Nationally Recognized DUI Defense
As a member of the California DUI Lawyers Association, Mr. Okin stays atop
the current and coming topics and defenses for properly defending persons
arrested for driving under the influence. Whether the accusation is alcohol,
drugs (including prescription drugs), or a combination of both, Mr. Okin
can provide the guidance and advice necessary to understand and to try
to avoid conviction, incarceration, and the other collateral consequences
from being arrested and accused of driving under the influence.
Mr. Okin has represented hundreds of clients both in court and in the department
of motor vehicles administrative hearings. Mr. Okin has prosecuted these
cases as well as giving him insight into how District Attorney prepares
their cases and try to convince juries of your guilt. This gives him a
distinct advantage over attorneys who have never practiced as a prosecutor.
In Mr. Okin’s most notable DUI trial, his client was charged with
four counts murder for driving under the influence causing death (“Watson
Murder” which is a second-degree murder allegation). At that time,
his client had a prior felony evading and misdemeanor DUI conviction.
In that case, there were four deaths and four separate allegations of
murder and one allegation of driving under the influence causing injury
to a fifth person. His client was looking at 63 years to life in prison.
After a judge threw out an earlier plea bargain reached with another private
attorney as being too lenient, and the defense a rejected new offer by
the District Attorney of 16 years, 8 months in prison, Mr. Okin successfully
convinced the jury to find his client Not Guilty of murder and Not Guilty
of vehicular manslaughter with gross negligence. As Mr. Okin’s argued
to the jury, his client was convicted of four counts vehicular manslaughter
with ordinary criminal negligence and one count of DUI with injury. His
client was sentenced to 9 years, 8 months. Mr. Okin appealed that sentence
as improper according to law; the Appellate Court agreed and the sentence
reduced to 6 years 8 months. Time served in Fire Camp was one-third the
amoutn of time before being released.
Mr. Okin is experienced with filing informal appeals and formal writs to
the Superior Court to take on adverse findings by the Department of Motor
Vehicles. Mr. Okin has negotiated with the Attorney’s General’s
Office for the State of California and the District Attorney’s Office
to prevent suspensions professional licenses for Registered Nurses and
Licensed Vocational Nurses. Mr. Okin has attended the National College
DUI Defense Seminar in Atlanta Georgia and he is well educated both on
Title 17 Requirements regarding the collection and handling of blood,
breath and urine samples, the National Highway Safety & Transportation
Administration Guidelines for conducting Field Sobriety Tests. Mr. Okin
regularly consults with the top forensic and accident experts to defend
his clients.
Call today for your free evaluation and to see if our services would be
of benefit to you or your loved one that has been arrested, accused or
charged with driving under the influence.
Learn more here about DUIs in California.