Minnesota DWI Defense Blog

At some point in our lives, we’ve all been guilty of “rushing to judgment.” We read a horrible news story where someone was injured or died, and the immediate instinct is to lay the blame – and the more serious the incident, the heavier the blame. As a society, we seem to have a hard time accepting the fact that, sometimes, an accident really is an accident. Read More

"I deem you to have refused the breath test." This decision or "deeming" is a critical moment during a DWI arrest. Usually a refusal communicated by saying "no" to a breath test, but sometimes a driver is charged with refusing based on their actions, or better put, their inaction. 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

Whether it is worth hiring a lawyer is a very common question people ask after being arrested for a DWI, and frankly, it is a fair question. The idea of an additional expense is difficult to accept when the financial consequences of a DWI are so significant. Ultimately, each individual will have to come to their own answer because the consequences of a DWI affect everyone differently. What factors should you consider when deciding whether to hire a lawyer? Here are some of the things Ramsay L Read More

Our new website and blog will provide our readers with invaluable information on how to defeat DWIs in Minnesota and across the country, on a cleaner and more user-friendly website. 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