Do’s and Don’ts of a DUI

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DUI | Personal Injury Attorneys | MV Alaska LawIf you are charged with a DUI—Driving Under the Influence—it can include a hefty fine, impact your ability to drive, increase your insurance rates, and sometimes even mean jail time. If you are found guilty, the verdict can further affect employment options, future finances, and the ability to travel internationally. [Read more…]

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Jenn Messick Gives DUI Presentation to ConocoPhillips Civic Action Group

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Drunk driving | Anchorage, AK AttorneysRecently, Law Office of Jennifer Messick Law attorney Jenn Messick gave a presentation to the ConocoPhillips Civic Action Group. The presentation, entitled “DUI: What You Need to Know,” covered the Mellanby effect and the social, professional, and financial ramifications of being convicted of a DUI.

The consequences of a DUI conviction are very serious, including fines, jail time, driver’s license suspension, installation of an ignition interlock device in the vehicle, community service, vehicle impoundment, and more.

Drunk driving is devastating not only to the individual charged but the community as well. In the past year, several members of the Anchorage community were killed in accidents involving a drunk driver.

ConocoPhillips is an oil and gas exploration and production company. The company’s Civic Action Group works to improve the communities in which its employees live and work. [Read more…]

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Community Rally Held to Combat Drunk Driving in Anchorage

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In the past several months, the Anchorage community has been shaken by several deaths caused by drunk drivers—including the tragic death of two teenage girls walking home from back-to-school shopping.

After more than a year without a single drunk-driving-related fatality, the city has seen at least four deaths over the summer. This sudden spike in drunk driving fatalities has galvanized our community to take action.

The Anchorage Police Department recently held a community rally to honor the victims of these crashes and outline new enforcement efforts. The Report Every Dangerous Driver rally invited the founder of the Forget Me Not Mission, a non-profit organization dedicated to reducing underage drinking and impaired driving, to speak. [Read more…]

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