by seligman | Jun 17, 2012 | Fort Lauderdale Criminal Defense Blog
If you are a professional driver or drive a truck or vehicle as part of your employment a suspended license can stop your income dead in it's tracks. If you are a delivery driver for a large company or small pizza place you need that license to stay on the road and keep earning a living. You need to get your license back and you need it back fast. You also need to have the history removed from your driving record if at all possible. Guy Seligman is an experienced license restoration lawyer. He has experience with commercial drivers as well as CDL and Florida drivers license. Your drivers license is considered to be suspended from the time the suspension is imposed, even though the period of suspension may not officially begin until a later date. In addition, the suspension usually continues until the license is actually restored by the court or agency that imposed the suspension. If you are out of state and your Florida license is suspended you will most likely not get a license in any other state. If your Florida driver's license has been suspended or revoked as a result of a DUI or from accumulation of points for several traffic violations, the Florida license restoration law firm of Guy Seligman can help you get your license back. The DMV Points System in Florida In the state of Florida, points are given from the date that a traffic offense occurs. The number of points varies depending upon the offense committed. A detailed table of the different points assigned for Florida driving violations can be found...
by seligman | Jun 15, 2012 | Fort Lauderdale Criminal Defense Blog
If you are a professional accused of a crime your professional license may be at stake. You will need quick aggressive criminal defense and a followup keeping your record clean. Call the law off of Guy Seligman 954 760-7600 If you are a professional arrested for a DUI you must protect your reputation and your professional license. Florida DUI Laws are complicated. As a physicians, nurse, teacher, pilot, stock broker, banker, veterinarian, x-ray technicians, or other professional you are at risk of having a case which can potentially impact your license to practice in your profession. Individuals who hold positions of trust, such as police officers, fire fighters and commercial truck drivers will be presented with specific issues requiring special consideration and close attention. Criminal arrests are upsetting to everyone but can be particularly problematic for financial and securities professionals because of the possible employment and license consequences. Brokers, traders, bankers, financial advisers, and other financial professionals can have a serious problems on hands. Pilots are prohibited from performing crew member duties within 8 hours after drinking any alcoholic beverage or while under the influence of alcohol. You will need an experienced defense lawyer on your side. Call us. Time is of the...
by seligman | Jun 14, 2012 | Fort Lauderdale Criminal Defense Blog
If you are a Trucker you know that a suspended license is time off the road. It can kill your chances of getting hired by a trucking company and your driving record is all you have. Let the Law office of Guy Seligman get you back on the road again. We may be able to get your drivers license record expunged as well Guy Seligman ia a Florida Truck Driver Lawyer fighting to protect your CDL license and get you back into that rig again. As a professional trucker, your livelihood depends on having a clean driving record and a valid commercial drivers' license. Traffic violations that are an inconvenience for regular auto drivers can stop your livlihood in it's tracks. Truck Driver Suspended License Too many points on your driving record,outstanding judgements,failure to pay child support, out of permit violations, or misdemeanor speeding, or a DUI can get your CDL license suspended A DUI conviction could cause you to lose your CDL for a year. . Out of State Violations and Out of State Drivers If you are an out-of-state driver who got traffic tickets here in Florida, your home state will be notified through the national DMV exchange and your license could be suspended. Guy Seligman can help you restore your drivers license. If you're a Florida trucker who accumulated traffic violations in another state, you could be facing license suspension of your Florida commercial driver's...
by seligman | Jun 12, 2012 | Fort Lauderdale Criminal Defense Blog
According to Guy Seligman, Criminal records expungement lawyer " First see if you are eligible to have your record expunged." Getting a job with a criminal charge on your record can be very difficult, as you most likely already know. Jobs for felons are difficult to get, and most companies wont hire a felon. The ones that do generally don't pay very well. I have found a list of the top 10 jobs for felons. Helpful tip: if your felony is over 7 years old, most states don't allow background checks to go back that far. If your state has this law, you can answer 'no' on an application. First contact a criminal lawyer experienced in getting your record expunged. When all else fails try these jobs. Top 10 List of jobs for people with a criminal record #10 Job – UPS Delivery Driver UPS has been known to hire felons. They have moderate salaries and is a good job to have. #9 Job –You can always Join the army The army accepts people with criminal backgrounds, depending on the crime. Contact a recruiter to see if you qualify to join. #8 Job – A Truck driver Many trucking companies will hire felons. Most likely you will need to obtain a trucking license. #7 Job – Start your own business You can start your own business. One idea is to go to school to be a locksmith, and start your own company. Also consider getting a barber license. #6 Job – Telephone Customer Service Many companies are willing to hire felons for over the phone customer service, because you...
by seligman | Jun 9, 2012 | Fort Lauderdale Criminal Defense Blog
Guy Seligman can help Truckers get back on the road. Expungment of criminal and driving record for truckers in Florida or with a Florida conviction How to Expunge a Commercial Driver DAC ?, Get an experienced expungement lawyer and get it done right. A DAC report is essentially an employment record for commercial drivers (truckers). A DAC report contains a variety of information, including previous employment, accidents, tickets, drug test results and criminal convictions. A criminal conviction such as driving while intoxicated or reckless driving can seriously affect a trucker’s ability to gain employment. To expunge (erase or remove from public access) a conviction from a DAC report, the driver must successfully expunge the conviction from the original court records. Get an experienced Trucker lawyer to help you get a copy of original judgment of conviction. Lets face it , you are on the road all over the country. If Florida is not your home state this may be a tiresome and lengthy task. Why not get an experienced CDL or drivers license claean up lawyer like Guy Seligman to help you. Guy Seligman will research the statutes in t Florida where you received the conviction to determine whether you are eligible for expungement. Retain an experienced Trucker lawyer like Guy Seligman to help you and prepare the petition to expunge . Go it alone ? Sure and take a chance on your driving again? Why ? Guy Seligman will file the petition with the clerk of the original Florida court where you were convicted. In some states the expungement is automatic if you meet the statutory qualifications. In...
by seligman | Jun 7, 2012 | Fort Lauderdale Criminal Defense Blog
Guy Seligman Is an experienced Juvenile and Criminal lawyer. He has defended juveniles being tried as adults for over 20 yrs in Ft Lauderdale . He offers the following discussion: Should Juveniles Be Tried as Adults? Since the juvenile court was started more than a hundred years ago, a basic assumption underlying the juvenile court has been that juvenile offenders shouldn’t go through the adult criminal courts. The juvenile court was created to handle juvenile offenders on the basis of their youth rather than their crimes. The purpose of juvenile court is treatment and guidance rather than punishment. During the 1980s and 1990s, the public called for getting tough with juveniles and trying them as adults. Many states passed laws making it easier to try certain youthful offenders as adults; some states considered the radical proposal of abolishing juvenile courts. Supporters of getting rid of juvenile courts center their arguments on the need to punish juvenile criminals and a concern for juveniles’ rights. The juvenile court is founded on false premises because its purpose is to shield youths from the consequences of their own actions. The juvenile court fails to deter juvenile violence. The current juvenile crime problem requires that we punish juvenile offenders in order to deter the next generation of juveniles from becoming predators. Justice demands that juvenile courts be abolished—if juveniles are tried in adult courts, they will be afforded their full array of constitutional rights. Juvenile courts should not be abolished Many experts believe abolishing the juvenile court will only make matters worse. The premise of the juvenile court is sound—since children have not fully...
