Feds Seek to Reduce Nationwide DWI Legal Limit to .05 Blood Alcohol Concentration

May 15th, 2013
This week, the National Transportation Safety Board made its official recommendation that all 50 States adopt a new legal limit of .05 percent blood alcohol concentration. This would be nothing less than a foolhardy attempt to return the days of Proh… Read More

DWI Roadblocks ("Sobriety Checkpoints") coming to Portsmouth, NH this weekend

May 14th, 2013
Thinking about meeting up with friends or family in Portsmouth for dinner and drinks this weekend? Better get a designated driver, or find a new venue. According to Foster’s Daily Democrat, Portsmouth’s police chief has announced that so-… Read More

Challenging Mandatory Life Sentences For Juveniles Who Commit Murder

May 13th, 2013
In the 2012 case of Miller v. Alabama, the US Supreme Court held that the 8th Amendment bars mandatory life without parole sentences for juveniles who commit murder. The court did not say that such sentences were barred in every case. Instead the cou… Read More

Medical Marijuana in NH - Strategies for NH Criminal Defense Attorneys

May 13th, 2013
After years of trying, medical marijuana activists are closer than ever before, to passing a law that would allow NH to become the last New England state to legalize medical marijuana. An expansive version of the law passed the NH House overwhelmingl… Read More

NH Criminal Cases In The News Today

May 9th, 2013
The Union Leader reports that in Rockingham Superior Judge Wageling held a witness in contempt for refusing to testify, telling him, “I will wait this out as long as you wait this out.” It’s not clear from the news what is motivatin… Read More

Lothstein Guerriero, PLLC - launching on May 6, 2013!

April 30th, 2013
I am thrilled to announce that as of May 3, 2013, at 5:00 p.m., Lothstein Law Office, PLLC is no more! Thrilled, because we are about to launch something bigger, and better. One of New Hampshire’s most skilled, experienced and respected crimina… Read More

Who Makes the Big Decisions - Criminal Defense Lawyer or Client?

April 14th, 2013
The Florida Supreme Court has decided that the criminal defense lawyer, not the client, makes the final decision as to whether to call a particular defense witness. The case was reported this week in the ABA Journal, here. Vincent Puglisi, on trial f… Read More

CG Labs now Accredited - breath testing analysis for NH DWI defense lawyers

March 27th, 2013
Many NH DWI / DUI clients ask if their breath sample could be contaminated because they were exposed to chemicals in the workplace, or because the police department booking room walls had been freshly painted, etc. Other clients, who provided blood s… Read More

If I've Been Charged with DWI in New Hampshire Will I Be Convicted?

March 20th, 2013
Transcript: My name is Ted Lothstein. Since 1994, I have defended literally thousands of people accused of crimes in federal and state courts throughout New Hampshire. In particular, I’ve dedicated my practice to defending people accused of driving… Read More

Can I Refuse The Field Sobriety Tests In New Hampshire?

March 20th, 2013
Transcript: My name is Ted Lothstein. Since 1994, I have defended literally thousands of people accused of crimes in federal and state courts throughout New Hampshire. One of the questions that’s most frequently asked of me, by clients, but also by… Read More