New Jersey Drunk Driving Criminal Defense Lawyer
CAN YOUR DRUNK DRIVING CHARGES... BE DISMISSED?
"We are a highly talented, motivated and service-oriented firm that offers zealous representation and trial expertise. Unlike many other criminal defense attorneys who will just tell you to plead guilty; we will determine what strategy will work best for you."
- Drunk Driving Criminal Defense Attorney John Menzel
Drunk Driving defense Attorney John Menzel of the Law Offices of John Menzel has successfully defended over 1,000 DWI and criminal law cases in municipal courts and Superior Courts throughout New Jersey. Attorney Menzel has argued appeals up to the New Jersey Supreme Court, and appeared in the Federal District Court and Third Circuit Court of Appeals on habeas corpus petitions filed for New Jersey clients charged with drunk driving. Attorney Menzel provides aggressive and competent drunk driving legal solutions to the residents of Point Pleasant and throughout Ocean, Monmouth and Middlesex Counties in the following areas:
- DRUNK DRIVING
- DUI/DWI
- DRIVING WITH A SUSPENDED LICENSE
- DRIVER'S LICENSE REVOCATION
- OTHER TRAFFIC CRIMES
- CRIMINAL DEFENSE
Drunk driving defense Attorney John Menzel places a huge premium on client communication and confidentiality. To Attorney Menzel, maintaining the relationship he develops with his clients is a top priority: promptly returning phone calls, answering emails with immediacy, and keeping his door open to clients at all times is a standard practice at the Law Offices of John Menzel. Drunk driving criminal defense Attorney John Menzel provides his clients with effective trial strategies and a 24/7 commitment to accessibility.
DO'S AND DO NOT DO'S WHEN STOPPED FOR DRUNK DRIVING
DO:
- have your driver's license, registration, and insurance card ready for police
- submit to a "pat down" search, handcuffing and arrest
- ask for a lawyer
- be polite, but...
DO NOT:
- answer police questions
- volunteer information or engage in small talk
- lie
- do balance tests
- Consent to police searching your car
- sign anything
DO'S AND DO NOT DO'S WHEN ARRESTED FOR DRUNK DRIVING
DO:
- ask for a lawyer again
- give breath samples
- submit to fingerprinting
- go to a hospital or doctor as soon as you are released
- insist that the hospital test your blood for ethanol
- hire competent lawyer on the next business day
DO NOT:
- answer police questions
- volunteer information or engage in small talk
- do balance tests
- Consent to blood tests
- sign anything
Click here for information on the Penalties Defendants Face For Drunk Driving And Breath Test Refusal.
If you are charged anywhere in New Jersey and need the assistance of an experienced Drunk Driving/criminal defense lawyer, contact Attorney John Menzel of the Law Offices of John Menzel today at (866) 292-1579, or use the contact form provided on this site to schedule a free consultation with an experienced New Jersey DWI defense lawyer.

