New Jersey DWI Defense Attorney, Evan M. Levow

New Jersey DUI / DWI attorney Evan M. Levow’s unique experience as both a prosecutor and a defense lawyer will give you a distinct edge when fighting your New Jersey drunk driving charge.

New Jersey DUI / DWI attorney Evan M. Levow is well-versed in both the science and law of drunk driving defense. In fact, his skills as a defense lawyer are in such demand that New Jersey DUI / DWI attorney Evan M. Levow teaches the Skills and Methods course to new attorneys through the New Jersey Institute for Continuing Legal Education. He is also a NHTSA / IACP-qualified standardized field sobriety testing instructor.

New Jersey DUI / DWI attorney Evan M. Levow is the senior and managing partner of Levow & Associates, P.A. He was admitted to the New Jersey Bar and the Pennsylvania Bar in 1991. He was admitted to the Bar of the U.S. Court of Appeals 3rd Circuit in 1992 and to the bar of the U.S. Supreme Court in 1995.

Evan is a DWI / DUI trial attorney who concentrates his practice defending individuals charged with drunk driving. New Jersey DUI / DWI attorney Evan M. Levow served as a law clerk for the Hon. Stephen W. Thompson, J.S.C. in Camden County, Criminal Division, and also worked for the Burlington County Prosecutor's Office and the Camden County Public Defender's Office.

New Jersey DUI / DWI attorney Evan M. Levow earned his law degree from Rutgers University School of Law at Camden and graduated from the University of Pittsburgh with a Bachelor of Arts.

New Jersey DUI / DWI attorney Evan M. Levow is a member of the American Trial Lawyers Association of New Jersey (ATLA-NJ) and the Association of Trial Lawyers of America (ATLA), the American Bar Association (ABA), the New Jersey State Bar Association (NJSBA), and the Camden County Bar Association. He also belongs to the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (NACDL), The National College for DUI Defense, Inc. (NCDD) and the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU).

Why Should You Hire Me?

"If you’re facing a New Jersey driving under the influence charge, you need a dedicated drunk driving defense lawyer, and all I do is DUI / DWI trial defense. I spend 100 percent of my workday defending people charged with New Jersey DWI / DUI. I travel the entire state of New Jersey defending my drunk driving clients and protecting them from unfair fines and penalties.

I am qualified by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) and the International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP) as an instructor in standardized field sobriety testing. This helps me to analyze your case thoroughly and gives me the tools to prepare and execute solid and effective cross-examination of the arresting officer regarding the field tests you took.

I do NOT take DUI / DWI cases in New Jersey with the intent to have you plead guilty. I approach every case as if it is going to be defended fully. If that means that a plea is in your best interest, the plea will occur because you have chosen to do it based on all of the information I have helped you gather.

If it is in your best interest, and you decide to go to trial, that is what I do. I fiercely defend New Jersey DUI / DWI cases at trial. I will never say to you that you must plead guilty.

My goal is to provide you with enough information that you can make an informed decision about how to best proceed with your New Jersey DUI / DWI case. The choices in New Jersey drunk driving cases are difficult, so it’s critical for you be fully informed in order to make the best decision possible.

I will always represent you, and you only, and will look out for your interests only in your New Jersey DWI / DUI case.

I will give you a free consultation and assessment of your case. You will be able to tell after we speak, whether I am the right person to defend you in this matter. Call me at 1-800-DWI-LAWS today."

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Important Cases

• State v. Chun New Jersey Supreme Court Opinion – March 17, 2008
• High Court Clears New DWI Tester – The Star Ledger, March 18, 2008
• Use of Alcotest Upheld by State’s High Court – The Courier Post Online, March 18, 2008
• Court Ruling Left NJ DUI Cases Proceed – The Philadelphia Inquirer, March 18, 2008
• Jersey Supreme Court Gives the Green light to a Controversial DWI Test – New Jersey 101.5, March 18, 2008
• Chun Defense Source Code Reliability Brief
• State v Chun Special Master's Report (PDF)

     State vs Chun Alcotest Source Code Reports & Summary:

• DSDI Static Code Review and Analysis Findings(PDF)
• AlcoTest Report Base One (PDF)
• Summary of Base One Findings (DOC)

Educational News Featuring Evan Levow

• Appeals Court Upholds DWI Charge of Driver in Parking Lot, Njherald, August 28, 2007
• NJ DUI cases are left in question - The Philadelphia Inquirer - Tuesday May 1, 2007
  
• Justices hand lawyers the bill for key test of new DWI device - The Star Ledger - Tuesday May 1, 2007
• N.J. drunk driving cases on hold pending a court ruling on a breath test. Sun, Feb.11, 2007
• Ruling may affect DWI cases: A N.J. appeals court said suspects have a right to question the nurses who draw blood. Sat, Feb.10, 2007
• Court: Accused May Confront Hospital, Lab Worker – March 22, 2007

Alcotest News

• Breath–Test Device Will be Analyzed, The Philadelphia Inquirer, May 24,2007
• Court Orders Face-Off of Experts in Shakeout of Alcotest Software, New Jersey Law Journal, May 25, 2007
• Court Will Allow Review of Alcohol -Test Technology. (2nd article on page) New York Times, May 6, 2007
• New Jersey Daily Briefing; Drunken ‘Driver’ Wins One. New York Times Archives
  
• N.J. drunk driving cases on hold pending a court ruling on a breath test. Sun, Feb.11, 2007
• Still No Ruling on Use of New Drunken-Driving Test – Friday April 6, 2007 
• NJ High Court Weighs Fate of Blood-Alcohol Test – Friday April 6, 2007
• N.J. Court Examines Breath Test Machines – April 6, 2007 
  
  
  

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New Jersey Court Information and Locations

Evan M. Levow practices law in all 540 municipal courts in the state of New Jersey including Atlantic, Bergen, Burlington, Camden, Cape May, Cumberland, Essex, Gloucester, Hudson, Hunterdon, Mercer, Middlesex, Monmouth, Morris, Ocean, Passaic, Salem, Somerset, Sussex, Union, and Warren counties. To find links for detailed information about each of the courts that Mr. Levow practices in, click on the following link: Atlantic, Bergen, Burlington, Camden, Cape May, Cumberland, Essex, Gloucester, Hudson, Hunterdon, Mercer, Middlesex, Monmouth, Morris, Ocean, Passaic, Salem, Somerset, Sussex, Union, and Warren County courthouses.

New Jersey Arrest and Release

All individuals arrested for a DWI offense in New Jersey are taken to the local police station or barracks. The individual is tested and released to a responsible person from that location. There is no detention or bail.

For a free DWI consultation, contact New Jersey DWI Defense Attorney, Evan M. Levow by dialing 1.800.DWI.LAWS today.

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