Tom Hudson - DUI Attorney

The 7 Secrets of the Intoxilyzer (What the Police Don't Want You to Know).

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Sarasota Bradenton Key West Florida DUI Defense

Recent news:

For the fifth time this year, Hudson client's DUI case was reduced to Reckless Driving, after the jury was selected. (5/2/12)

DUI dismissed--Hudson client enters admission to careless driving--a non-criminal traffic offense.  (3/9/12)

For the fourth time this year, on the day of trial, DUI reduced to Reckless driving--no adjudication and no license suspension.  (2/28/12)

Motion to suppress evidence granted--DUI case dismissed.  (1/30/12)

Recently, we proved that touching the lane line isn't enough to pull someone over.  We did it by showing a video of how the police drive.

Twice in two years, we successfully eliminated every DUI Checkpoint in Sarasota County

Find out about the piece of advice that's so good we can't put it on our website!

When Everyone Else is On Your Back, We're On Your Side.®
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You have only 10 days to defend your license from suspension!

How to Say "No" to the Police.

Six Crucial Tips to Avoid a Bad DUI Lawyer.

Revised!

The "3/2 Rule" Beating the Intoxilyzer-(or at least making sure it doesn't beat you.)

The Double Disadvantage of the Female Drinking Driver.

The TRUE COST of a DUI Conviction

Why you should fight your case.

The Scoop on Suspensions--What a DUI does to your Driving Privileges.

WHAT TO DO IF YOU BLOW OVER .08--The One Request that Can Save Your Skin!!




 

WHY WE ARE DIFFERENT: 
Formal NHTSA Certification as an Instructor of the Standardized Field Sobriety Tests given by police in DUI cases.
Dedication to DUI defense, as demonstrated by successful completion of National Board Certification.
Formal training as a NHTSA Drug Recognition Evaluator. ("Drug Evaluation & Classification")
Formal training to operate the Intoxilyzer 8000, Florida's official breath test instrument.
Extensive experience in teaching other attorneys how to handle DUI cases.
Hundreds of jury trials both as defense lawyer and as prosecutor.
Florida's State Delegate to the National College for DUI Defense.
Folder link for finding "my case" Click on the "MY CASE" icon at the left to get the latest information on your case directly from the Clerk of Court, without waiting on the phone!  For information on the various types of court appearances in your DUI case, click here.!

If you are from outside of Florida, we can often get your entire case resolved in absentia, so that you do not even have to return to the state!  Ask us!

 

 

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DUI Library:

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Florida DUI Procedures

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FL DUI Penalties

Commercial Drivers and DUI

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Ignition Interlocks

Blood Alcohol Calculator

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America's Elite  DUI Attys

AA Sarasota-Manatee

AA Key West

Sarasota Office

7780 Westmoreland Drive

(At U.S. 41 by the Airport)

Sarasota, Florida 34243

 

(941) 957-0500

Key West Satellite Office

422 Fleming St.

Key West, Florida 33040

(305) 292-8384

Here's a map for you to find our offices!

(941) 957-0500 (Sarasota-Bradenton)

(305) 292-8DUI (8384) (Key West)


 

(941) 358-5477 fax 

We Accept Credit Cards

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Board Certification in DUI Defense
Note: The State of Florida does not yet recognize DUI Defense as a separate specialty. 

Tom's Plaque for Completing his Board Certification in DUI Defense

Tom is NHTSA-certified as an Instructor of the Standardized Field Sobriety Tests, is trained as a Florida Breath Test Operator and as a DRE (Drug Recognition Evaluator). 
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Tom Hudson with legendary lawyer F. Lee Bailey, at the Harvard Law School for the 2011 Summer Session of the National College for DUI Defense.

Tom Hudson with Lawrence E. Taylor, America's best-known DUI attorney, the man who literally "wrote the book" on DUI defense, at Harvard Law School in July, 2007.  Click here to order his book "Drunk Driving Defense."

What you need to know about DUI suspension of your driver's license in Florida.

We have our own Intoxilyzers, and we pride ourselves on knowing the machine better than the police do! 



Who we are:

NHTSA-Certified Instructor of the Standardized Field Sobriety Tests

Graduate of the Florida Breath Test Operator Course and Certified to operate the Intoxilyzer 5000 and the Intoxilyzer 8000.

Graduate of the NHTSA Drug Recognition Expert Course. (DRE)

Florida Justice Association 

Florida State Delegate to the National College for DUI Defense

 

National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers

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Legal Links which you may find helpful:

These links are not necessarily endorsed by us, but are provided because they may be useful to you:

IRS Forms and Instructions  Official IRS forms and instructions for downloading.

FDLE Wanted Persons Search Form  The Official site of the Florida Department of Law Enforcement showing individuals with outstanding arrest warrants.

Driver License Check  Check the status of your Florida Drivers License.

Freeality Email Addresses and Reverse Lookup  A helpful tool for finding people.

Obtaining Criminal History Information  The Florida Department of Law Enforcement site for ordering a copy of your criminal record.

The Merck Manual  The bible of medical providers, with much useful information for lawyers and clients..

 

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