This is a common question and the fact is that many DWI cases can be dismissed or reduced. 

It is also true that DWI and DUI defense has become a very specialized area of practice.   The lawyer that you hire can make a difference in your case.  Click here to review just some of our Success Stories.

Our DWI lawyers have helped to develop new DWI defense strategies in Minnesota.  Moreover, across the nation, new defenses are constantly being developed.  As a result, our Network of DWI lawyers allows us to discuss those new challenges with national colleagues and to apply them in your DWI defense.   There are many challenges to a DWI.  It is important to note that officers must follow a detailed set of procedures where even one omission can result in case dismissal. 

Are there DWI Challenges in Minnesota?

Yes. There are many.  On this page you will find professional DWI resources including an extensive library of DWI - DUI articles relating to DWI defenses.

• Were your  constitutional rights were violated?
• Did the Officer have a reasonable suspicion of criminal activity to stop your vehicle or probable cause to seek an alcohol test or to make an arrest? The answer may not always be so clear.
• Did the Officer follow necessary arrest procedures related to existing DWI and DWI laws?
• Were you denied your right to counsel or a second independent breath - blood- or urine test to determine your blood alcohol content?
• Were you read a DUI - DWI Implied Consent Advisory?  Was that DWI advisory recorded?
• Was the test to determine blood alcohol levels properly administered?
• Was the machinery that tested your DWI blood alcohol level properly maintained?
• Did the prosecutor have the right to seek an enhanced DWI based on a prior DWI offense where the prior offense was in another state?

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