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Bill Bowman, a partner at Fox Bowman Duarte, has been named for inclusion in the 2010 edition of Best Lawyers in America. The selection letter stated: 

“Congratulations on having been selected by your peers for inclusion in the 2010 edition of The Best Lawyers in America® in the specialty of DUI/DWI Defense. For over a quarter of [...]

Washington State DUI probation carries stiff penalties for violations.

The Washington State Supreme Court issued an opinion on August 20, 2009,  regarding a driver who drove drunk from Washington State into Oregon and was convicted of DUI in both states based upon this single act of driving. (State v. Rivera-Santos, 81445-7.) The driver  was arrested in Oregon after driving south from Washington state over the [...]

The Social Security Administration pays benefits under both the Social Security and the Supplemental Security Income (SSI) programs. Both of these programs prohibit payment to most prisoners, even if they are otherwise eligible. The Social Security Administration is required by law to suspend Social Security benefits for anyone convicted of a crime and [...]

A “hard” license suspension is a license suspension for which there is no driving of any sort allowed.  By way of background, under the 2009 amendments to Washington state’s DUI laws, a driver whose license is suspended for an alcohol-based DUI arrest or conviction may apply for an ignition interlock license.  This license permits the [...]

One of the “standardized” field sobriety tests routinely given in a Seattle DUI arrest is the “eye test” otherwise known as the test for Horizontal Gaze Nystagmus. In this test, the DUI arresting officer looks for “bouncing” or “jerking” of the eyes as they follow a stimulus, usually a finger or a pen. If the [...]

Under Washington law vehicular assault is defined by RCW 46.61.522, which states: (1) A person is guilty of vehicular assault if he or she operates or drives any vehicle: (a) In a reckless manner and causes substantial bodily harm to another; or (b) While under the influence of intoxicating liquor or any drug, as defined [...]

That’s right! If you are convicted of a first offense DUI and you are convicted of Driving While License Suspended in the First Degree and the two charges arise from the same incident then your mandatory minimum sentence will be 90 days in jail. RCW 46.20.342(1)(a), which governs driving while license suspended cases, [...]