If you have been charged with DUI/DWI/OUI in Massachusetts, you should retain a skilled defense lawyer to evaluate your case and help protect your rights. Penalties for Driving Under the Influence (DUI) are serious and can include jail time, fines, treatment programs, and a driver's license suspension. Even when you are eligible to re-claim your driver's license, you could end up paying thousands of dollars in insurance premiums. If you are convicted of a second OUI offense, you face a 60-day mandatory minimum jail sentence or a 14-day in-patient treatment program.

"Drunk-driving" laws in Massachusetts change frequently. You must be familiar with "Melanie's Law," which increased the penalties for DUI or OUI convictions. The consequences for refusing a Breathalyzer test have increased as well, with more severe license suspensions and increased penalties for people with DUI convictions.

We can challenge police officers' testimony regarding the manner in which you were driving, whether your eyes were "bloodshot and glassy," and whether you were unsteady on your feet. Even if you have "failed" a Breathalyzer test, there are ways to fight a DUI charge in Court. We can advise you about the validity of the test that you took. We can also file motions to suppress breathalyzer test results. We can challenge motor vehicle stops themselves. We will advise you whether to plead guilty or take your case to trial and try to secure a "not guilty" verdict.