Anelli Xavier, PC

If you are looking for a DWI lawyer in New York State, our powerful team of attorneys at Anelli Xavier, PC, are here to help you with your DWI situation. Our firm will travel throughout the state to assist any client on their DWI charges. We have helped thousands of clients charged with DWI, to protect their rights, and move forward with their lives.

• Below are three example cases from our firm's headquarters. Disclaimer: Although the results of actual cases are displayed, Anelli Xavier cannot represent such results to be indicative of those that may be obtained in any particular case. 
  
  People vs. W.L. This client came to us, charged with a felony DWI. He was in a position that if he plead to the felony, which was the original offer, he would lose his career. He had been previously convicted of a DWAI and a misdemeanor DWI within the previous 10 years. In this case he was charged with having driven with a BAC of .19, which is considered an aggravated DWI in NY. We made motions on the case and were set for hearings on the issues of the stop and probable cause for arrest. We made one final pitch to the prosecutor and judge. Our client fully admitted that he was an alcoholic and needed help with his addiction. We proposed that our client be allowed to plead into the county’s drug court program. If he was able to remain sober and comply with the directives of the drug court program, he would be allowed to plea to a misdemeanor DWI with a term of probation to follow. The judge and the prosecutor agreed that this would serve both the community and our client’s interests. Our client plead into drug court and upon successful completion he will be able to avoid a felony conviction and maintain his career all while getting the help he needs with his addiction.
  
  People vs. C.C. In this case our client was charged with boating while intoxicated, boating while above a .08, and reckless operation. The client was alleged to have been operating a boat while his BAC was a .19. The client insisted that it was not he who was driving the boat at the time that they were stopped by law enforcement. We told the prosecutor the client’s version of the events and provided him with an affidavit by another person on the boat who claimed they were driving the boat. Given the difficulties in the case the prosecutor agreed to an adjournment in contemplation of dismissal (ACOD). This allowed our client to avoid any penalties whatsoever. As long as he gets in not further trouble with the law during the next 6 months the case against him will be dismissed in its entirety.
  
  People vs. J.G. In this case, our client was charged with three misdemeanor counts of driving while intoxicated – the 1192.3, 1192.2 and 1192.2(a), allegedly blowing a .19 on the breathalyzer and was also issued a three-point traffic offense. We were able to keep our client’s license through arraignment, this allowed her to avoid the mandatory suspension while the case was pending. Our client works as a supervisor at a facility for individuals with disabilities. Given her responsibilities as a supervisor, any criminal conviction would result in an immediate loss of her job. Additionally, a plea to a misdemeanor would mean that our client would have a criminal conviction for life. We approached the Assistant District Attorney with issues we believe existed in our client’s case and appeared for a probable cause hearing. At the hearing, the ADA offered an out of policy plea to a DWAI- a traffic infraction. Our client was able to plea to this charge and keep her job while also avoiding a criminal conviction. This deal took intense negotiations and a willingness to litigate the case, without either of these to things our client likely would have ended the case with a much different result.