» DWI / DUI / OUI

In the 2d Circuit - District Division - Haverhill Court, Client faced a charge of DWI. He pled guilty, and received the mandatory minimum penalty under law, in exchange for the withdrawal of the consecutive 6 month ALS (refusal of breath test) suspension. Read More

Client faced a charge of DWI in the 6th Circuit - District Division - Hooksett Court. While awaiting trial, he was arrested and charged for Breach of Bail Conditions / Contempt of Court, a class A misdemeanor that carries up to a year in jail, for violating a bail condition. We won the contested ALS hearing, reducing his license suspension by 6 months. He then pled guilty to DWI, received the mandatory minimum penalties under law, and in exchange, the State filed a letter with the Court agreeing not to prosecute the Breach of Bail Conditionscharge. Read More

The State Police charged Client with DWI in the 6th Circuit - District Division - Concord Court. Attorney Lothstein secured a plea to Negligent Operation, with a $500 fine; and as part of the plea, Client accepted the 6 month administrative suspension. No DWI, no criminal record, and the resulting offense does not even require Client to be a probationary driver for five years, like some other major motor vehicle offenses! Read More

In the 4th Circuit - District Division - Laconia Court, Ted Lothstein represented Client, charged by the Laconia Police Department with driving while intoxicated, class B misdemeanor. After a full trial, Judge Carroll found Client not guilty of DWI. Vindicated! Read More

In the 6th Circuit – District Division – Concord Court, Ted Lothstein represented Client, charged by the State Police with Underage DWI, an offense that carries a mandatory minimum one year license revocation, AND Transportation of Marijuana, which carries an additional 60 day mandatory license revocation. Lothstein secured a plea to Reckless Operation – cutting his license suspension time in half (to 6 months), and avoiding a DWI conviction. The marijuana charge was referred to the FAST program, an alternative disposition program in Concord that allows people charged with first-offense drug possession and other offenses to get their charges dismissed after completing the program. So, Client now has an opportunity to avoid a DWI, and avoid a drug conviction, and avoid having any criminal record.That same day, in the 2d Circuit – District Division – Lebanon Court, Ted Lothstein represented Client, who was similarly charged with both DWI and Possession of Controlled Drug (Marijuana). Lothstein secured a plea toReckless Operation, with a total license suspension of 8 months (including the ALS), with the DWI charge dismissed, AND the drug charge dismissed! Read More

Lebanon Police Department charges Client with DWI and Transporting Controlled Drug (Marijuana). Ted Lothstein secures plea to Reckless Operation, with the DWI and Transporting Controlled Drug charges dismissed. Thereby, our firm saves Client from a DWI conviction, and saves him from having a drug conviction on his record.​ Read More

Jaffrey, NH Police charge Client in the 8th Circuit – District Division – Jaffrey Court with Aggravated DWI (for eluding pursuit by police when then blue lights came on), Reckless Operation (going over 100mph), andDisobeying a Police Officer (for not stopping). The Aggravated DWI would have carried mandatory jail time,mandatory one year license revocation, and mandatory one year ignition interlock. Lothstein secured a plea to Reckless Operation and Disobeying a Police Officer – Aggravated DWI dismissed! No jail, no ignition interlock, and a total license suspension of 8 months (60 days from the Court, 6 months for the ALS). Read More

Nashua Police charge Client in the Nashua Circuit Court with Aggravated DWI, based on a .22 blood alcohol concentration (the threshold for Aggravated DWI is .16 BAC or higher), and the State files for a 180 day ALS suspension, because the .22 is far over the legal limit of .08. Client hires Attorney Lothstein, who negotiates a plea to non-aggravated first offense DWI, with the absolute minimum sentence under law – Client may restore license in 90 days – and the State will withdraw the 180 day ALS suspension. This plea saves client from mandatory jail time and a mandatory one year loss of license, both required for Aggravated DWI. Read More