Motion to Suppress Traffic Stop Sways Prosecutor

Enfield Police Department stop Client for driving with a seemingly defective headlight, late at night in a neighborhood recently plagued by vandalism. Attorney Lothstein files motion to suppress the stop, and subsequently, prosecutor allows Client to plead guilty to lesser offense, negligent operation.

Recent Blog Posts

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Lothstein's First Degree Assault Jury Trial Results in Nine Not Guilty Verdicts

December 15th, 2018

Earlier on this page, we reported that Ted Lothstein has been in a First Degree Assault jury trial all week in the Hillsborough County Superior Court-South in Nashua, representing Cyrinus Franklin “Frank” Morris. The Nashua Police and Hillsboroug… Read More

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1st Degree Assault Jury Trial in the News

December 14th, 2018

Ted Lothstein’s role defending a Nashua man charged with First Degree Assault in a jury trial this week has been covered twice this week by the Nashua Telegraph. (The defense team, contrary to the article, did not include anybody named “D… Read More

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Our victory profiled in the New Republic magazine

December 5th, 2018

The Victory on Appeal In October, I posted about our victory on appeal in the Afshar case, based on the misconduct of a biased juror. After a therapist was convicted by juror of assaulting a young patient in his office, he hired our firm, we conducte… Read More

Recent Case Results

Commercial Driver's License Saved, No DWI

The Canaan, NH Police charge Client in the 2d Circuit - District Division - Lebanon Court with DWI. Client holds a Commercial Driver’s License (CDL) — a conviction would cause Client to lose his CDL for one year, a devastating outcome that would destroy his business. Attorney Lothstein obtains a plea to Reckless Driving with a 90-day suspension, saving Client from a DWI and saving his CDL. Read More

Administrative Suspension Defeated, Contempt of Bail Not Filed

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

Minimum Consequence for DWI Available Under Law

In Plymouth District Court, After unsuccessful ALS hearing that resulted in 6 month license revocation — in a difficult case with a 0.13 breath test — State agreed to vacate that suspension in exchange for Client’s guilty plea to New Hampshire DUI and a minimum 90-day license suspension. Thus, Client blew a breath test well over the legal limit, and was able to have her lawyer conduct a full cross-examination of the arresting officer in an administrative hearing, but still was able to receive the minimum consequence for DWI available under law. Read More