Essex County, Massachusetts Drunk Driving Defense
Effective, Experienced Representation for DUI and Traffic Violations
A DUI conviction can mean jail, loss of license, fines and high insurance, and even cost you your job. The Law Offices of David M. Gabriel & Associates is there for you in your time of need. If you were arrested on suspicion of drunk driving, we do everything we can to make the charges go away, prepare a defense for trial, or minimize the consequences.
Arrested for DUI? Free Consultation at 978-712-4825 or 781-593-9980
With offices in Beverly, Salem and Lynn, I serve clients throughout Essex County and the Massachusetts North Shore. I am an experienced trial lawyer with more than 24 years in criminal defense work. I have helped hundreds of clients deal with the worst consequences of a DUI (OUI or DWI) or a serious moving violation.
There are many viable defenses to a DUI: improper administration of roadside tests, the arresting officer's subjective conclusions, and the inaccuracy of breathalyzer machines. Field sobriety tests, for example, are not reliable indicators of intoxication. Especially when asked to perform them at night, on the shoulder of the road, in the cold, in the glaring squad car headlights. I have had success in getting charges dismissed or reduced, or obtaining not guilty verdicts at trial, representing professionals, college students, underage drivers and every type of client.
- Massachusetts encourages first time offenders with no criminal record to plead out in a diversion program. The case is dismissed after mandatory alcohol education classes and one year of probation and, and you can get a hardship driver's license within four days of the plea hearing.
- A second DUI is harsher, and often requires going to trial. A second offense is punished by a minimum of two weeks in an alcohol facility and a 60-day suspended sentence, two-year license revocation with no hardship license for six months.
- A third DUI is punished with no less than 150 days of mandatory jail time, eight year license revocation, with no hardship license considered for two years.
Traffic Violations
Motor vehicle offenses can result in steep fines, loss of license and even jail time. I work to get moving violations dismissed or reduced, including speeding tickets, driving without insurance, reckless driving, hit and run, or driving on a suspended license.
Call our office nearest to you for a consultation. I am always accessible and take the time explain to clients their rights, their options and likely outcomes in their case. I accept Visa and MasterCard, and take evening or Saturday appointments.
