DUI Defense - Stephen Neyman

OUI Case Against Physician to be Dismissed (CWOF)

Stephen Neyman — Mon, 01 Jun 2026 16:16:52 GMT

Just a few month ago after watching a band at a bar, our client, a prominent physician, made the decision to drive home. By all accounts she had several glasses of wine. On a major highway, only a few miles from her home, she lost control of her car. The vehicle flipped. She was trapped inside. The local police department arrived, removed her from the car and took her to the hospital. Fortunately she was discharged the next day with minimal injuries. The police report indicated the officers removing her from the car noticed a strong odor of alcohol coming from her breath as she was responding to their questions. While at the hospital, blood was taken from our client. It was tested for alcohol among other things. The blood alcohol reading was a .15, nearly twice the legal limit. Our client was charged with OUI liquor under G.L. c 90 section 24. Given the blood alcohol reading and the fact that there was no reasonable explanation for the crash she opted to resolve the case. She was given the 24D first offender’s disposition and a continuance without a finding (CWOF) which is typical in a case like this. The matter will be dismissed after a successful completion of probation.

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Charges of OUI Against AI Company CEO to be Dismissed (CWOF)

Stephen Neyman — Thu, 21 May 2026 18:27:45 GMT

Our client is the CEO for a major AI company. In March of this year he was in Massachusetts promoting his company to tech firms in Boston and the suburbs. He had been at a client’s home enjoying some drinks. He got into his car and drove back towards his home. Unfamiliar with the area he got lost at an off ramp and made an ill advised u-turn on a state highway. This was witnessed by a police officer who stopped him. The man failed all field sobriety tests and had a very high breathalyzer reading. He was charged with OUI in violation of G.L. c. 90 section 24. He opted to resolve the case with a continuance without a finding (CWOF) and the first offender 24D program. All charges will be dismissed upon completion of probation.

HVAC Technician Found Not Guilty After OUI Jury Trial After Breathalyzer Reading Over .10

Stephen Neyman — Tue, 05 May 2026 18:05:32 GMT

On Friday, September 13, 2024 a police officer in northeastern Massachusetts observed a car exit a restaurant parking lot. He followed the vehicle and observed it cross the double yellow lines into the lane of oncoming traffic. The officer saw this car nearly collide with the car on the other side of the street. He then stopped the vehicle and contacted the driver. The officer was wearing a body camera. He detected the odor of alcohol on the man. He observed glassy and bloodshot eyes. Accordingly, he asked the man to take the field sobriety tests. The officer noted that the man failed all of the field sobriety tests. He was arrested. At the station the man took the breathalyzer test and blew a .10. That is twenty-five percent higher than the legal limit of .08 percent. The man was charged with OUI, a crime under G.L. c. 90 section 24. He hired Attorney Stephen Neyman who is a well known criminal defense lawyer in Massachusetts. Notwithstanding the breathalyzer results the man opted to go to trial. It was our position that the defendant passed the field sobriety tests. We believed that the body worn camera refuted what the officer claimed to have observed. We couple that with the argument that the breathalyzer is simply a machine, subject to error. Moreover, our cross examination of the officer who administered the breath test revealed that the officer knew only how to operate the machine. He did not know how the machine converts a breath sample into a blood alcohol reading. The jury deliberated for about an hour and found our client NOT GUILTY

Charges of OUI Against School Administrator to be Dismissed and Reckless Operation and Leaving the Scene With Property Damage Dismissed

Stephen Neyman — Fri, 20 Feb 2026 15:53:08 GMT

In July of last year, police in a suburban Boston town were involved in a motor vehicle accident with our client. They claimed that while responding to a domestic disturbance they heard a loud crash. The officer looked towards the noise and saw that a minivan had struck his cruiser. The operator was still in gear and the police ordered him to turn off the engine. He complied. The officer smelled a strong odor of alcohol coming from our client. He asked our client to get out of the car and had him perform basic field sobriety tests. He failed all of them. He was arrested and taken to the station where he was booked and charged with OUI, G.L. c. 90 section 24 and negligent operation of a motor vehicle, also G.L. c. 90 section 24 as well as leaving the scene of an accident under G.L. c. 90 section 24. All charges with the exception of the OUI were dismissed. The OUI charge was continued without a finding (CWOF) under the 24D program. Once our client successfully completes his probationary conditions the charges will be dismissed.

