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Client drifted into opposite lane of travel and struck another car moving it fifteen feet. He failed all three field sobriety tests and was arrested. At trial, the other driver and two officers testified they thought he was under the influence of alcohol. Verdict: not guilty. No mandatory jail term, no 8 year loss of license, no $15,000 fine, no probation.

I was charged with  DUI and was facing a total of 8 charges including 3 felonies. I was told by another lawyer I was certain to end up with a ‘slew of guilty findings’ and lose my license for at least one and a half years. Somehow, Joe got half of the charges dismissed outright at the very first date and I was then eligible for a work license the same week.

Client rear-ended the car in front of him. According to the State Police report, both vehicles sustained " significant damage" and the airbags had deployed in my client's car. The trooper's report indicated his eyes were red as well as bloodshot and he had an odor of alcohol about his breath as he spoke. Both drivers were taken to the hospital and the trooper, who was an accident reconstruction specialist, concluded my client had been traveling "significantly in excess of the 65 mph speed limit." At the trial, I argued the deployed airbags were the likely cause of his red and bloodshot eyes and that an odor of alcohol alone is insufficient proof of impairment. The judge agreed saving my client an OUI conviction.

Before the accident, client was seen speeding 20 mph over the limit and weaving in and out of traffic. Cop followed him and saw him run a red light and shut off his headlights as he entered a residential section. The cop then found him after he had driven over a lawn and hit a guardrail. He testified he was unsteady on his feet, smelled of alcohol, had bloodshot and glassy eyes, slurred speech and many open containers of alcohol in the vehicle. Verdict: Not Guilty of OUI

The trooper said I smelled of alcohol, had red, glassy, bloodshot eyes, and performed poorly on the field sobriety tests. Plus, he testified I didn't blow into the breath machine correctly and called it a refusal causing a three year license loss. At trial, Joe stressed to jury:

• it was 2:30 AM,
• there was no erratic driving as he followed me for one and a half miles,
• he said there was nothing abnormal with my fine motor skills, and
• he never noted that my speech was slurred in his 4 page report.

See judge's order restoring license.

My client received a Summons in the mail for Leaving the Scene of an Accident. I examined the police reports, accident reports and all related paperwork. My advice: take the case to trial. On the date of trial, the two witnesses said they could not identify for certain who was driving the vehicle. Result: DA dismissed all the charges resulting in no conviction and no license loss for my client.

I went to lawyer rating sites and saw Joe had by far the most and best reviews. I reached him right away unlike most lawyers and he was well spoken and gracious. Once hired, he was totally responsive with return emails and phone calls. He doesn't lie and promise you the world either. He gives you a realistic assessment, told me to fight and the case was dismissed in 2 months. Then he didn't quit but fought hard to get my license restored immediately and won that too. Email me to verify this at shadfall13@hotmail.com or check out this lawyer rating site yourself:

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Our Attorney told us Mr. Waldbaum was the one to go to. I contacted him Monday morning and within an hour I received emailed court instructions and his questionnaire to fill out. My son spoke with him and we met less than 24 hours later in court. He was extremely organized and everything was in a notebook with the necessary material highlighted. We went through it and he frequently stopped to ask if we had questions or needed anything clarified. Once in the court room he was highly professional but warm as well. He argued for our son before the judge for what seemed like an interminable amount of time [3 long sidebars!] and got the best result possible considering the awful facts of his case.