Manatee County
May 2014
DUI case reduced to Reckless Driving with Adjudication Withheld, on the morning of trial.
Practice area(s): DUI / DWI
Court: Manatee County
Case Results
Why We're Different
Board Certification as a DUI Specialist by the National College for DUI Defense. Formal NHTSA Certification as an Instructor of the Standardized Field Sobriety Tests given by police in DUI cases. Formal training as a NHTSA Drug Recognition Evaluator. ("Drug Evaluation & Classification") Formal training to operate the Intoxilyzer 8000, Florida's official breath test instrument. Extensive experience in teaching other attorneys how to handle DUI cases. Hundreds of jury trials both as defense lawyer and as prosecutor.
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The Hudson Law Office
1414 S. Tamiami Trail
Sarasota, FL 34239
Sarasota, FL 34239
Mon: 08:30am - 05:00pm
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