New York DWI and Traffic Violations Defense Attorney

Karen A. Friedman, Attorney at Law

404 Park Avenue South, 16th Floor New York, New York 10016 USA

 (212) 213-2145
 (212) 779-3289

www.newyorktrafficlawyer.com
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Karen Friedman is an attorney who has practiced law for over twenty-five years. She is the president of the Association of Motor Vehicle Trial Attorneys. The A.M.V.T.A. is an organization of attorneys that represents motorists and corporations in traffic and criminally related matters throughout New York State.

If you have received traffic summonses or been arrested for a traffic or criminally related matter you need an attorney specializing in that field. Karen Friedman tries traffic cases such as speeding, tail gaiting, passing a stopped school bus, red lights and sign violations. Providing thorough and effective legal representation, she helps clients with criminal problems, including driving while intoxicated, reckless driving, aggravated unlicensed driving and trucking misdemeanors.

If you are convicted of a moving violation or crime, it can have a serious impact on your driver’s license and your ability to make a living. Karen Friedman can defend you in court and help you maintain a valid driver's license. Karen Friedman's experience has been representing motorists, taxi drivers and trucking companies throughout New York State. Whether it's negotiating a plea bargain or representing you at trial, she will ensure that your experience with the legal system will be as painless as possible.

Practice Areas

Practice Areas Description

- Traffic Violations

Traffic violation convictions can have an impact on your driver's license, insurance rates, ability to work and enjoyment of life. If you have received a summons after being involved in an accident, the outcome of the traffic case can affect a personal injury or property damage lawsuit. Karen Friedman represents clients throughout Westchester County in a variety of locales such as Yonkers, White Plains, Greenburgh, Yorktown and Bedford. Many motorists find the legal system frustrating and confusing, not to mention time consuming. She can relieve you of your traffic court burdens.

- DWI / DWAI

A charge of drunk driving in New York State can have serious consequences. You will be facing a criminal record, license revocation, fines, driver assessment fees, impoundment of your vehicle and jail time. If you have a commercial driver's license, a DWI/DWAI conviction will result in the loss of your CDL and may affect your employment. Karen Friedman represents motorists who are charged with driving while intoxicated and driving while ability impaired. She has concentrated her practice on criminally related traffic matters since 1984.

- Revoked / Suspended License Defense

If you are arrested for driving with a revoked or suspended license, you may be charged with a violation, misdemeanor or felony. Conviction could result in a criminal record, jail time, a fine, New York State driver's assessment fees, increased insurance rates and the loss of your driving privileges. In order to resolve these charges, the underlying problems need to be identified. The office procedure is to run a motorist's driving abstract and make the necessary phone calls to the Department of Motor Vehicles, Traffic Violations Bureau and local courts to determine the extent of the problems. Once the issues are identified, a plan is made to resolve the issues as expeditiously as possible.

- Hit and Run / Traffic Fatalities

If you have left the scene of an accident, your actions may be reported to the police by witnesses or victims. The police will then try to locate you and your vehicle. When you have been found you will be questioned or asked to come down to the station house. Contact an attorney. You have the right to be represented. Do not speak to the police alone. If the police worked to find you, they will probably not be sympathetic to your plight, even if the accident was not your fault.

- Safety Hearings

If your driver's license is in jeopardy because of a fatal accident, Karen Friedman can represent you at your fatality hearing. This administrative proceeding, called a "safety hearing," is held by the Department of Motor Vehicles to determine whether your driver's license should be suspended or revoked. Safety hearings can be especially difficult for clients who are involved in a fatal accident. An attorney will represent you and ensure that your rights are defended.

- Misdemeanor Charges

At her Manhattan law office, Karen Friedman works directly with clients to provide effective legal representation for misdemeanor traffic charges. Telephone for representation or a consultation if you are charged with a trucking misdemeanor, a DWI, aggravated unlicensed operation or reckless driving. Misdemeanor traffic charges can include: reckless driving; leaving the scene: when there has been a personal injury; aggravated unlicensed operation; and driving while intoxicated.

