Thursday, January 16, 2014, was undoubtedly a red letter day for enforcement of underage drinking violations. On that day, Ardmore, Pennsylvania, District Justice Kathleen M. Valentine was asked to decide over sixty cases involving kids charged with underage drinking from a Villanova party that occurred at the Bryn Mawr Courts apartments at the beginning of […]
At least once a week someone will call my office and run a certain scenario by me. It will involve a DUI stop, an arrest, and the question “is refusing a breathalyzer test a bad thing”? Of course, the answer always depends on a variety of factors, the most important of which would be when the […]
The holiday season is here and it’s a great time to relax, unwind and have fun with friends and family. While having fun, it is going to be your responsibility to stay safe, and avoid a DUI over the Holiday Season. How to Avoid a DUI in PA Stay Close The best way to avoid […]
The expungement laws in the State of Pennsylvania are particularly harsh. Pennsylvania generally doesn’t allow for the expungement of criminal charges unless the person seeking the expungement is over 70 years old OR has been dead for three years (at which point is family applies for it). And at that point, who really cares? Ah, […]
The counties of Montgomery, Chester, Delaware, and Bucks are rife with college campuses as well as hundreds of public and private high schools. There are so many kids and young people, so many social situations, and, as we all know, sometimes there is alcohol present. It’s a fact of life that some kids drink and […]
The ARD Program: Have you Been Denied? Most first-time DUI offenders apply for the ARD program and some, if not many of them, are denied admission by the District Attorney’s Office. Why? There are many reasons for this. The most common is the existence of a criminal record by the applicant. Reasons you may be […]
Understanding Field Sobriety Tests In Pennsylvania when a motorist is pulled over, the cop will walk up to the car and investigate what is going on. If that officer smells alcohol or other indications of intoxication, he will start the time-tested process of making the motorist get out of his or her car and ask them […]
ARD: Accelerated Rehabilitative Disposition “ARD” is an acronym for Accelerated Rehabilitative Disposition and it is a diversionary program for mostly those that have been charged with DUI but also may be used for those charged with other crimes as well. Here’s how it works: After the defendant’s preliminary hearing the defendant will fill out an application […]
Upon being charged with driving while intoxicated, you want to feel confident Pennsylvania DUI lawyers win in court. Whether or not your attorney is going to arrive at a desirable outcome for you is going to be based on many factors, circumstances, and particulars of the case. Of course, you want a skilled DUI lawyer […]
August 6, 2014 – Norristown, PA Main Line Today has released their annual list of Top Lawyers 2014. Each year the local magazine will publish the Best of the Main Line and Top Lists in Delaware, Montgomery and Chester Counties. The Law Offices of Basil D Beck III has been recognized as a Top Lawyer […]