Most people think officers always need a reason (reasonable suspicion of atraffic offense) to stop a moving vehicle. However, this Labor Day weekend some cities and towns in Illinois and beyond will use a sobriety checkpoint to briefly detain and interview suspicious...
Happy Hour is officially back in Illinois. Governor Bruce Rauner signed a bill into law that allows the return of happy hour alcoholic drink specials. Happy hour drink specials have been banned under Illinois law since 1989. The original ban was instituted to prevent...
Many people think that because they were in fact drunk (or high) at the time of their DUI arrest, that there is no hope for their case. This couldn’t be further from the truth. Even if you are intoxicated, the police cannot violate your constitutional rights or their...
Every state defines “drunk driving” differently in their criminal and/or traffic code. Some states charge “drunk driving” as Driving Under the Influence of Drugs or Alcohol (DUI) and other states charge drunk driving as Operating a Vehicle Under the Influence of...
An officer needs probable cause that a person is under the influence of alcohol before he or she can request them to submit to a breath test. Phase III of DUI Detection or the Pre-Arrest Screening Phase is where an officer administers three scientifically validated...
This is Part Two of a Three Part Series on DUI or OVI Detection. Many people eventually charged with DUI or OVI think that they got charged because they failed the breath test. However, many officers create the strongest part of their case during Phase II of the DUI...
I’ve spoken to hundreds of people charged with driving under the influence of drugs and/or alcohol. Most people charged with DUI or OVI do not completely grasped that the arresting officer was building a case against them from second they observed their vehicle in...
Fenbert & Associates defends men and women charged with speeding tickets. We represent people charged with Speed in violation of 625 ILCS 5/11-601.5, all across Chicago and Cook County, DuPage County, Will County, McHenry County and Kane County. Mr. Fenbert is an...
Fenbert & Associates defends men and women with a commercial driver’s license (CDL) across Chicago and Cook County, DuPage County, Will County, McHenry County and Kane County. Mr. Fenbert is an experienced and aggressive attorney ready to challenge the weight and...