Pittsburgh Criminal and DUI Lawyer

As a Pittsburgh criminal defense lawyer with a focus on DUI defense, I have represented many people who made poor decisions after drinking and deciding to drive. Some DUI cases are cookie-cutter. Guy drinks a few too many at the bar, gets behind the wheel, and gets pulled over for blowing a stop sign or passing…

There was an interesting story in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette the other day about a Wilkinsburg man being jailed for interference of a custody order. Here’s what happened: The mother of a two-year-old girl died, and a custody hearing was subsequently held. According to the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, there was a custody hearing, but the man, Tex Ortiz,…

We’ve talked a lot here about reasons why you might need an attorney – for some, it’s for a first-time DUI, for others it might be because of a drug charge, or even a serious traffic ticket (think reckless driving). A skilled and experienced Pittsburgh Criminal Defense Attorney makes every honest effort to bail you out of any…

Yesterday it felt like spring, while today reminds folks it’s winter in Pittsburgh. By Tuesday night, there could be a couple inches of snow on the ground – and on people’s vehicles. So, I just want to say it now: Don’t be That Guy. You know him. You’ve driven behind him during some winters past.…

Around the holidays, there are a barrage of blogs detailing driver-safety tips. As a Pittsburgh criminal defense lawyer who focuses on serving clients in Pennsylvania and West Virginia who have been charged with DUI, I, too, wrote about some of those subjects. There was a blog about how New Year’s Eve party hosts can help…

Is it a moral obligation for you? Or is it the thought of getting pulled over for DUI? While many of you might say, “It’s a little of both, Sean,” science has also spoken. According to a study conducted by a scientist with the Pacific Institute for Research and Evaluation, when it comes to enforcement efforts…

They call it Amateur Night for a reason. Over the New Year’s holiday, bars will be packed, you won’t be able to get a seat at a restaurant and, at least in places like Pittsburgh and Morgantown, you won’t be able to hail a cab to get home if you decide to have too many…

Let me set the scene: You’re driving on Interstate 79 when you round a curve and see that a state trooper has someone pulled over on the side of the road. You wonder to yourself if the guy currently having his license and registration checked will soon need a Pittsburgh criminal defense lawyer – was…

I’ve long said that the new frontier of DUI defense is going to be marijuana-centric. As marijuana has become legal in some parts of the country for medicinal and recreational use, it has left law enforcement officials without a proper tool to gauge impairment from drivers they suspect just smoked and drove stoned. But according to a…

It’s been the hottest DUI news around: Olympic swimmer Michael Phelps was recently sentenced to 18 months of supervised probation following his guilty plea for a second driving-under-the-influence offense. I’m sure you’ve heard many of the details: That he was pulled over driving faster than 80 mph in a 45 mph zone in Baltimore. That this wasn’t…