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Fairfield Attorneys Experienced in Dealing with a Variety of Vehicle Offenses
From simple speeding tickets to evading charges, motor vehicle offenses can negatively impact your life. If you are charged with a motor vehicle offense, you should work with a knowledgeable and experienced lawyer to help you minimize any potential negative consequences.
At the law firm of Koffsky & Felsen, LLC, we represent clients charged with motor vehicle offenses in Connecticut and New York. With more than 35 combined years of experience in criminal defense, our attorneys fight for the best outcome for all of our clients.
Our Fairfield County attorneys have the experience and skills to defend you against motor vehicle offenses and traffic violations, including:
- Speeding tickets
- Reckless driving
- Operating under suspension
- Evading responsibility
- Assault with a motor vehicle
- Vehicular homicide
- Driving a vehicle without owner’s permission
- DWI/DUI
- CDL violations and license suspensions
- Teen driving restriction violations
We handle every aspect of your case, whether in court or with the Department of Motor Vehicles. We will work with you to help you retain or restore your license and avoid or mitigate legal penalties.
DUI/DWI/OUI
Being charged with Driving Under the Influence (DUI) is a serious matter that can have both immediate and long-term consequences. In Connecticut and New York, DUI cases involve two separate processes, one criminal through the court and one administrative, which is handled by the Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV). The attorneys at Koffsky & Felsen, LLC have over 40 years of combined experience in handling the complexities of DUI litigation, including identifying pursuing legal defenses and preparing mitigation. We have extensive knowledge of the law regarding traffic stops and searches, and breath, blood and urine tests. We are well-versed in the penalties for first, second, and subsequent DUI offenses and use this expertise to achieve the best possible outcome for your case. If you have been charged with driving under the influence and face criminal and DMV proceedings, we will work with you to protect your rights, your record and your future.
Reckless Driving
A reckless driving charge can have a lasting impact on your future. Not only do you face the direct consequences of a criminal offense, you also face administrative sanctions, including losing your license, increased insurance premiums or being dropped by your insurance carrier.
Attorneys Bruce Koffsky and Audrey Felsen will work with you to protect your interests throughout the process. We use our combined decades of experiences to help you in court and at the DMV.
Teen Drivers
Teen drivers face special restrictions when driving and need to be familiar with the laws and penalties associated with certain motor vehicle offenses. If you are convicted of violating a teen driver restriction, speeding, reckless driving, racing or using a cell phone or text messaging device while driving, DMV will suspend your license. We can help.
The attorneys at Koffsky and Felsen, LLC have over 50 years of combined experience handling motor vehicle offenses involving both teens and adults and can represent you in court with your motor vehicle charges or at the DMV in your efforts to keep or restore your license.
Contact Experienced Motor Vehicle and Traffic Violation Attorneys.
Subpoenas
When you receive a subpoena to testify at a legal proceeding or provide documents as evidence, you should discuss how to respond with a witness representation lawyer. You should cooperate with a subpoena request and may want to from the outset. The prosecutor, however, may seek confidential, privileged or possibly self-incriminating information. An attorney can help you protect against providing information in a manner that could have adverse affects on you or your business. However, a subpoena is a court order and failure to properly respond or appear in court can have legal consequences. An attorney can advise you of the best way to respond in your particular situation.
Grand jury and trial
If you are subpoenaed to testify as a witness at a federal grand jury, you may understandably have many concerns about appearing in front of the prosecutor and grand jury members and offering information related to an alleged criminal offense. Witnesses in grand juries have legal rights, however, and it is important to discuss these rights with an experienced witness representation attorney. While your attorney cannot be in the grand jury room with you, you have the right to go outside the room to confer with legal counsel at any time during your testimony. It is important to have a qualified lawyer waiting outside the room to advise you of your rights regarding the questions asked.
As a grand jury witness, you also have protections against self-incrimination under the Fifth Amendment. However, in exchange for giving up this right and providing certain information, a federal prosecutor may offer you a type of immunity. Immunity does not necessarily protect you against future prosecution, so you should always discuss your options with an attorney prior to agreeing to testify in exchange for immunity.
Similarly, witnesses should be represented by an attorney when they are testifying at a federal criminal trial. Unlike a grand jury, a trial is generally not a closed proceeding and your attorney can be present to advise you regarding your Fifth Amendment rights and provide other important counsel that may be necessary to protect your rights and interests.