Minnesota DWI Defense Blog

While Tom Petty has moved on to a better place (and may he rest in peace) his lyrics are going to be with us forever. That includes the old gem "The Waiting Is The Hardest Part." And he was right . . . even if he wasn't exactly talking about "waiting" for a Supreme Court decision. Read More

It's an argument that is picking up steam: whether Minnesota's practice of seizing vehicles involved in DWI cases for forfeiture is constitutional. We recently convinced a district court judge to return our client's forfeited vehicle, based on the argument that the whole statute violates the Due Process clause of our Constitution. Because it does. Read More

Privacy rights are always a hot topic in America, a country founded on the idea of freedom and individuality. One topic that's been close to our heart since early last year is the Department of Public Safety's attempt to use Minnesota's Ignition Interlock Program to camouflage a widespread, secret program of surveillance -- putting the privacy of tens of thousands of Minnesotans at risk. Today, we sued them over it. Read More

When looking at a DWI case, defense attorneys are looking for a path to victory. How can we get the test suppressed? How can we beat the test result? Were constitutional rights violated? These are just some of the “paths” attorney’s will consider in forming their defense. In many cases, simply finding one valid path will result in outright victory. Read More

In another blow to Minnesota's breath testing program last week a Hennepin County Judge ruled in this Order the Commissioner of Public Safety failed to prove our client's alcohol concentration was 0. Read More

2016 has been quite the year for Ramsay Law Firm and Minnesota's DWI laws in general. It's not every year a case is heard by the United States Supreme Court that drastically changes our laws and the laws across the country. This is not being melodramatic, the events of the past year are unique and their affects will be felt, and litigated about, for years to come. Below are the nine most notable events of 2016: Read More

This morning our office won its third case at the Minnesota Court of Appeals in a row! Here is the opinion. Read More

Ramsay Law Firm recently won yet another DWI case by using our scientific knowledge to challenge a breath test result. Read More

Ramsay Law Firm received another victory at the Court of Appeals today. Read More

When you (or someone you know) is facing a DWI charge, it can feel like your whole life just came to a screeching halt. Read More

We have blogged extensively about the ongoing due process issue working its way throughout he court system. Read More

Here at Ramsay Law Firm, we've been leading the charge against unscientific DWI evidence. Read More

The Minnesota Court of Appeals released an opinion this morning that will affect many blood and urine DWI cases. Read More

Today the Minnesota Supreme Court issued two long-awaited decisions dealing with the future of Minnesota's DWI laws. Read More

Yesterday another judge tossed the DWI test results in a civil, implied consent hearing. Read More

The Ramsay Law Firm--specifically Daniel Koewler-- has once again made the news! This time it was to discuss our recent victory at the Minnesota Court of Appeals (Janssen v. Read More

The Ramsay Law Firm just scored a major victory that will affect thousands of DWI cases and driver's license revocations each year. Read More