December 2023
Jason Lantz was able to suppress the breath test in this case based on the breath test machine's failure to perform a required calculation. The state had a civilian witness, dash camera, and officer observations that they used to try to prove their case. After a two-day jury trial, the jury fou... Read On
February 2023
After Jason Lantz successfully suppressed the breath test, he took a DUI case to trial in King County District Court, Maleng Regional Justice Center, in Kent. The state proceeded with other evidence such as the dash camera, field tests, and officer observations. After a hard fought trial, the j... Read On
Jason fought and won a trial for his client on all four felony counts. Jason's client was wrongly accused by someone they did not know. Jason fought back against an aggressive prosecutor and the jury returned a verdict of not guilty to all counts. The judge said he had never seen an attorney h... Read On
Jason took a tough DUI case to trial in King County District Court, Redmond. After a short deliberation, the jury came back with a not guilty verdict. The client was very happy. Read On
Geoff took yet another difficult DUI case to trial in King Count District Court, Seattle. After the client chose trial, Geoff promptly scheduled a trial and stuck to his guns. The jury returned a verdict of not guilty. Read On
Geoff Burg recently won a very difficult DUI and Physical Control trial for his client. The client was looking at substantial jail time with difficult facts including a BAC of nearly three times the limit. The client was thrilled with the result after the jury returned a verdict of not guilty. Read On
Outcome: Dismissed Description: Second offense DUI. Client was facing a minimum of 45 days in jail and 90 days of electronic home monitoring. I wrote a legal letter to the prosecutor explaining why the stop by the police officer was unconstitutional. The prosecutor agreed and dismissed al... Read On
Outcome: Hung Jury, charges reduced to reckless driving Description: Second offense DUI, client was facing 45 days in jail and 90 days of electronic home monitoring. Prosecutor would make no offers on the case, requiring us to go to trial. At the end of the trial, the jury deliberated for a... Read On
Outcome: Not Guilty Verdict Description: Not guilty verdict by jury in State of Washington v. D.K. where police report states defendant was contacted while already pulled over to the side of the road, admitted to driving, admitted to several drinks, became irate and escaped from her handcuff... Read On
Outcome: DUI Charges Dismissed Description: DUI charge dismissed in State of Washington v. T.S. where client was stopped for not yielding to oncoming traffic and traveling into another lane. Client failed all sobriety tests and had a breath content of .14/.15. Case was dismissed after the ... Read On
Outcome: Not Guilty Verdict Description: Not guilty verdict by jury in State of Washington v. W.B. where police report states that client was pulled over for swerving on the road, failed 6 field sobriety tests, admitted to drinking a "bucket" of Rolling Rock, or around 8 beers, and had a bre... Read On
Outcome: Not Guilty Verdict Description: Not guilty verdict by jury in second offense DUI case where police report states defendant drove through a roundabout and crashed his car in the middle of the roundabout, failed all three field sobriety tests, admitted to drinking 8 beers and refused ... Read On
Outcome: Not Guilty Verdict Description: 2nd Offense DUI charge dismissed in State of Washington v. R.H. where police report indicated that client was traveling 90 mph and client failed all field sobriety tests. Client refused to take the breath test. Case dismissed by State after jury hun... Read On
Outcome: DUI Charges Dismissed Description: DUI charge dismissed in State of Washington v. B.J where client was stopped for swerving outside his lane. Failed all field sobriety tests and had a breath alcohol content of .10. Court found stop was unlawful and dismissed the charges. State ap... Read On
Outcome: DUI Charges Dismissed Description: Second offense DUI case dismissed after judge found that there was not probable cause by the police to stop the defendant. The State initially appealed the decision, then conceded on appeal and agreed to the dismissal. Read On
Outcome: Dismissed with prejudice and win at DOL hearing. Description: Client was facing a minimum of 30 days in jail and 60 days of electronic home monitoring and a 2 year license revocation on a second offense DUI. The case was ultimately dismissed on my motion because the officer did not hav... Read On
Outcome: Criminal charge of DUI reduced to traffic infraction. Description: Client from out of state retained me to represent him on a DUI he received while traveling in Washington. I was able to negotiate to have the case reduced to a traffic infraction of negligent driving second degree due t... Read On
January 2010
Outcome: Dismissal of DOL action and pending CDL disqualification against client. Description: Client with commercial driver's license was referred to me for the Department of Licensing hearing due to my experience with the DOL and commercial driver's licenses. Through investigation I was able... Read On
Description: Department of Licensing action against clients driver's license dismissed for failure to meet the four elements required by law. Read On
Outcome: Won DOL hearing and negotiated criminal charge of DUI refusal down to a non-criminal traffic infraction. Description: Client was charged with driving under the influence and refusing to perform a breath test. Through investigation and use of expert witnesses we were able to show that d... Read On
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