scottsdale Municipal Court, my investigation revealed that there have been significant issues with the Scottsdale Police Department’s gas chromatogram (machine used to determine blood alcohol concentration). Some of my findings include maintenance and calibration issues.  Additionally, I have uncovered many human errors during the […]

This morning, there was a six car accident on I-17 that involved a semi truck carrying a very large quantity of fuel.  According to police, a driver of a vehicle abruptly accelerated in rush hour traffic, causing the semi to swerve and collide with other vehicles.  Because of the wreck, the semi truck leaked approximately […]

Last Wednesday, a man in Buckeye, Arizona was driving his vehicle with his wife, mother and daughter as passengers.  The occupants of the vehicle allegedly got into a fight.  The driver of the vehicle kicked his mother in law and daughter out of the car, sped away from the scene and crashed into a Chevy […]

Some states have laws that allow drivers who believe they are in an unsafe condition to drive, presumably because of alcohol consumption, to pull off the side of the road until sober up.  Arizona, unfortunately, is not one of these states. To convict someone for driving under the influence, the state must prove, beyond a reasonable […]

I read in the news that a Phoenix man who was riding his motorcycle this morning near 38th Avenue and Peoria when he collided with a vehicle.  According to the article, the driver of the motorcycle is in serious condition at a local hospital. This is absolutely terrible news.  Although I am a big proponent […]

On November 12, 2012, a Mesa woman allegedly ran over her husband because he didn’t vote.  Apparently, the couple got into an argument in a parking lot – one thing led to another and the woman got into her jeep and began chasing her husband.  Her husband was rushed to the hospital and is now […]

Although my office is closed today in observance of Veteran’s Day, I came in for a few hours to work on a couple of deadlines.  As I was reading today’s headlines, I was very sad to hear that this morning a Phoenix man was struck by a vehicle as he was crossing the sidewalk.  Because […]

Arizona Attorney General Tom Horne was recently charged with a hit run after he allegedly backed into another vehicle and drove away.  Apparently, the damages were so minute that Mr. Horne claims he didn’t know he hit another car. Although a hit and run is a criminal charge, an important lesson from Mr. Horne’s behavior […]

I came across an article on fox news about an accident in Tempe that not only injured the occupants of the vehicle that was hit, but the impact pushed the car into the crosswalk, causing it to strike a family that was crossing the street. As a personal injury lawyer, I am compassionate for people […]