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A boutique law firm specializing in criminal defense, DWI defense and serious traffice violations. Our attorneys, Samuel Louis Sachs and Lauren E. Scardella, are experienced attorneys and practice in all of the Municipal Courts in the State of New Jersey as well as many of the Superior Courts. Samuel Louis Sachs is a former Municipal Court Judge with 30 years of experience in the practice of law. Mr. Sachs also worked as one of the lead defense attorneys in State v. Chun, the New Jersey Supreme Court case which determined the scientific reliability of the Alcotest, the only breath testing device approved for use in Driving While Intoxicated cases in New Jersey.
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Samuel Louis Sachs, Esq. received his B.A. from Trenton State College and his J.D. from the National Law Center of George Washington University. He has actively practiced law since 1982. Mr. Sachs has served as a Municipal Public Defender, Municipal Prosecutor, and Municipal Court Judge from 1989 to 1998. Since leaving the bench, Mr. Sachs has been in full time private practice, his practice being substantially devoted to motor vehicle and criminal matters. He is the editor of Municipal Court Practice, a textbook used by the Institute of Continuing Legal Education (ICLE), and he has been a regular lecturer for ICLE since 1992.
In 2006, Mr. Sachs was named Municipal Court Attorney of the Year by the New Jersey State Bar Association because of his work on State v. Chun before the New Jersey Supreme Court. State v. Chun is a landmark case involving the scientific reliability of the Alcotest, the only breath testing device approved for use in the State of New Jersey.