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I googled MA OUI lawyers and saw Joe had won 75% of his trials. The officer testified he saw me swerve from lane to lane without signaling and measured me speeding 35 mph over the limit. He also said I failed all the sobriety tests: the ABCs, one leg stand and 9 step walk and turn test. Joe argued to the jury that he hadn't bothered to make a note that I was nervous (due to the presence of three cops and three cruisers) that it was 27 degrees out and that I was wearing high heels. 

See judge's order restoring license.

I was suspended for five years as a third offender for refusing the breath test. After an RMV Hearing [which must occur within 15 calendar days of the arrest], we appealed their denial to a judge. The judge ordered the RMV to restore my license and I was able to drive legally for a year while the case worked its way towards trial.  

Cop stopped me because I went over the line twice. He said I had glassy, bloodshot eyes, a strong odor of alcohol, was unsteady on my feet and failed both field tests. Joe stressed they were done at 3:15 am in 27 degree weather and the cop never wrote in his report that my speech was slurred. Joe was thorough, professional and hit every point.

See judge's order restoring license.

I told cops I’d taken 3 drugs. They videoed a drug expert testing me for 45 minutes. I looked totally out of it!  My urine sample showed 7 metabolites of those same 3 drugs. Joe made no promises and didn’t sugar coat anything. But be careful, this man will save your life! He did mine. I looked at his track record, client testimonials and checked with other lawyers and detective friends. I found he is highly respected by his peers. When in court, he worked it like an artist, First he noticed my Miranda form had not been done correctly and got all my statements thrown out. Then he wrote a Memorandum argung the urine test should be suppressed too. Incredibly, the judge agreed. The DA had so little evidence left he dropped all charges on the trial date.

Client was measured by radar at 90 mph, had strong odor of alcohol, bloodshot, glassy eyes, admitted  drinking from 2 pm to 830 pm and could not recite alphabet correctly. On cross exam, trooper admitted speeding is not a recognized indicator of OUI, he committed no other moving violations in a 2.5 mile stretch and though he said client put his foot down "several times" during the one leg stand and walked "off the line" during the walk and turn test, neither of those observations had been recorded in his report.

Client smelled of alcohol, admitted drinking and had red, glassy and bloodshot eyes. He failed 2 field sobriety tests and 2 empty beer bottles were found within reach in the truck. At the barracks, the breathalyzer registered over the legal limit at 0.10. At trial I argued cop followed him for one mile and he committed no lanes violations, had no trouble producing his license and registration, getting out of the car and walking normally. Plus the breath test was done one hour after driving and they couldn't prove what his blood alcohol was at the time of driving  --- as required by law.

Charles' license was suspended 3 years for the refusal. I advised him how to fight this at the RMV in the required 15 day period and then appealed to a judge in court. The judge ordered the 3 year suspension lifted so he was able to drive while we proceeded to trial. There, I showed the jury medical records indicating he suffered a concussion in the crash and argued that even though it was his fault, the balancing tests were done at 11 PM after a workday on a ramp leading up to the highway.

CHARLES' TESTIMONIAL:

"From the second Joe took my 5 AM call to my acquittal at trial, he was on top of every detail. What could easily have been a 5 year license loss became a NOT GUILTY verdict. He was articulate and organized in court, systematically shredding the DA's claims one by one.  He convinced the jury there was insufficient evidence despite the testimony of 2 state troopers, 2 failed sobriety tests and an accident. "

See judge's order restoring license.

'It was really something to watch Joe argue his pretrial motions. He  was very clever and kept out lots of bad facts.  During a 2-day trial, when everybody went to lunch, he stayed at the defense table preparing his cross exam of the cop who said I almost hit a guardrail, had slurred speech and admitted drinking. But when he said I fell "face first" during the walk the line test, Joe showed the jury he never wrote that in his report. After the not guilty, he brought a motion to restore my license and convinced the judge to do so as well"

See judge's order restoring license.

Client was seen by off duty cop to cross center line 6-7 times and once go entirely into opposite lane then run through a 4 way stop sign. He admitted to taking Vicodin and according to the arresting officer failed the one leg stand and the nine step walk and turn field tests. Despite the testimony of three officers at trial, he was found not guilty.

"I watched you operate in Court today: you observed, picked your times and targeted specific people you needed to connect with. Then you swooped in, handed off paperwork, said what needed to be said at the appropriate time and returned to your seat. It was impressive to see-- like a hunter seeking prey. The DA's arguments paled in comparison to your eloquence in summation while making your points to the Court.  

You are a consummate professional and there is no questioning your expertise. Thank you for your help. You saved my license and one man business and I would be glad to talk to prospective clients."

Cop saw me throw a Hawaiian Punch bottle out the window and stopped me for littering. He then smelled marijuana and I admitted I had been smoking and gave him the blunt. He had me get out of the car and do 3 field tests and then arrested me for OUI Drugs. Joe brought the case along carefully with pretrial motions and Hearings (and must have done it all right) because on the day of trial the DA dropped all charges.

My under-21 client was arrested after throwing a Hawaiian punch bottle out of his window. The officer smelled marijuana and then Zach admitted that he'd been smoking. He forced my client out of his car and made him do three field tests. He then arrested him for OUI-drugs marijuana. After several pretrial court dates and hearings, we scheduled the case for trial. On the day of trial, the district attorney approached me just as we were ready to be called. He then said they were dropping all of the charges.

Woburn District Court

Woburn District Court

Because I refused the breath test, my license was suspended for 5 years. Joe helped my appeal that suspension before the 15-day deadline. After the RMV denied my appeal, we convinced a judge to overrule the RMV and order the immediate reinstatement of my license. Then I was able to drive legally for more than a year while we worked toward trial.

