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DUI Jury Renders Verdict on System of Justice

January 30th, 2010

Recently I represented a client who was charged with DUI in the Seattle area after a detention and arrest by a local police officer. A review of the police report led me to believe that this could be a difficult case. All the “signs” police are trained to look for were in this report: Weaving, speeding, [...]

Diego Vargas speaks to over 300 lawyers

December 13th, 2009

Diego Vargas was invited to speak at the annual seminar “Defending DUIs” that was held on December 11, 2009. The committee selecting speakers asked Diego to lecture on “Winning the Impossible Case” due to the numerous cases he has won that were referred …

DUI Police Reports – Real or Canned?

October 2nd, 2009

Every Washington State DUI arrest should be well documented in a DUI police report. DUI police officers receive special training in report writing so that they can testify fully when a DUI case is litigated in court. In past years, we have seen a few strange things regarding police report writing. A few officers had [...]

Bill Bowman named in 2010 publication “Best Lawyers in America.”

August 21st, 2009

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 [...]

Seattle DUI if Not Drunk?

June 15th, 2009

Most people refer to a violation of the Washington State DUI law as “drunk driving.” Certainly, as any Seattle DUI lawyer will tell you, a person who is drunk and then drives is in violation of the law. However, the law doesn’t actually have the words “drunk driving” anywhere in it. Washington State’s …

Seattle DUI Arraignment Explained

June 11th, 2009

In a Seattle Municipal Court DUI case, the arraignment is a time to enter a plea of “guilty” or “not guilty” to the charge. A “Seattle DUI attorney” (an attorney who appears regularly in this court) will know that the arraignment in a DUI charge in Seattle Municipal …

Diana Lundin to Speak about Right to Confrontation

June 7th, 2009

FBD attorney Diana Lundin is a featured speaker at the 2009 Washington Association of Criminal Defense Attorneys annual conference on June 13, 2009. Diana’s practice focuses upon representing drivers whose licenses are subject to administrative license suspension by the DOL as a result of a Seattle DUI …

Justice Sotomayor’s DUI Decision

May 27th, 2009

Every decision by U.S. Supreme Court justice nominee Sonia Sotomayor is currently being scrutinized by interested parties, but there is only one decision by judge Sotamayor that deals specifically with DUI. The case arose out of the City of New York’s law that allowed the government to impound and keep the vehicle of a person arrested [...]

Probable Cause Challenge – Headlights Not Required

May 20th, 2009

A good Seattle or Washington State DUI lawyer will analyze every DUI arrest to determine what legal issues might be raised by the defense. A critical issue in many DUI arrests is whether the initial detention or stop by the police officer is legal. An officer must have a legal reason to pull someone over [...]

Accidents More Likely Because of Ignition Interlocks?

May 17th, 2009

Installation of an ignition interlock device (IID) in a driver’s car is the intended result of Washington State DUI laws. The ignition interlock device is required to be installed if a driver’s license is suspended due to  a DUI arrest or conviction anywhere in Washington State. This is a statewide law, and applies equally to [...]