Tag: Drunk Driving

The law – injury by intoxicated use of a vehicle There are a few different crimes that apply when an intoxicated driver injures another individual.  Section 346.63(2)(a) governs simply injuring another person.  That is a misdemeanor offense called operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated and causing injury. The topic in this article focuses on a…

How do we win my OWI 5th case? If you’re facing fifth offense OWI charges, there are four OWI convictions on your record.  Are all of those drunk driving charges the same?  Surely your answer is no.  Perhaps some of those cases involved traffic stops.  Others may have included civilian observations of you driving, with…

OWI 4th charges are felonies.  It’s time to hire a top drunk driving defense attorney. You’ve had a few drunk driving charges in your past.  Your second and third offense drunk driving charges both resulted in some jail time.  With the arrival of your fourth offense you now face the potential of going to prison. …

OWI 3rd charges are serious – contact the drunk driving attorneys at Van Severen Law Office immediately. OWI 3rd charges are serious.  You’ve already received some jail time for your second-offense drunk driving charge.  Your third offense carries even more significant penalties.  For example, where the minimum punishment for an OWI 2nd is 5 days…

Contact Van Severen Law Office at (414) 270-0202 to discuss OWI 2nd charges OWI 2nd charges are serious.  While a first offense drunk driving is merely a ticket, a second offense is a misdemeanor.  And if you’re convicted of that misdemeanor, you face a mandatory period of incarceration.  Certainly our drunk driving attorneys recognize the…

Contact Van Severen Law Office at (414) 270-0202 to discuss OWI 1st charges The drunk driving defense attorneys at Van Severen Law Office fight OWI 1st charges.  While our attorneys are certainly prepared to fight any criminal or drunk driving charge, this article focuses on first offense drunk driving charges. Let’s be clear about something on the…

What are the documents I received after my drunk driving arrest? After you were arrested for drunk driving you received a few documents.  Those documents will help us to begin preparing you drunk driving defense.  What are they? Informing the accused (implied consent law):  In Wisconsin you are required to give a blood, breath, or…

Call Van Severen Law Office at (414) 270-0202 to discuss your operating while revoked case Drunk driving firm Van Severen Law Office provides operating while revoked defense.  We handle drunk driving and all associated cases.  Since operating while revoked is the result of a driver license revocation after an OWI, it’s important that your criminal attorney understand drunk driving…

Contact Van Severen Law Office at (414) 270-0202 to discuss PAC defense Van Severen Law Office provides operating with a prohibited alcohol concentration defense.  A PAC is often charged in conjunction with an operating while intoxicated charge.  Our drunk driving attorneys, Matthew R. Meyer and Benjamin Van Severen, have worked on dozens of PAC cases. What is operating…

Call Van Severen Law Office at (414) 270-0202 to begin discussing what an OWI charge is and how you can beat it. One of the most common crimes charged in Wisconsin is OWI, or operating a vehicle while under the influence of an intoxicant.  OWI charges carry stiff penalties in Wisconsin and judges are required to give…