LEVOW DWI LAW - Key Persons
A Hamilton police officer is facing DWI charges after an accident. The arrest came after he crashed his unmarked police car into Bill's Olde Tavern. He was taken to the hospital for treatment of minor injuries and has been charged with a DWI and reckless driving.
Job Titles:
- Managing Partner
- Vineland DWI Defense Lawyer
- Why Hire DWI Lawyer
Mr. Levow has been able to have chemical testing suppressed in many cases and will work hard to determine if your test was performed accurately.
"Mr. Levow dug through the facts of my case thoroughly and found all the errors that were made by the officers, from the breath testing errors, to the "failed" balance test. I am back to my career as a bus driver and once again thank you."
Evan Levow is known throughout the state as a fierce advocate for his clients; he leaves no stone unturned when defending them. Evan does not walk his clients into court to plead them guilty. If that is what you want to do, then do not hire us. Hire us if you want to aggressively and thoroughly fight the charges against you.
Once DWI charges have been filed, the case moves quickly. In fact, in many cases, you will be before a judge within days. This is why it is so important to work with an attorney who has experience handling DWI cases and who is used to appearing before a judge. Mr. Levow knows where to find the evidence needed to challenge the charges against his clients. Evan has a track record of getting penalties reduced and cases dismissed. A few examples of how he challenges a DWI include:
Contesting the traffic stop.
Challenging the reason that the arresting officer initiated the arrest.
Challenging the qualifications of the person who administered the chemical tests to check blood alcohol level.
Challenging the devices that were used to determine the blood alcohol level.
Everyone makes mistakes, and many of the clients that Mr. Levow has assisted have faced DWI charges in the past. These prior convictions can be counted against you for sentencing purposes in your current case. Through a process called post conviction relief, we can look at past cases to see if anything was done improperly. We have an excellent success rate in getting prior cases dismissed, sometimes multiple years later. If you have a prior DWI / DUI conviction, please ask us about post conviction relief.
Evan Levow served as attorney for the lead defendant in the groundbreaking New Jersey Supreme Court case of State v. Chun, which had implications for breath testing in DUI cases across the state and nationwide.
Mr. Levow also represented key defendants in State v. Kent and State v. Renshaw, influential New Jersey court decisions that changed the landscape of presenting blood-testing evidence in cases at trial through witness testimony. In doing so, he reaffirmed the defendant's fundamental constitutional right to confront witnesses against him or her.
Evan Levow, senior and managing partner of Levow DWI Law, is a nationally recognized DWI lawyer. Mr. Levow's legal practice is 100% DWI defense. Evan is versed in both the law and science of DWI, having defended the citizen accused for more than 25 years. He has a trial and appellate practice throughout New Jersey. Evan has argued before the New Jersey Supreme Court and Pennsylvania Supreme Court. Evan also consults with other DWI lawyers on a national basis regarding defense strategies for their clients.
Evan was chosen as the first President of The DUI Defense Lawyers Association (DUIDLA), a 1,000-plus member national group of DUI / DWI attorneys. He is also a Sustaining Member of the National College for DUI Defense.
Evan has an uncompromising devotion to his client's rights and to the furtherance of education of the scientific and practical issues of DUI / DWI defense.
Several times a year, Evan lectures across the country to lawyers, judges and police officers on the principles of field testing, breath, blood & urine testing, drug DWI's, and other DWI related matters. Evan hosts and conducts seminars for other DWI lawyers on "Strategies to Win Bench trials." Evan Levow also teaches both the, "Technical & Scientific Defenses in Alcotest Cases and the "Defending A DWI Blood Case" courses at the New Jersey Institute for Continuing Legal Education. Additionally, he teaches the Continuing Education Alcotest Course for multiple states, through DUIDLA and as a Founding Faculty member of Trial Skills University.
Evan represented the lead defendant in the landmark breath testing case, State v. Chun, which set the standard for DWI defense and prosecution in New Jersey, and also affected national protocol. He also represented the defendants in State v. Kent and State v. Renshaw, the leading blood testing evidence cases in New Jersey. Kent and Renshaw provided the right to confront witnesses prior to the now landmark confrontation cases, Crawford and Bullcoming. In 2013, Evan Levow made national and local headlines as he argued before the New Jersey Supreme Court for the immediate discontinuation of the Alcotest due to significant flaws with both the machine and New Jersey's breath testing program. Evan is representing the DUI Defense Lawyers Association as Amicus in State v. Olenowski, the case challenging the reliability of the Drug Recognition Evaluation (DRE) Protocol. Read more here: State v. Olenowski.
Evan Levow is rated AV® Preeminent™ by Martindale Hubbell®, the highest rating for legal ability and ethics. Evan has been included in the list of: Super Lawyers® 2010 through 2020; Best Lawyers in America® top defense attorneys 2008 through 2021; and US News & World Report™ DUI / DWI Best Law Firms, 2012 through 2021.
Evan was the first lawyer in New Jersey to be qualified by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) as an instructor in the Standardized Field Sobriety Testing, and was the first attorney in the state to own both breath testing machines, the Draeger Alcotest® 7110 MKIII-C and the Breathalyzer®.
Evan is currently authoring The DWI Book - New Jersey.
Evan graduated from the University of Pittsburgh with a Bachelor of Arts in 1988. Evan attended Rutgers University School of Law where he was awarded the William S. Kulp, Jr. Scholarship Award for academic excellence and outstanding scholar potential. Upon graduating with a Juris Doctor in 1991, he clerked for a criminal division judge in Camden, NJ.
Evan is admitted to practice in the following courts:
Nationally-recognized for his defense strategies and as one of the top DWI lawyers in the State of New Jersey, Evan M. Levow is the firm's Director.
Over a career of more than two decades, Evan has defended clients in New Jersey's most important DWI cases, several of which have actually changed the State's laws and legal protocols, establishing legal defenses for DWI defendants.
Evan is an expert in field sobriety testing. He was the first attorney in New Jersey to be qualified as an Instructor by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), as well as the International Association of the Chiefs of Police. Evan regularly teaches the principles of the testing to lawyers, judges and police personnel. Having represented the lead defendant in the landmark Alcotest case, State v. Chun, no law firm possesses the knowledge and depth of the team at Levow DWI Law. His depth of knowledge extends to the real science of blood and urine testing.