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- Member, National College of DUI Defense
- Over a Decade’s Experience Defending All Levels of DWI
- from 1st Offense to Aggravated DWI to Negligent Homicide
to Vehicular Manslaughter
- Trained Hundreds of NH Lawyers at Seminars Sponsored by
- Certified Breath Alcohol Test Technician - U.S. Department of Transportation
- Days of technical and hands-on training with the Intoxilyzer 5000 breathalyzer.
- Certified - US Dept. of Transportation Practitioner's Course — Standardized Field Sobriety Testing
Put his experience and expertise to work for you!
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Featured Case:
August 11, 2009. The Sanbornton Police charged J.H. with DWI, in a case that included a breath test significantly over the legal limit of .08. On day two of a
two-day DWI trial in Franklin District Court, under cross-examination by
Attorney Lothstein, the breath test operator admitted he had misplaced critical documentary evidence.
Faced with the spectre of a mistrial, the prosecution dropped the criminal DWI
charge and allowed J.H. to plead guilty to a violation, reckless driving. This
occurred
on August 11, 2009 in the middle of the breath test operator's cross-examination. Previously, Attorney Lothstein had won J.H.'s ALS hearing. These hard-fought victories reduced J.H.'s license loss by many months and allowed him
to avoid the stigma and all the costly collateral consequences of a DWI conviction!
Its hard to win DWI cases where there is an incriminating breath or blood test.
The first question you should ask, however, is: will the lawyer you hire have the experience, expertise and judgment to know when to even try to win? The only guarantee in the criminal justice system is that you can't avoid a conviction by
pleading guilty.
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Ted Lothstein, the only Concord member of the National College of DUI
Defense, has spent
over a decade defending DWIs, … and training other lawyers
to do a better job defending
DWIs. Ted Lothstein has litigated DWI cases in most
of southern NH’s district courts, has
tried DWIs
and alcohol-related felony jury
trials in Superior Court, and has litigated a number
of DWI appeals
in the NH Supreme Court, including a landmark victory in April, 2009 that was widely publicized.
As a result, the NH Bar Association, of which every NH attorney is a member, selected
Ted Lothstein to be the Chairperson, and lecturer on breath and blood testing litigation,
for the NH
Bar Association’s first major DWI seminar in the last three years (Dec 3, 2008).
Why is DWI different? DWI cases involve three unique challenges that, depending on the individual circumstances of your case, may make it foolhardy to retain an inexperienced
lawyer
or “general practitioner” who only dabbles in DWI defense:
- Complex scientific and medical issues;
- Far more “loopholes” or technical defenses based on statutes, administrative
and constitutional law, than many more serious charges;
- Harsh and never-ending penalties.
- In NH, even for a driver with no prior record, a DWI prosecution can involve mandatory jail time and the requirement of an "ignition interlock" device, if
there are aggravating factors such as high BAC, passengers under age
16 in the car, very high speeds, or an automobile accident that resulted
in serious bodily injury.
- All NH DWIs involve lengthy mandatory license revocations, residential
alcohol
and drug abuse programs, steep fines, and endlessly confusing consequences
for out-of state license holders.
Ted Lothstein has lectured before hundreds of NH attorneys on the art and science
of DWI defense at the following Continuing Legal Education seminars. |
| 12/03/2008 |
NH Bar Association DWI Update |
| 10/19/2007 |
NH Ass’n Crim. Defense Lawyers DWI Perils and Pitfalls |
| 05/19/2006 |
NH Ass’n Crim. Defense Lawyers Advanced DWI Defense |
| 12/07/2005 |
NH Bar Association DWI Update |
| 05/21/2004 |
NH Ass’n Crim. Defense Lawyers Advanced DWI Defense |
| 02/15/2002 |
NH Bar Association DWI Update |
| 10/20/2000 |
Advanced Defense of DWI/ALS NH Ass’n Crim. Defense Lawyers |
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Read more about Ted Lothstein's DWI Victories: Case examples 
Attention
Massachusetts Drivers |
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If you are a Massachusetts license holder, charged with a DWI in NH,
you need
to know about the impact
of any NH conviction on your Massachusetts driver’s license. Even
if you are acquitted of DWI in NH,
there may
still be “collateral consequences” for your Massachusetts driver’s license,
for example, if you are convicted of
a lesser offense, or if there is an administrative suspension.
Ted Lothstein’s fee for DWI defense
for a Massachusetts driver’s license holder includes 30 minutes of free consultation with a Massachusetts lawyer. The lawyer Ted Lothstein
works with has defended numerous administrative proceedings before
the Massachusetts RMV and has
the experience and expertise to
give you the advice you need. |
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Always get your captured breath samples analyzed by an independent laboratory. For this important work, Ted Lothstein relies upon, and highly recommends: |
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CG Labs, Inc, an Alcohol Testing Lab specializing in captured breath (NH Only) and blood (Nationally) analysis for DWI and DUI clients. Alcohol Absorption and Elimination Profiles and consulting services are also available. |
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Ted Lothstein has handled DWI and drug cases in the following courts: |
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Concord District Court
Manchester District Court
Laconia District Court
Salem District Court
Derry District Court
Candia District Court
(formerly Auburn District Court)
Jaffrey-Peterborough District Court
Plymouth District Court
Portsmouth District Court
Exeter District Court
Hampton District Court
Plaistow District Court
Merrimack District Court
Nashua District Court
Henniker District Court
New London District Court
Merrimack County Superior Court
(jury trial, not guilty)
Hillsborough North Superior Court
(jury case settled) |
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