2006
Jury conviction to class B misdemeanor instead of the charged third degree felony DUI for running down a pedestrian on the roadside sending her into a coma while defendant’s BAC was a twice the legal limit.
April 1, 2014
In this case our client was charged with the criminal charges of Driving Under The Influence of Alcohol/Drugs, Failure To Remain At Accident Involving Injury, Failure To Keep A proper Lookout, Reckless Driving, Drive On Wrong Side Of Roadway, Right Of Way – Stop Or Yield Sign, Speeding, and Drinking Alcohol In Vehicle in the 3rd District Court of Tooele. We successfully negotiated for the dismissal of seven of the eight charges and for no jail time.
April 10, 2014
In a recent case we represented an individual charged with Driving Under The Influence Of Alcohol/Drugs in the Pleasant Grove Justice Court. We negotiated for a reduction of the charge to the charge of Driving With Measurable Controlled Substance. Consequently, our client did not serve any jail time, and did not lose his licence.
April 14, 2014
In this case our client was charged with Failure To Remain At Scene Of Accident, and Driving Under The Influence Of Alcohol/Drugs in the Utah County Justice Court. We were successful in convincing the court to dismiss the charge.
April 16, 2013
Recently, our firm defended an individual in the Salt lake Justice Court facing the criminal charges of Driving Under The Influence Of Alcohol/Drugs, Failure To Stay In One Lane, and Possession Or Use Of A Controlled Substance. Here, we were successful in procuring the dismissal of two of the charges in their entirety.
April 16, 2013
In this particular case, a criminal defendant retained our firm to defend him against the charges of Driving Under The Influence of Alcohol/Drugs, and Too Fast For Existing Conditions, both misdemeanors, in the Payson City Justice Court. The ultimate resolution of the case was very favorable for our client in that both charges were dismissed outright.
April 17, 2014
In a recent case one of our clients was charged with Driving Under The Influence of Alcohol/drugs, and Failure To Yield – Vehicle Turning Left in the 3rd District Court of Salt Lake. The Fail To Yield charge was dismissed and the DUI was reduced. As a result, our client was not ordered to do any jail time.
April 2, 2014
Recently, we represented a criminal defendant in the Springville Justice Court who was charged with driving Under The Influence Of Alcohol/Drugs, and Attempted Possession Or Use Of A Controlled Substance, a Class B Misdemeanor. We convinced the court to reduce the DUI to the charge of Impaired Driving, and to reduce the remaining charge to a Class C Misdemeanor. Accordingly, our client’s driving privileges were not suspended and he was not required to serve any jail time.
April 22, 2013
Here, one of our criminal defense attorneys defended an individual faced with the charges of Interlock Restricted Driver Operating Vehicle Without Interlock System, Speeding 80 in a 65, and Left Lane Restricted Vehicle, all misdemeanors, in the Sandy Justice Court. In cases, such as this, where there are multiple charges the potential for jail time is heightened. Accordingly, our objective is to procure a dismissal of as many of the charges as possible. We were successful in this case, in that two of the charges were dismissed outright.
April 26, 2012
A lawyer from our office represented a criminal defendant in the Murray City, Utah Justice Court where the defendant was facing a misdemeanor DUI charge. Our lawyer negotiated a reduction to Impaired driving with a no-jail sentence. This agreement prevented what otherwise would have triggered a mandatory driver’s license suspension.
April 28, 2014
In this particular case our client was charged with Driving Under The Influence, Fail To Operate Within A Single Lane, Speeding 101 in a 65, and Failure To Register Or Expired Vehicle Registration in the Utah County Justice Court. We negotiated for the immediate dismissal of three of the four charges.
April 28, 2014
In this case our client was charged with Speeding 86 in a 65, and Driving Under The Influence Of Alcohol/Drugs in the Utah County Justice Court. We procured the dismissal of the speeding charge, and convinced the court to not impose any jail time.
April 3, 2014
In this case one of our criminal defense attorneys represented an individual in the Orem City Justice Court who was charged with Driving Under The Influence Of Alcohol, and Improper Usage Of Lanes. We convinced the court to reduce the DUI to the charge of Impaired Driving and to dismiss the remaining charge. Accordingly, our client did not serve any jail time and was able to maintain her driving privileges.
