Ithaca DWI Lawyer: Why the Impaired Driver Program and AA are NOT Treatment

New York State has Many OASAS Centers
for Alcohol and Drug Treatment 

If someone gets a New York DWI in 2017 they will most certainly have to have a drug / alcohol evaluation. If treatment is recommended then they will have to have alcohol treatment. But what you may think or feel is "alcohol treatment" the New York State DMV does NOT. Alcohol treatment in New York must be done by a "recognized" provider. To reinstate your driving privileges and to conform with most DWI Court conditions you must complete alcohol treatment. So when it comes to NYS alcohol treatment what exactly needs to be done and where?

Ithaca DWI Lawyer: Why Upstate New York Public Defenders and Assigned Counsel Has Problems

From imdb.com
Would YOU hire him?

The headlines are gripping:

         Why You're in Deep Trouble If You Can't Afford a Lawyer

                                                                     Mother Jones Magazine

The New York State public defense system is in need of reformation and change. Of the 62 NYS counties, 24 have public defender offices, and the other 38 use assigned counsel (aka 18-B) lawyers. Ithaca (Tompkins County) and Watkins Glen (Schuyler County) use assigned counsel lawyers exclusively for public defense.

New York State uses full and part time public defenders as well as assigned counsel lawyers. All are paid for their legal services by their respective county either on a flat rate or an hourly rate. Some seemingly private attorneys also take public defense (assigned counsel) cases. There are numerous issues with New York's public system because it is largely overworked and underfunded.

Can you get by with a New York Public defender for your DWI or DWAI drugs charges?