by cooneylaw | Oct 18, 2022 | Criminal Defense, DUI
Washington State DUI laws outline three different points where folks are at risk of having the ignition interlock device (IID). Two are court related and one comes directly from the Department of Licensing (DOL). Most of the time, having the IID is linked to a...
by cooneylaw | Oct 11, 2022 | Estate Planning & Probate, Wills
A Living Will is one of several documents that make up a comprehensive estate plan. Sometimes these are called Advanced Directive or Health Care Directive. They clearly state your wishes regarding the use of certain life-sustaining medical treatments in the event...
by cooneylaw | Sep 27, 2022 | Criminal Defense, DUI
Washington State DUI laws set the legal limit for alcohol .08. This alcohol limit is based on nearly 100 years of medical research. Then about ten years ago as Washington State moved to legalize marijuana, the DUI laws were changed to add a legal limit for marijuana...
by cooneylaw | Sep 13, 2022 | Auto Accidents, Bodily Injury, Car Accidents, Pedestrian Accidents
Auto accidents involving vehicles striking pedestrians and cyclists often cause severe injuries. As our Inland Northwest summer turns to fall many of us enjoy an evening stroll or bike ride with kids. The sun is setting a little earlier each day which makes it just a...
by cooneylaw | Aug 30, 2022 | Estate Planning & Probate, Wills
Estate planning, which is more than just a Will, is truly an act of love. Having your estate plan in place takes pressure off your grieving relatives if you are incapacitated or pass away. Deciding when to make your estate plan is more about your stage of life and...
by cooneylaw | Aug 16, 2022 | Criminal Defense, DUI
Most DUI investigations end with law enforcement asking for an alcohol breath test at the police station. The breath test program in Washington State is strictly regulated because just being accused of DUI can have serious consequences, including being booked into...
by cooneylaw | Aug 9, 2022 | Auto Accidents, Bodily Injury, Car Accidents, Motorcycle Accident, Pedestrian Accidents
In automobile accidents the folks inside bigger vehicles are usually safer. One of the basic laws of physics is momentum conservation. This principle says the total combined momentum of two colliding objects prior to the collision is equal to the total combined...
by cooneylaw | Jul 26, 2022 | Criminal Defense, DUI
When a DUI arrest occurs in Washington State folks do NOT immediately lose their driver’s license. The key word is “immediately.” Many people face a license suspension starting 30 days after their DUI arrest, but doesn’t start right away. Confusion about the timing of...
by cooneylaw | Jul 12, 2022 | Auto Accidents, Bodily Injury, Car Accidents
Auto accidents resulting in deaths have hit a 20-year high in Washington State. A few years ago we saw less traffic on the roadways and a simultaneous spike in dangerous driving habits, like extreme speeding. This trend led to 663 traffic related fatalities on...
by cooneylaw | Jun 21, 2022 | Auto Accidents, Bodily Injury, Car Accidents, Pedestrian Accidents
There are so many great things about summertime in Spokane: longer days and playing outside at the local parks and pools. It’s also a good time to remind drivers to keep an eye out for our little ones, yield to pedestrians at crosswalks and to remind all of us about...