April 9, 2014
One of our criminal defense attorneys recently represented an individual in the 4th District Court of American Fork, Utah who was facing the criminal charges of Driving Under The Influence Of Alcohol/Drugs, a 3rd Degree Felony, Interlock Restricted Driver Operating Vehicle Without Interlock System, and Drive On Suspended/Revoked/Denied License – Alcohol Related. We were able to convince the court to reduce the felony to a misdemeanor, and our client was only ordered to serve 15 days in jail, where she could have been given a lengthy prison sentence.
August 13, 2012
A Zabriskie Law Firm attorney negotiated the dismissal of four misdemeanor charges in the Nephi City, Utah Justice Court. Our lawyer also secured a no-jail sentence to the defendant’s misdemeanor DUI conviction.
August 15, 2011
A criminal defense lawyer from our firm represented a defendant in the Roy City, Utah Justice Court on misdemeanor DUI charge. Our lawyer negotiated a reduction from DUI to Impaired Driving with a no-jail sentence.
August 16, 2011
One of the criminal defense lawyers with our office negotiated an amendment from DUI to Misdemeanor Possession of Marijuana in the Layton, Utah District Court. Part of the deal involved back dating the conviction to the date of offense. Back-dating the conviction in this manner assured that our client would not suffer a six month Driver’s License suspension. The agreement also helped our client avoid the requirement that he have an ignition interlock installed in any car he operates for a period of 36 months.
August 2, 2011
We represented a criminal defendant in the Millard County, Utah Justice Court for a DUI and Open Container. Our client had a breath alcohol level of more than 2 times the legal limit. Our criminal defense attorney got the judge to depart from the statutory minimum of ten days jail, and impose only five days of jail time.
August 22, 2011
A criminal defense lawyer from our firm represented a criminal defendant in the Provo, Utah District Court on misdemeanor charges of DUI and Driving on Suspension. Our attorney negotiated a reduction of the DUI to Impaired Driving, and dismissal of the Driving on Suspension.
August 23, 2011
An attorney from our office represented a criminal defendant who was accused of a felony DUI for a roll over car accident. In addition to the DUI, she was also charged with being and alcohol restricted driver and obstruction of justice. Thru plea negotiations our lawyer got all but the DUI dismissed. He also got an agreement to only a seven-day jail term in lieu of the mandatory sixty-two and a half.
August 23, 2011
One of the criminal defense lawyers in our firm represented a defendant in the Pleasant Grove City, Utah Justice Court on misdemeanor charges of DUI and Possession of Marijuana. Our attorney negotiated a dismissal of the marijuana charge, and a reduction from DUI to Impaired Driving. This plea deal prevented our client from losing his driver’s license.
August 27, 2012
A criminal defense lawyer from our office represented a criminal defendant in the Highland City, Utah Justice Court where the defendant was facing a DUI charge. Our lawyer negotiated a reduction from DUI to a misdemeanor impaired driving. This reduction kept our client from going to jail, or from losing his driver’s license to a mandatory driver’s license suspension.
August 31, 2012
Our office represented a criminal defendant facing a DUI and other misdemeanor charges in the Holladay City, Utah Justice Court. Our lawyer negotiated a reduction of the DUI to an impaired driving and dismissal of the other charges. Because of these negotiations our client did not go to jail and he did not suffer a mandatory loss of his driver’s license.
August 5, 2011
Our criminal defense team represented a client in Sevier County, Utah Justice Court for a DUI allegation. Our criminal attorney negotiated a reduction to reckless driving with no jail and only seven days of probation.
August 6, 2012
A lawyer from our firm represented a criminal defendant in the Murray City, Utah Justice Court. The defendant was facing 3 misdemeanor charges including a DUI. Our lawyer negotiated a reduction of the DUI charge to an Impaired Driving. The other 2 misdemeanors were dismissed. The reductions and dismissals resulted in a no-jail sentence and no loss of driver’s license.
August 6, 2012
In the Provo City, Utah Justice Court one of our lawyers obtained pleas in abeyance to four misdemeanor counts of assault; disorderly conduct; intoxication; and interference with an arresting officer. No conviction will enter and the case will be dismissed after twelve months of good behavior.
August 7, 2012
A lawyer from our office represented a man facing a misdemeanor DUI charge in the Utah County Justice Court. Our lawyer negotiated a reduction from DUI to impaired driving with a no-jail sentence.
December 12, 2011
An attorney from our office represented a criminal defendant in the Lehi City, Utah Justice Court. Our lawyer negotiated a reduction from DUI to Impaired Driving. This reduction kept our client from serving a mandatory jail sentence and driver’s license suspension.