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OUI Charge Against Electrician to be Dismissed After Continuance Without a Finding

Stephen Neyman — Thu, 11 Dec 2025 18:46:30 GMT

Our client is an electrician working on both residential and commercial jobs throughout the greater Boston area. several months ago he and some friends from work stopped at a bar after a long day on a large project. Several hours later when our client was driving away a police officer observed him operating very erratically, nearly striking cars in the opposite lane of travel. A motor vehicle stop was effectuated. Our client submitted to field sobriety test. These were captured on body worn cameras. Our client then submitted to a breathalyzer test where he blew over three times the legal limit. He was charged with OUI in violation of G.L. c. 90 section 24. Our office was hired to represent him. Notwithstanding the severity of the allegations we were able to convince a judge to continue the case without a finding and impose the typical first offender 24D program.

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Charge of OUI 2nd Offense Reduced to OUI 1st and Continued Without a Finding and Felony Charge of Intimidation of a Witness Dismissed

Stephen Neyman — Tue, 22 Jul 2025 14:29:49 GMT

In August of 2024 after a night of drinking our client was in a car accident. He contacted the police and told them that his car had been stolen. The police responded to the scene of the accident and quickly realized that our client had not been truthful with them and that he was in fact the driver of the car. He was charged with OUI second offense, G.L. c. 90 section 24 and intimidation of a witness, G.L. c. 268 section 13B. Attorney Neyman was hired. We were able to show that the first offense had actually been reduced to a crime that does not qualify as OUI in Massachusetts and therefore this was a first offense. We were able to then get the charge reduced to an OUI first offense and have it continued without a finding (CWOF). We were also able to convince a compassionate and fair assistant district attorney to agree to dismiss the felony charge of intimidation of a witness. If our client successfully completes his probation the oui will be dismissed.

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OUI Charge Against Flight Attendant to be Dismissed

Stephen Neyman — Wed, 04 Jun 2025 20:13:43 GMT

Just a few weeks ago police in a rural Massachusetts town encountered a vehicle that swerved into oncoming traffic nearly causing an accident. The officer followed the car and observed it crossing the median line and the fog line on several occasions. Officers stopped the vehicle. The driver appeared confused and was unable to answer simple questions. She had a strong odor of alcohol. She was asked to get out of the car and given field sobriety tests. She failed the one legged stand test. She failed the walk and turn test. She took a portable breath test and blew a .22. She was arrested and charged with OUI in violation of G.L. c. 90 section 24. Today, our office resolved the case with a continuance without a finding (CWOF) under the 24D first offender law. Upon a successful completion of probation all charges will be dismissed.

Charges of OUI Against Dental Assistant to be Dismissed

Stephen Neyman — Wed, 04 Jun 2025 20:07:41 GMT

Our client is a dental assistant working in a large practice in northeastern Massachusetts. Towards the end of the winter she was coming home from dinner in a town with which she has little familiarity. She got lost and pulled over in a strip mall parking lot to access her GPS. A police officer in the area became suspicious and followed her out of the lot. He observed erratic driving and conducted a motor vehicle stop. The officer believed the woman had been drinking. He asked her to perform field sobriety tests. She did all of them, the HGN, walk and turn and one legged stand poorly. She failed the breathalyzer test blowing over the legal limit. She was arrested and charged with OUI under G.L. c. 90 section 24. She wanted to resolve the matter as soon as she could to get her license reinstated. She took continuance without a finding (CWOF) under the 24D program. All charges will be dismissed once probation is completed successfully.

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Auto Mechanic Found Not Guilty of OUI and Negligent Operation of a Motor Vehicle After Trial

Stephen Neyman — Tue, 03 Jun 2025 19:59:22 GMT

Our client is an auto mechanic who is in the process of opening his own facility. In January of 2024 he and a friend had Ubered home from a club in Boston around 3:00 a.m.. Rather than stay in for the night they decided to go to an all night fast food restaurant. They got into a car driven by the defendant. The weather was torrential. On the way back from the restaurant the defendant lost control of his vehicle and hit a tree. Both he and his passenger received some minor injuries. The responding police officer believed that our client had been drinking to the point of impairment. His speech was slurred, he was unsteady on his feet, his eyes were glassy and bloodshot. He smelled like alcohol. The officer arrested him and charged him with OUI liquor under G.L. c. 90 section 24 and negligent operation of a motor vehicle under another section of that statute.. Today, Attorney Neyman was able to get his client acquitted. He was found not guilty of all charges.

