City of Passaic
The City of Passaic is the fifteenth most populated municipality in New Jersey so it is far from a shock that approximately three-hundred DWI offenses are filed there each year. While a large percentage of the individuals charged with DUI are the 69,781 residents of the city, a significant amount are visitors and drivers traveling through the town on highways like Route 21 and County Route 622. If you were arrested anywhere on the approximately 70 miles of roadway in Passaic, The Law Offices of Jonathan F. Marshall, has the know-how to successfully defend you. Every offense issued under N.J.S.A. 39:4-50 is subject to the bar against plea bargaining. The only way to avoid a conviction is therefore to persuade the court that the state’s case is legally defective. There is no substitute for experience and training on the part of your law when it comes to meeting this burden. Our firm has exceptional qualifications in this regard with over 100 years of experienced combined, numerous former prosecutors on staff, and three attorneys who hold certification on both the Alcotest and as instructors in field sobriety testing by the NHTSA. To speak to a DWI attorney on our staff, contact us online or call 862-203-4070.
DUI Charge in the Passaic City New Jersey
Passaic is one of the busiest municipalities in Passaic County for DUI charges. Only Clifton and Paterson rank higher annually. Every offense issued within the city is referred to the Passaic Municipal Court, 330 Passaic Street, Passaic, New Jersey 07055. There is such a high volume of traffic and criminal summonses in this municipal court that sessions are conducted every weekday at 9:00 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. whereas the norm around the state is one session per week. There is also an evening calendar conducted on Thursday at 7:00 p.m. There are two judge that preside over cases in the City of Passaic Municipal Court, Honorable Xavier C. Rodriguez and Honorable Debbie Klugler Irwin. Denise Bradshaw-Dobbin is the Court Administrator. If you require additional court information, the court may be reached at 973-365-3975.
It is important that you do your research carefully in selecting an attorney as your decision will be pivotal to the success or failure of your case. A error made way too often is selecting the cheapest attorney or the one with an office closest to the Courthouse. This is flawed thinking as the skills of attorneys vary greatly and there is no plea bargaining of a DUI/DWI case. Therefore, the only way to avert the mandatory minimum penalties for a first, second or third offense, is to convince Judge Rodriguez or Judge Irwin that the prosecutor’s case is fatally defective. Experience in defending a DWI charge is pivotal to success in this regard.
Passaic DWI Lawyer
Lets face it, no one wants to deal with the ramifications of a DWI. The question you need to ask is whether you are going to take the step to provide yourself with the greatest chance of escaping a conviction or drag your feet. We can promise you that unless you take swift action you will have your driver’s license suspended for even a first offense and have to serve a county jail term if its your second offense or third offense. Conversely, you can call our firm and speak to a lawyer, free of charge, about the prospect of securing a dismissal of the offense. Take the first step to helping yourself by contacting an attorney at The Law Offices of Jonathan F. Marshall. Attorneys are available 24/7 to assist you at 862-203-4070.