December 22, 2011
A lawyer from our office represented a criminal defendant in the Parowan City, Utah Justice Court. Our lawyer negotiated the dismissal of the misdemeanor offense of No Insurance. Our lawyer also negotiated a reduction from DUI to Impaired Driving with no jail.
December 29, 2011
An attorney from our office represented a criminal defendant in the Vernal City, Utah Justice Court. Our lawyer negotiated an Impaired Driving in lieu of a misdemeanor DUI charge. This amendment kept our client out of jail, and kept him from losing his driver’s license.
December 3, 2012
One of our lawyers represented a criminal defendant in the Spanish Fork, Utah District Court where the defendant was facing misdemeanor charges for intoxication and criminal trespassing. Our lawyer negotiated dismissal of the intoxication charge and a reduction from a class A misdemeanor criminal trespass to a class B misdemeanor attempted criminal trespass. The agreement also involved a no-jail sentence.
December 5, 2011
An attorney from Zabriskie Law Firm negotiated a reduction from our office negotiated a reduction from DUI to reckless driving in the Sanpete County Justice Court. This amendment kept our client from going to jail, or from losing his driver’s license.
December 7, 2011
A lawyer from Zabriskie Law Firm represented a client in the Kane County, Utah Justice Court. Our lawyer negotiated a reduction of a DUI charge to an Impaired Driving offense with no jail. Our lawyer also negotiated the dismissal of misdemeanor charges for Operation of a Personal Watercraft After Dark, and No Registration.
February 21, 2014
In a recent case one of our defense attorneys defended an individual in the Highland City Justice Court who was facing the criminal charges of Driving Under The Influence Of Alcohol, Improper Usage Of Lanes, Unsafe Vehicle/Faulty Equipment, Labeling/Packaging-Controlled Substance, and two counts of Possession Or Use Of A Controlled Substance. Our attorney successfully negotiated for the reduction of the DUI to the charge of Impaired Driving, and convinced the court to dismiss all the remaining charges.
February 28, 2013
In a recent case, one of our criminal defense lawyers represented a criminal defendant facing the charge of Driving Under The Influence in the Midvale Justice Court. The result of the case was successful for our client, in that the charge was amended to Driving With A Measurable Controlled Substance. The result of which was probation and no jail time.
February 6, 2013
In this case, one of our defense attorneys defended a person faced with the charges of Driving Under the Influence of Alcohol/Drugs, and Illegal Lane change, both of which are misdemeanors, in the South Salt Lake Justice Court, in Salt Lake County, Utah. The outcome of the case was consistent with what is typically our objective in this type of case, which is to procure an initial dismissal of one of the charges.
January 15, 2013
In this case, a criminal defense attorney from our firm represented an individual faced with the criminal charges of Driving Under the Influence of Drugs/Alcohol, Alcohol Restricted Driver’s License, No Driver’s License in Possession, Improper Turn, Unsafe Emergence from an Alley, Failure to Yield Right of way, and Failure to Use Traffic Control Signal, in the Salt Lake Justice Court. In spite of the high volume of criminal charges our client was facing in this case, no jail time was imposed by the court. Furthermore, the attorney was successful in negotiating the outright dismissal of all but one of the charges.
January 17, 2013
In a recent matter, an individual faced with the criminal charge of Driving Under The Influence Of Alcohol/Drugs, a 3rd Degree Felony, in the District Court of Provo, Utah. When a DUI is charged as a felony it is usually because it is not the first DUI that the defendant has been charged with. In cases such as this, the potential prison sentence can be up to five years. Notwithstanding, we successfully negotiated for no jail time, and our client was given probation as an alternative.
January 3, 2013
Recently our firm represented a criminal defendant faced with the charges of Head Lamp Violation, Driving Under the Influence of Alcohol/Drugs, Alcohol Restricted Drivers, Interlock Restricted Driver Operating a Vehicle Without IL System, Driving With Wrong Class of License, and Ignition Interlock Violation, in the Sandy Justice Court, in Salt Lake County, Utah. Our attorney negotiated an agreement wherein four of the charges were dismissed outright.
January 30, 2013
We represented an individual in a recent matter in the South Salt Lake Justice Court, who had been charged with Driving Under the Influence of Alcohol, a Class B Misdemeanor, and Failure to Stay in One Lane, a Class C Misdemeanor. As is always the case, our first objective is to procure the outright dismissal of one of the charges, which we were successful in doing. Furthermore, no jail time was ordered for the remaining charge.

