Pittsburgh Criminal and DUI Lawyer

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…

‘Tis the season to be merry – Christmas time is one where family and friends gather to share a holiday meal, some holiday cheer and so many times, some holiday drinks. It should go without saying that law enforcement agencies beef up DUI enforcement around the holidays for this very reason. So, whether you prefer…

I’ve mentioned previously that criminal defense attorneys like me brace ourselves during the holidays for a blitz of criminal cases involving charges such as theft by unlawful taking (everything from holiday decorations to Salvation Army donation jars) to shoplifting. Anyone who is co-parenting with an ex should be aware that another charge we see during…

It’s a subject I read about in the news entirely too often: Law enforcement officials using excessive force. Maybe I’m just particularly sensitive to the issue because of my vantage point as a Pittsburgh Criminal Defense Attorney, but this latest story stuck with me. According to the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, two Pennsylvania constables have been charged with various…

It’s unspeakably tragic: A Perryopolis, Pennsylvania, police officer was killed recently while pursuing a vehicle in Perry Township. Despite activating his emergency lights, another vehicle turned in front of the officer, Richard Champion, causing a fatal crash. The driver of the vehicle who allegedly crossed into Champion’s lane of travel was taken to an area…