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Charges of OUI Against Landscape Design Company CEO to be Dismissed

Stephen Neyman — Thu, 15 May 2025 10:25:34 GMT

Our client owns a landscape design company based in the northwest. He was recently in Massachusetts on business. He was observed driving a car erratically. Several people driving other cars called 911 prompting officers to look for this car. When they located the vehicle they made their own observations about reckless and negligent driving. The officers pulled our client over and conducted several field sobriety tests. These were recorded on a body camera. Our client failed all of these tests. He was arrested and charged with OUI under G.L. c. 90 section 24. After viewing the videos our client opted to resolve the case. He was given the 24D first offender statutory program and a continuance without a finding (CWOF). All charges will be dismissed once he completes his probationary obligations.

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Not Guilty Verdict for Lobbyist Charged With OUI

Stephen Neyman — Wed, 02 Apr 2025 15:36:36 GMT

In September of 2024 a well known lobbyist called 911 stating that he had just been in an accident and that the driver of the other car sped away without making his identity known. The police arrived and took notice of the man’s car. He claimed that the car that hit him was blue or black. The responding officer thought the damaged area of the vehicle appeared to be more green or brown. This suggested to him that our client was lying about the accident and that he actually hit a tree or some bushes. The officer believed him to be unsteady on his feet, that his speech was slurred and that he smelled like alcohol. Our client refused to take the field sobriety tests and no breathalyzer test was offered. Moreover, the police permitted our client to go home with has father rather than arrest him. He was charged with first offense OUI under G.L. c. 90 section 24 and hired Attorney Stephen Neyman to represent him. Today, after trial our client was found not guilty of the charges.

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Out of State Physician Found Not Guilty of Charges of OUI and Child Endangerment After Trial

Stephen Neyman — Wed, 19 Feb 2025 18:14:44 GMT

Our client is a doctor from another state. She, her husband (also a physician) and their two children were visiting friends in Massachusetts over Labor Day weekend. After spending an afternoon at a local club with friends, our client and her family started to head back to the hotel they were staying at about twenty minutes away. Our client had at most ½ a drink. Her husband had more and they agreed that he should not drive. Our client was unfamiliar with the operation of her husband’s vehicle. In the course of attempting to locate the headlights she swerved. This alerted two EMT’s who had just left a call. The EMT’s followed the car and observed what they claimed was our client swerving. They called the police. Concerned about the report of erratic operation the responding officers asked our client to perform some field sobriety tests. According to them she failed and was arrested. The charges were OUI, G.L. c. 90 section 24 and child endangerment G.L. c. 90 section 24V. Attorney Neyman was hired. We obtained body worn camera video demonstrating that our client had in fact performed the field sobriety tests satisfactorily. She was also very responsive to questions from the police. She did not slur her speech. Moreover, her husband’s car was equipped with security cameras that showed that her driving was not erratic contrary to the EMT’s reports. We tried the case and our client was found not guilty.

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Charges of Negligent Operation of a Motor Vehicle Dismissed and OUI Charge to be Dismissed

Law Offices of Stephen Neyman Team — Thu, 19 Dec 2024 20:45:09 GMT

In March of 2024 our client was drag racing in the early morning hours on a busy highway. He lost control of his vehicle and crashed into the woods. A witness called 911. Emergency vehicles responded and took our client to the hospital. The state police followed up and observed our client to have symptoms of alcohol intoxication. Our client admitted to being intoxicated and to drag racing. He was charged with reckless operation of a motor vehicle and OUI. Attorney Neyman was hired. We succeeded in getting the reckless operation, G.L. c. 90 section 24 dismissed. The OUI, also G.L. c. 90 section 24 was continued without a finding (CWOF) and will be dismissed in a year.

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OUI Charges Against Landscape Architect Dismissed

Law Offices of Stephen Neyman Team — Thu, 07 Nov 2024 18:10:42 GMT

Our client is a landscape architect well known in the suburban Boston area. In December of 2023 police officers on patrol observed a car driven by our client cross over marked lanes on several occasions. They stopped the car and noticed that our client’s eyes were bloodshot and glassy. He had slurred speech. He smelled of alcohol. He admitted to consuming alcohol short before getting pulled over. The officers asked him to perform several field sobriety tests, the horizontal gaze nystagmus test, the walk and turn test and the one legged stand test. The officers claimed that our client failed all of these tests and he was charged with OUI in violation of G.L. c. 90 section 24. Attorney Stephen Neyman was hired. We succeeded in getting this case dismissed prior to trial.

