Month: July 2016

You may hear or read news reports of individuals being accused of “fraud.” Fraud can refer to many acts, all of which involve the element of deceit or dishonesty with the intent for wrongful personal gain, usually financial gain. In some cases, fraud allegations may be…

In Birchfield v. North Dakota, 579 US _ (2016), the Supreme Court of the United States changed the Driving Under the Influence laws throughout the United States. More specifically, in Pennsylvania, the holding in Birchfield calls for sweeping changes to our DUI laws. Philadelphia criminal defense…

If you are a driver and have casually read or discuss drunk driving in the United States, chances are that you have heard of the Standardized Field Sobriety Test, 1 or SFST. This National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA)-approved test was designed to help law enforcement…

All of us make mistakes at one point or another. If you are one of the lucky ones, your mistakes do not result in the creation of a record that can follow you around and create problems for years. Unfortunately, not all of us are so…