At trial, the officer said I drove over the line twice. He also said I had bloodshot, glassy eyes, there was a "strong" odor of alcohol, that I was unsteady on my feet and failed the roadside sobriety tests. Joe argued this was all at 3:15AM in freezing, 27 degree weather. He also pointed out that the officer never wrote in his report that I had any slurred speech.

"Joe was professional, thorough and hit every point.
He's highly experienced and everybody knew it."

Woburn District Court

I saw this was the only law firm that lets you call former clients. I saw he won HIllary's 2nd OUI case in my court so I called her. She told me it was incredible how well attorney Waldbaum handled her case and got her license back. I couldn't believe it when I watched him get my breath test thrown out after a hearing. At jury trial, he actually made the cop look sick on the witness stand. He saved me from a mandatory jail sentence and an eight-year loss of license and kept my job.

'Hiring him was the best decision I ever made.'

Woburn District Court 2018

'Joe was encouraging, thorough and unbelievably well-prepared.'

Woburn District Court

I didn't recite the ABCs correctly; told the trooper I had been drinking from 2:30 p.m. to 8:30 pm; and had red, glassy eyes as well as a strong odor of alcohol. Joe got trooper to concede that speeding is not recognized as a known indication of drunk driving by the National Highway Traffic and Safety Administration. Then, although he testified I walked off line in the 9-step test and put my foot down several times during the one-leg stand, he had not written either of those observations down in his report. That destroyed all his credibility. Not guilty.

Woburn District Court

My client suffered a 180 day license suspension for the breathalyzer refusal. She needed to be able to drive to continue her job as an EMT. We instructed her exactly how to challenge this suspension at the Boston RMV within 15 days of her arrest. We then appealed the RMV denial to a judge in Court who lifted the refusal suspension.

See order reversing registry.

Client was stopped for erratic driving and admitted taking Vicodin. He told the officers he had a prescription bottle in his coat pocket beside him. The officer reached in the open window, extracted the coat, searched the pockets and found the incriminating pill bottle. At my Motion to Suppress, I argued that he had not given legally sufficient permission to the officer to reach into the car, seize his coat and/or search the pockets. The judge agreed.

My client had been assigned to a DWI program out of state for Reckless Driving [which can count as a prior OUI in Mass] so the DA charged 2nd offense. I reviewed the statutes and produced a Memorandum showing that the DWI program had to be done as a result of a “like violation.” I convinced the DA Reckless Driving didn’t contain a per se or impairment element and thus didn’t suffice. She agreed and reduced the charge.

"The Judge told Joe under Melanie's Law we couldn't tender a Plea at Arraignment. When Joe told her there was no such provision and asked her to cite it, she told him to look at the statute himself. After reviewing 23 pages and again telling her it's not in there, she angrily said she'd find it herself. Red-faced, she returned to the bench 20 minutes later saying 'You're right, Counselor, let's proceed as you requested.' "

Labeled as an "immediate threat," I faced a life-long loss of my Massachusetts driving privileges for driving under the influence of prescription narcotics. Joe successfully guided me through the overwhelmingly complex process both at the Registry and in Court, All I had to do was sit back and let him talk.

Joseph Waldbaum provided excellent representation for our son. His professional expertise in presentation of the facts and proving the charges untrue resulted in a victorious outcome for our son, who was found not guilty. Joseph also challenged the automatic 5 year suspension of our son's license by the registry because he refused to take a breathalyzer test and won that too, allowing our son to regain his license so he could drive to work and not jeopardize his job. My husband and I recommend the high quality of his services to others and give our full endorsement of his qualifications.

My introduction to Attorney Waldbaum was on a Saturday afternoon in February 2010, when my son, an 18 yr old college student, informed my wife and me that he had been stopped for OUI-Drugs (marijuana) the night before. He was due in court at 9am Monday morning and Joe spent a great deal of time talking us through what to expect and gathering the necessary information to represent my son.

While this was difficult in itself, the situation turned worse when my son was stopped a second time less than six weeks later for the same offense – this time on a Sunday evening. Joe again spent the time to inform us of what we would likely face in court on Monday morning and the news was not good.

Due to the first charge being unresolved and now a second arrest, it was likely that the prosecutor would seek jail time for my son because of his bail violation. Joe was able to strike a deal on Monday that kept my son out of jail in exchange for my son agreeing not to drive and being subject to random drug testing until the two cases were resolved. From this point on Joe developed a strategy to seek the best possible outcome for my son. He identified the risks/rewards of multiple strategies and engaged each of us along the way to gain our acceptance and/or objections.

Ultimately, based upon Joe’s recommendation, my son decided (with our support) to accept a CWOF on his first arrest. Joe believed that he had a strong defense for the second case and proceeded to work on a winning strategy. Through multiple court appearances, legal arguments and motions that lasted for over a year, finally in April 2011, my son’s case was going to be heard before a trial by Judge. Joe was confident that he had a strong case, and that it was going to be heard by a reasonable judge, and as my son was being called into the courtroom, the prosecutor asked to speak with Joe.

The nightmare was finally over as Joe came back with the news that the case was being dismissed. I believe that Joe’s frankness and straightforward approach in explaining the possible outcomes to my son, made a tremendous impact on him and has helped him to make the necessary changes in his life that he needed to make. Thanks to Attorney Waldbaum, he will be able to move forward without the added burden of an OUI conviction on his record.

I would recommend Joe to anyone in need of strong representation as it was clear to me that he was knowledgeable of both the complex laws regarding OUI and the process to follow to gain a favorable result.

Signed, an extremely grateful parent, and if needed you can reach me at Dalynews1@gmail.com should you have any questions or doubt about choosing Attorney Waldbaum.