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Motion to Modify Probation to Remove SCRAM Device Allowed

Law Offices of Stephen Neyman Team — Wed, 14 Aug 2024 18:42:30 GMT

The defendant in this case was originally represented by another attorney. He pled guilty to OUI, G.L. c. 90 section 24 and was placed on probation with the condition that he have random tests with the SCRAM device. That condition proved onerous and interfered with nearly every aspect of the defendant’s life. Accordingly, he hired our office to get that condition removed. Today we convinced the judge to relieve the defendant of the SCRAM obligation.

Continuance Without a Finding (CWOF) and 24D Program For School Teacher Charged With OUI

Law Offices of Stephen Neyman Team — Tue, 09 Jul 2024 15:10:52 GMT

In May of this year police responded to a motor vehicle accident involving our client, an inner city school teacher. Officers detected a strong odor of alcohol on our client. She was unsteady on her feet. She failed all field sobriety tests and she blew a .17 breathalyzer. She was charged with OUI liquor in violation of G.L. c. 90 section 24. Electing not to risk a trial and looking to put this matter behind her, our client opted to have the matter continued without a finding (CWOF) under the 24D disposition. After a successful completion of probation the charges against our client will be dismissed.

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Conditions of Probation Modified to Eliminate SCRAM Device

Law Offices of Stephen Neyman Team — Thu, 16 May 2024 18:17:51 GMT

Before we represented this individual he had been convicted of OUI under G.L. c 90 section 24. While on probation he picked up another OUI and our office was hired. His violation of probation prompted the judge to put him on the SCRAM device requiring him to provide random breath samples three time a day. After several months of successfully following the judge’s order, we moved to remove that condition. The judge accepted our argument and the random breathalyzer requirement no longer exists.

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Second Offense OUI Against Partner in Top CPA Firm Reduced to First Offense (Cahill) Disposition

Law Offices of Stephen Neyman Team — Wed, 10 Apr 2024 19:34:02 GMT

Our client is a partner in a top CPA firm. Many years ago she was convicted of OUI under G.L. c. 90 section 24. Recently, she was involved in an accident where she flipped her car on the offramp to a local highway. The responding officers detected her being unsteady on her feet, smelling of alcohol and not clearly responsive to their questions. Body camera video supported their observations. She was charged with OUI 2nd offense. We got her a Cahill disposition meaning that this will be treated as a first offense due to the fact that the prior conviction was more than 10 years ago.

Second Offense OUI Against Federal Officer Reduced to First Offense (Cahill) Disposition

Law Offices of Stephen Neyman Team — Tue, 09 Apr 2024 19:30:04 GMT

Our client is a federal law enforcement officer who has struggled with substance abuse issues for years. A few months ago he was driving his car around 11:00 a.m. He was operating erratically and he sideswiped several cars. The responding officers were wearing body cameras. The footage clearly displayed our client in an impaired state. He was charged with OUI drugs, a second offense under G.L. c. 90 section 24. Because the prior offense was more than one year ago the judge, over the objection of the assistant district attorney agreed with our request that this be treated as a 1st offense. This is often referred to as a Cahill disposition.

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Engineer Charged With OUI Found Not Guilty After Trial

Law Offices of Stephen Neyman Team — Tue, 31 Oct 2023 17:36:49 GMT

On February 18, 2023 just before midnight police were called for an accident in a suburb north of Boston. The responding officers saw a car with significant front end damage sitting on a lawn in a densely populated neighborhood. The vehicle had also struck the house and damaged a utility box. Our client was outside of the car. An officer contacted him to investigate the incident. The officer observed our client unsteady on his feet with a strong odor of alcohol coming from his body. His speech was slurred and his responses to questioning were delayed. Several field sobriety tests were administered, the horizontal gaze nystagmus HGN, walk and turn and one legged stand. The officer reported that our client failed each test. He also admitted to drinking 4 beers. As a result, our client was arrested and charged with OUI in violation of G.L. c. 90 section 24. Through booking videos we were able to demonstrate that the police officer lied. Our client was very responsive, very steady on his feet and speaking without slurring his words. We played this for the jury and our client was found not guilty.

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