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Successfully defended A.R.A. in a city municipal court in Middlesex County for a DWI allegation. As a result of Defense motion practice, the purported per se or “presumptively guilty” Blood Alcohol Reading of .13 was excluded by the Court from being presented by the State at the time of trial. Ultimately, the DWI violation was dismissed. The Defendant entered a guilty plea to reckless driving and received a thirty (30) day loss of his driving privileges. This result saved the Defendant thousands of dollars in surcharges as well as increased insurance costs and at least (6) months of his driving privileges.

Successfully defended G.M.B. for a Driving While Suspended violation in a municipal court in Hunterdon County. Despite overwhelming proofs of a 3rd offense, Mr. Kessous was able to persuade the prosecutor, with whom he had developed a friendly professional relationship over a period of a decade, to amend the charge to a mere document violation. As the client was spared a mandatory jail sentence, he was also spared the likelihood of deportation upon his reporting to the jail as a result of his residency status.

Successfully defended J.R. from a charge of passing a school bus within a busy city court Municipal Court in Mercer County. Mr. Kessous resolved the matter from a five (5) point ticket that also required mandatory community service to a zero (0) point amendment of fines only.

Successfully represented J.M. in a Municipal Court in Middlesex County. J.M. was charged with careless driving arising out of an accident while operating a commercial vehicle during the course of his employment. As a CDL facing this charge under these circumstances, J.M. could have been susceptible to direct consequences to his employment if the matter was not resolved successfully. As an attorney who routinely assists CDL drivers who rely on their driving records to earn their living, Mr. Kessous persuaded the State and the Court to amend the charge to merely an $89 fine charge of obstructing traffic, a zero (0) point violation that the MVC (DMV) does not even consider a moving violation.

Successfully represented D.H. in a Municipal Court in Somerset County. D.H. was charged with a 3rd offense of operating a Motor Vehicle while using a Cell phone. As a 3rd offender, D.H. was susceptible to a fine of no less than $600 to $800 and three (3) points against his driver’s license as well as discretionary suspension of up to ninety (90) days. Mr. Kessous was the first attorney to persuade the municipal prosecutor and the sitting judge of that court to allow the charge to be amended to a zero (0) point ticket of unsafe driving with a fine of $439.