I represented a crane operator who worked in New York City. A misdemeanor conviction would have cost him his employment, because his career depended on a clean record. I took the case to trial before Judge Girardi in Nassau County First District Court, and the jury came back with a NOT GUILTY verdict on the driving while intoxicated charge. My client walked out of court with his job, his license, and his future intact.
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This article was written and reviewed by Edward Palermo, a Long Island criminal defense and DWI attorney with more than 31 years of courtroom experience and over 2,000 clients personally represented across Nassau and Suffolk Counties.
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