- Speeding

New York police officers issue thousands of speeding tickets every day. Tickets are assessed points based on the number of miles per hour over the speed limit. For the last 25 years, Karen Friedman has represented motorists and trucking companies throughout New York State. She has tried thousands of speeding tickets involving underage motorists, motorists under the influence of drugs and alcohol, and drivers speeding in school or construction zones. Motorists convicted of speeding tickets face many issues. The most obvious is license suspension or revocation. In addition, insurance rates can skyrocket with motorists in assigned risk paying $10,000 annually per car. There are also fines and driver assessment fees to consider.

- Reckless Driving

Reckless driving is an unclassified misdemeanor in New York State. A conviction results in five points on your driver's license, possible automobile insurance increases, a fine and a criminal record. A judge also has the discretion to suspend your driver's license and/or put you in jail. In practice, judges rarely incarcerate motorists for this charge; however, they have the power to do so. Some judges believe that motorists should be punished or rehabilitated for a conviction of reckless driving and will order a driver safety program or anger management class, jail time or community service. Drivers charged with reckless driving are often facing another charge, such as speeding, unsafe lane change, running a red light or, in a recent case, failing to yield to a police officer.

- Truck Driver Permit Violations

Truck companies are required to comply with permit and registration rules, whether the company owns a large fleet or a single truck. In order to carry hazardous materials, truck companies need tax stamps, highway use stamps and special permits. Trucking violations can lead to significant fines and interruption to the business. If you or your company has received a summons, contact Karen Friedman at her Manhattan law office. She handles a broad range of truck permit charges, including: hazardous materials citations; trucking registration violations; tax stamp violations; Highway Usage Permits (HUT permits); hauling permits; bridge authority or thruway permits; violations related to escorts, flags, or speed restrictions; and International Fuel Tax Agreement (IFTA) violations.

- Traffic Tickets

If you receive a traffic summons, an attorney can defend you in court. Effective assistance will help you to avoid points on your driver's license, fines, insurance consequences and jail time. For more than a quarter of a century, attorney Karen Friedman has represented clients accused of serious traffic violations in New York State, such as: speeding, reckless driving, passing a stopped school bus, tailgating or following too closely, failure to stop at a stop sign, driving with a suspended license, driving while intoxicated, overweight trucking violations, trucking violations and misdemeanors.

- Commercial Driver Traffic Violations

If you are a commercial truck or bus driver who has been charged with a traffic violation, it is important to get legal representation. Conviction of speeding, passing a stopped school bus with flashing red lights, and leaving the scene where there is a personal injury or property damage can have a serious impact on your CDL. For many years, Karen Friedman has represented truckers and truck companies throughout New York State. She is committed to defending your rights and your driver's license.

- License Misdemeanors and Felonies

If you are arrested for driving with a suspended driver's license, you may need assistance in straightening out your driving record. In Karen Friedman's practice, she works with motorists who have a wide range of motor vehicle problems. She also represents clients who have been charged with aggravated unlicensed operation. In order to defend a motorist against an aggravated unlicensed misdemeanor, you must contest the underlying charges. This usually requires a trip to the Department of Motor Vehicles or sending to Albany for a D.M.V. abstract. You must then resolve the suspensions that formed the basis for the aggravated unlicensed charge. Karen Friedman can do the leg work for you and come up with a plan of action.

- Traffic Court Appeals / Article 78 Proceedings

At a hearing, judges do not always rule in your favor; however, you do have the l right to appeal. When preparing an appeal to the Appeals Board of the Department of Motor Vehicles, it is necessary to review the record. In most cases, appeals are written on the basis of the transcript or recording of the underlying hearing as well as the exhibits. If you are not successful at the Department of Motor Vehicles level, Karen Friedman has had success in Article 78 proceedings. This procedure takes the case to the Appellate Division of the N.Y.S. Supreme Court.

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