Innovative Breath Test Argument Pioneered by Eric Gaston Still Effective
A recent high profile DUI case defended by William Kirk was successful in utilizing an argument pioneered by Eric Gaston to omit a breath test.
Boating Under the Influence (BUI) Expertise is Critical in Defense
Contact Us for a Free Consultation if You Have Been Cited for BUI – We can help. In recent years, not only has law enforcement significantly increased their efforts to remove impaired drivers from the roadways, their efforts have increasingly extended to the waterways. Consequently, those who ha...
Coming to a State Law Near You
The 2008 Legislative session has come and gone, and while there were several proposed pieces of legislation that came through (including road blocks, license plates and radical changes to the deferred prosecution statute) the only one which made it into law is the implementation of the Ignition I...
Multiple DUI Offender Arrested
A man was arrested last week after a high speed chase on I-5. The man was driving erratically and was reaching speeds up to 125mph during the chase. According to police, he nearly caused several collisions. The chase began near the exit for NE 124th St and did not end until the man flipped his ...
Roadblocks in Washington
A recent article in the Seattle P-I reported that the National Traffic Safety Board had blasted Washington's DUI laws as “not up to the task” of cracking down on drunk driving.Specifically they blasted the State for not allowing police to allow sobriety check points, more commonly known as roadbl...
Super Lawyers 2009
All three partners, Doug Cowan, William Kirk and Eric Gaston, have been named “Super Lawyers” for 2009 by Washington Law and Politics Magazine. This award is handed out to only the top five percent of attorneys in the State of Washington. For Mr. Gaston, this is the second time he has been reco...
Eric Gaston attends factory training for the BAC DataMaster in Mansfield, Ohio…
Focusing on one area of the law can potentially allow an attorney to become more proficient in that area than if their practice focused on multiple things. However, focusing on one area of the law also has the potential to make one's practice stagnant and monotonous. One of the things that attr...
Boating Under the Influence Citations at Seafair 2007
The 2007 Seafair weekend has come and gone, and accelerating a trend which began in 2005, more boaters were arrested for operating their vessel under the influence of alcohol then ever before. According to both the Seattle Times and PI, over 130 boaters were arrested for BUI. Of course most of t...
Man Faces 5th DUI Conviction
A Port Orchard man is facing a 5th DUI conviction after a motorcycle crash on Friday. The man was speeding at 74mph in a 35mph zone. When a state trooper tried to pull him over, the man sped through a residential area where the trooper would not pursue. A few minutes after escaping the police, h...
Matt Knauss now Certified on Standardized Field Sobriety Tests
Matt Knauss, the newest lawyer at Cowan, Kirk, Gaston recently received his certificate of training on the administration of roadside Standardized Field Sobriety Tests. Matt's training was conducted in Nashville, Tennesee this past October, 2008, through LaPier & Associates, and consisted of...
