October 7, 2014: OWI-2nd/Refusal of Chemical Test Reduced to Non-Alcohol-Related, Non-Traffic Misdemeanor

EJ was terrified at the thought of being convicted of his second offense drunk driving charge. In addition to the mandatory jail time, the 1 to 2 year license revocation he was facing, along with mandatory ignition interlock device installation in all of his vehicles, would have destroyed the business EJ had worked so hard to make successful. EJ had no choice but to fight the case, so he turned to his close friend (an attorney) for advice in finding the best possible lawyer to defend his high-stakes case. His friend provided EJ just one name: Dennis Melowski. After going through EJ's very factually difficult case with a fine-toothed comb, Dennis was able to seize upon just enough to negotiate a very favorable outcome. On the morning of EJ's scheduled Refusal Hearing, Dennis was able to convince the prosecutor to reduce the OWI-2nd charge to the non-alcohol-related, non-traffic misdemeanor offense of Negligent Operation of a Vehicle, an offense that will not even appear on EJ's driver record. The Refusal charge was dismissed completely. EJ was given one year of probation, but never lost his license for a single day and completely avoided the horrible ignition interlock requirement. Since no offense will appear on his driver record as a result of this outstanding outcome, EJ also avoided what would have been massive insurance increases for years to come. Most importantly, EJ was spared of becoming a convicted drunk driver for the second time. Mission accomplished.