It's Memorial Day weekend, the official start to summer 2017. Many of you are planning celebrations - if it involves drinking, make sure that you have a designated driver, the uber app or the number to a cab company plugged into your phone. Avoid drinking and driving and risking an OVI as law enforcement in [...]
Attorney Scott A. Rubenstein Summer break is upon us and college students will be home. With that comes one of the most significant risks: underage drinking. This is a problem all year, but it increases in the Summer and often among college students. There is a lot of underage drinking going on in [...]
There is a DUI checkpoint planned in Cincinnati Friday night, May 12. In Ohio, checkpoints are determined by police where they will set up traffic cones and barricades to stop vehicles and check for suspected drunk drivers. These checkpoints must adhere to many guidelines. For instance, police will check every other vehicle, or every third [...]
If charged with a criminal offense in Ohio, the biggest mistakes to be avoided so that the situation doesn't get worse are: Having a conversation with police: One of the biggest mistakes to avoid when charged with a crime in Ohio (or anywhere) is speaking with law enforcement. It's important to be polite and truthful [...]
A DUI, even as a first-time charge, can change a life for years to come. A criminal conviction can have a serious impact on a person's future. There may be fines, incarceration, difficulty in finding a job or even keeping one, financial aid for school and more. There is good news, however, contacting the best criminal [...]
Crimes are committed every single day in America. Most of these charges are based on truth and are deserving of a conviction. However, out of millions of charges, there is always a chance that accusations may be false. Everyone has heard the term "innocent until proven guilty," but that does not always mean that someone [...]
If you are stopped on suspicion of driving under the influence in Ohio, do you know your rights? Your actions at the time of your traffic stop could mean the difference between a jail sentence and walking away from this incident with no consequences. You should be prepared in the event that you are pulled over [...]
Happy Opening Day! One of the best days in Cincinnati but also one of the busiest for law enforcement. It's a long day of drinking beer that can lead to poor decisions and mistakes. From public intoxication, alcohol intoxication, disorderly conduct to a DUI, today is a popular day for trouble. However, in Ohio appearing [...]
Law Enforcement Officials have a very tough job. They are often called upon to make a split-second decision to save a life, sometimes their own. Police Officers put their lives on the line daily in Ohio. However, there are occasions when law enforcement goes overboard and exceeds their legally permissible use of reasonable force to [...]
Attorney Scott A. Rubenstein It's the perfect trifecta in Cincinnati - March Madness and St. Patrick's Day, and the weekend! There will be people celebrating in pubs and living rooms all over town. You can safely bet that law enforcement will be out in full force and be working double time to prevent, detect [...]