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How do I get my license back after a DUI?

February 26, 2025

If your driver's license has been suspended due to a DUI offense, you may wonder how to get it back. Summit Defense Criminal Lawyers is here to help guide you through the process of having your driving privileges restored. A DUI conviction can lead to a suspended license, and the reinstatement...

Bay Area DUI & DWI Defense Lawyers

Rabin Nabizadeh

December 1, 2017

Bay Area DUI & DWI Defense Lawyers Accused of a DUI in the San Francisco Bay Area? Police make mistakes. Get an affordable DUI Defense Lawyer to protect your record and license. Improper choice of sobriety tests Failure to read Miranda rights Invalid tests due to medical conditions such...

Ten rules to follow when you testify at your DUI trial

Rabin Nabizadeh

January 3, 2017

Ten rules to follow when you testify at your DUI trial Your DUI attorney will understand that you are not professional witness. You will probably be nervous and may make some mistakes when testifying. Here are some NICKEL and DIME rules that should help you testify effectively at your DUI...

Questions you may be asked about field sobriety tests at your DUI trial

Rabin Nabizadeh

January 3, 2017

Questions you may be asked about field sobriety tests at your DUI trial If you and your DUI attorney decide that you should testify at your DUI trial, one topic you will likely be questioned about, by both your attorney and the prosecutor, is your performance on field sobriety tests (FSTs). For...

Initial questions from your DUI attorney when you take the stand at your trial

Rabin Nabizadeh

January 3, 2017

Initial questions from your DUI attorney when you take the stand at your trial If you and your DUI attorney decide that you should testify at your DUI trial, you can expect your attorney to begin your direct examination with some preliminary questions designed to introduce you to the jury, set you...

Testifying at your DUI trial: how to respond to common prosecution trick questions

Rabin Nabizadeh

January 3, 2017

At Summit Defense, our criminal defense attorneys help people facing DUI charges throughout the Bay Area. Testifying at your DUI trial can be stressful. The prosecution will use trick questions to get you to say things that hurt your case. This guide will show you how to respond to these...

DUI Defense - Attacking a claim of bloodshot eyes

Rabin Nabizadeh

January 3, 2017

DUI Defense - Attacking a claim of bloodshot eyes The lack of a baseline If the arresting officer claims that your eyes where bloodshot at the night of the arrest, your attorney might attack this claim by emphasizing that the officer does not have a baseline on how your eyes...

How the prosecutor will respond to attacks on field sobriety testing

Rabin Nabizadeh

January 3, 2017

How the prosecutor will respond to attacks on field sobriety testing The prosecutor will argue back If the police officer claims that you have “failed” one or more field sobriety tests then your attorney may attempt to raise a reasonable doubt about the value of the test or the conclusion...

DUI Defense - Attacking the DUI one-leg stand test

Rabin Nabizadeh

January 3, 2017

DUI Defense - Attacking the DUI one-leg stand test The one-leg stand test must be given correctly Although the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has standardized the one-leg stand field sobriety test, many officers fail to administer it in the manner required. For example: Some officers will have you...

Attacking a horizontal gaze nystagmus test: the failure to give other tests and the accuracy of the test

Rabin Nabizadeh

January 3, 2017

Attacking a horizontal gaze nystagmus test: the failure to give other tests and the accuracy of the test Raising a reasonable doubt about the results of a horizontal gaze nystagmus test The horizontal gaze nystagmus test (HGN) is often the first field sobriety test administered by the arresting officer. If...

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