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MA Drunk Driving Defense Home Massachusetts Drunk Driving Laws & Penalties 2nd Offense Drunk Driving Laws & Penalties What should I do if I've been charged with a second offense? 14 Reasons to Fight Your DUI in Court OUI Case Wins Here is a list of cases just like yours and what happened. Not Guilty results and dismissals. DUI Cases - Frequently Asked Questions What will it cost to hire you? How I charge for OUI defense. Why hire Russell Matson? Training. Experience. Results. 10 Mistakes People Make in their DUI Cases 9 Reasons Why You Can Fail Field Sobriety Tests - Without Being Drunk! Field Sobriety Tests are often set up for you to fail. Here are 9 absolutely legitimate reasons why. Top 9 Lawyers Mistakes in Defending DUI Charges (and how to avoid them) 10 Common Police Mistakes in DUI Arrests 3 Reasons Why Some People Plead Guilty What happens in an OUI court case? What is the arraignment, the pretrial, and other court dates? For a free legal consultation on your Mass DUI/OUI charge from Attorney Russell Matson, please fill out the form below: |
OUI News and Press Releases:Latest Press Coverage:June 2008: Russell Matson is quoted in the new issue of Boston Business Journal on lawyers who podcast. Check out Russ' OUI podcasts. Subjects include on how to fight an OUI, and protect your license, and how to decide whether to fight or plead guilty. May, 2008 Attorney Russ Matson has been added to the Editorial Advisory Board for a new national DUI defense book, DUI Trial Tools. To be published in late 2008 by James Publishing, it will be an expert level book for trial lawyers nationwide who fight DUI charges. March 11, 2008: I am quoted in Today's Boston Herald on a supposed loophole in Melanie's law. In fact, the loophole has nothing at all to do with Melanie's law, or Massachusetts drunk driving laws. It's simply a fact that you can't be charged with a multiple offense of a crime just because you have 2 separate, unrelated charges that haven't been resolved before the court. It wouldn't make any sense otherwise. 5/1/07: I'm quoted in Exhibit A News on Melanie's Law. The stats quoted look made up to me. 4/30/07: I'm quoted in the Mass Lawyers Weekly article on the SJC ruling on breath test admissions. On 4/19 the Mass SJC rejected a legal challenge that would have required expert testimony in breath test cases. (Here is the SJC opinion on the breath test admission matter, Commonwealth v. Colturi.) I have a Reader's View piece in the Patriot Leger on Friday, 4/6/07. Recent Speaking Engagements:On 4/26/07, Attorney Russell Matson spoke at a Seminar on Representing the OUI Client put on by the Massachusetts Bar Association. The event, targeted to lawyers and law students, was sponsored by the Massachusetts School of Law. [ Representing the OUI Client press release] Update: Matson's response to the seminar. Massachusetts DUI Attorney Russell Matson is Quoted on Drunk Driving Cases in the NewsMay 2007: I added a detailed page on Massachusetts Ignition Interlock vendors and installers. If you need a device installed in your car, here's where to go after you get your paperwork from the Registry. March 2007: I wrote a letter to the editor in response to an editorial in the Patriot Ledger. 3/10: I'm quoted here in the Ledger. The article is Why aren’t more drunken drivers locked up? Tougher penalties bring more aggressive defenses, challenges to tests - and fewer convictions. Jan 2007: I'm quoted in Mass Lawyers Weekly on the increasing opportunities to get breath test results thrown out in court. If you failed a breath test, it doesn't mean your case can't be won! Jan 2007: Some thoughts on Why I Defend DUI cases. Dated 12/5/2006: I was on Fox 25 News in a piece on the Ignition Interlock Device laws. I am quoted in the newest issue (Dec 06) of Men's Health Magazine on Hardship Licenses. Dated 11/27/06: I am a guest lecturer for the Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education (MCLE) on the subject of driver's license issues as they relate to OUI charges. Dated 7/1/06: Thoughts on the Interlock Law. Dated 5/5/06: Attorney Matson comments on the Patrick Kennedy case. Dated 4/1/06: More attempts to use breath test devices at school proms. Dated 12/31/05: My Op/Ed piece was in today's Quincy Patriot Ledger. Check out a copy of my article entitled "Melanie's Law Punishes the Accused Before a Guilty Verdict". Dated 12/27/05: I was quoted in an article in the East Bay Newspapers/ Swansea News. Dated 10/29/05: Melanie's Law has passed. These are the changes in Massachusetts OUI Laws.Dated 10/27/05: More Attorney Matson Melanie's Bill comments Dated 9/25/05: Attorney Matson comments on proposed Melanie's Law - proposed changes to Massachusetts Drunk Driving Laws Dated 7/28/05: Attorney Matson is quoted in the Boston Herald - The ambulance chasers: Victims' kin rip drunks' lawyers Dated 5/1/05 - Massachusetts Registry of Motor Vehicles Changes OUI License Suspension Rules Dated 3/24/05 - Massachusetts DUI Attorney Russell Matson comments on use of breath test devices to detect alcohol at school dance Dated 3/21/05 - Attorney Russell Matson to Guest Co Host Legal & Investigation Radio Show Dated 10/27/04 - Rip Torn DUI Arrest Dated 8/23/04 - State Representative Paul Kujawski DUI Arrest Dated 11/7/00 - George Bush DUI arrest
Attorney Russell Matson is a recognized authority on Drunk Driving Law in Massachusetts and related areas of criminal law, motor vehicle law, the Massachusetts Registry of Motor Vehicles, and hardship licenses. He has been quoted by many news organizations, including legal publications like Mass Lawyer's Weekly, and Exhibit A News, and large mainstream news outlets such as Boston's Channel 5 News, The Boston Herald, The Patriot Ledger, and AAA Horizons, as well as other magazines including Men's Health and Maxim. Attorney Matson enjoys talking to the press and providing provocative quotes, emphasizing his zealousness in defending his clients. He enjoys the adversarial nature of our criminal justice system, and is a tireless advocate for the individual against the state. For press inquiries, please contact Attorney Matson at (781)380-7730.
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