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Celebrities often appear in the news after being arrested for Driving While Intoxicated (DWI) or Driving Under the Influence (DUI), apologizing for their behavior and ready to fall on the sword with a quick guilty plea. As the cameras for Entertainment Tonight, TMZ and other tabloids report on the action, someone should be whispering in […]

  NFL Players Arrested for DWI / DUI since Seattle Beat Denver in Super bowl XLVIII It's that time of year when for one weekend, pretty much everyone's plans revolve around football and the Super Bowl. As the Seattle Seahawks and the New England Patriots go head to head, we wanted to take some time […]

Those who drink know the basics of what blood alcohol content (BAC) is. The police are familiar with the implications of effects of the measurements, but may not know the science behind it. Perhaps the most informed on the subject of BAC is the bartender, who makes a living serving alcohol to tipsy or just […]

Mr. Levow lectured on the Draeger Alcotest 7110 breath testing machine. Topics covered included: Principles of infrared spectroscopy; theory and practice of breath testing; relationship to blood testing; probable and potential errors in breath testing. The Draeger 7110 and 9510 dual sensor breath test instruments – design, instrumentation, reliability and certainty of result.

The breath testing machine used in New Jersey DWI is the Draeger Alcotest® 7110 MKIII-C. We own this machine.  We bought it because we wanted to know, as best as possible, how the machine functions, and to investigate errors in testing.  We utilize this information to fully defend our clients. There is a case that litigated […]

1. REFUSAL CHARGES On July 1, 2005, the New Jersey Supreme Court recently changed the rules regarding pleas to DWI's and Refusal charges.  The new rules under "Guideline 4" no longer permit the dismissal by agreement of the State of a refusal to provide a breath sample for first offenders.  The Guideline does permit a plea agreement […]

DWI Attorney Evan Levow Critical of NJ Breath Testing Program After Supreme Court Ruling, Urges Arrestees to Re-Double Their Efforts to Protect Their Rights Newsday October 29, 2013 DWI Lawyer Evan levow Weighs in After NJ Supreme Court Decides on Alcohol Test Reliability October 30, 2013 DWI Lawyer Evan Levow Says New Jersey State Needs […]

N.J. needs to scrap its Alcotest devices, lawyers argue at state’s top court The Star Ledger September 10, 2013 New Jersey DWI Alcotest Breath Testing Challenged Before NJ Supreme Court Digital Journal September 10, 2013 Breath test argued before N.J. high court Philly.com September 11, 2013 NJ high court to again consider reliability of test […]

Evan Levow made headlines for his argument before the New Jersey Supreme Court to scrap the Alcotest breath testing machine. In 2001, the Alcotest replaced the breathalyzer in New Jersey DWI cases. Evan Levow and other counsel challenged the reliability of the Alcotest machine in 2008, in the landmark case before the New Jersey Supreme […]