Let a Seasoned Trial Lawyer Handle Your DUI Defense
Because there is essentially no opportunity to resolve a New Jersey drunk driving case by negotiating a guilty plea on a lesser traffic charge, you need to decide whether you want to fight the charge or accept the severe DUI penalties. If your blood alcohol content (BAC) is found to be over .10, you face a driver's license suspension of seven months to a year, even on a first drunk driving conviction. If your BAC is found to be between .08 and .099, you still face a license suspension of three months.
You don't have to make this decision alone. Contact Fred Rabinowitz in Clifton for a free consultation about your legal options. If there's any way to develop and present a strong defense to your DUI case, he'll find it. If your only chance is to do what's necessary to keep your suspension period to a minimum, he'll let you know. Either way, you can count on straight answers and attentive service at the office of Fred Rabinowitz, Attorney at Law.
Fred Rabinowitz has practiced in the courts of New Jersey since 1976
As a skilled and experienced trial attorney, Fred Rabinowitz knows how to spot the issues in your case that can lead to dismissal or acquittal of the charges against you.
He can help you resolve such situations as the following in municipal court:
DUI fines can be substantial. Below are the fines faced by drivers convicted of various DUI charges:
DUI with BAC of .10 or higher
- $300 - $500 fine
- $230 Intoxicated Driver Resource Center (IDRC) fee
- $100 to drunk driving fund
- $100 to Alcohol Education and Rehabilitation Fund (AERF)
- $1,000/year (for three years) surcharge
- $75 to Neighborhood Services Fund
DUI with BAC of .08 but less than .10
- $250 - $400 fine
- $230 IDRC fee
- $100 to drunk driving fund
- $100 to AERF
- $1,000/year (for three years) surcharge
- $75 to Neighborhood Services Fund
Second DUI within 10 years
- $500 - $1,000 fine
- $280 IDRC fee
- $100 to drunk driving fund
- $100 to AERF
- $1,000/year (for three years) surcharge
- $75 to Neighborhood Services Fund
Third DUI within 10 years
- $1,000 fine
- $280 IDRC fee
- $100 to drunk driving fund
- $100 to AERF
- $1,500/year (for three years) surcharge
- $75 to Neighborhood Services Fund
No matter what special circumstances your case presents, Fred Rabinowitz will develop and present your defense with your long-term interests in mind, whether that means keeping you out of jail or keeping the length of a driver's license suspension to the minimum possible.
To learn more about the scope of our DUI defense practice, contact the Clifton law office of Fred Rabinowitz, Attorney at Law.
Fred Rabinowitz, Attorney at Law
1135 Broad Street, Suite 207
Clifton NJ 07013
Toll Free: 1-877-394-2687 / 877-DWI-COURT (cell)
Local: 973-471-2288
Fax: 973-777-8585
Based in Clifton, criminal defense attorney Fred Rabinowitz helps people resolve DUI charges in northern and central New Jersey, including Passaic County, Bergen County, Essex County, Sussex County, Morris County, Union County, Hudson County, Paterson, Garfield, Lodi, Elmwood Park, Fair Lawn, Wayne, Totowa, Montclair, Rutherford, Little Falls, Hasbrouck Heights, Nutley, Lyndhurst, Riverdale, Hawthorne, Newton, Hackensack, Newark, Paramus, Teaneck, Oradell, River Edge, Allendale, Belleville, Bloomfield, Wallington, East Rutherford, North Arlington, Nutley, Saddle Brook, West Paterson and West Orange.
