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Penalties for Drunk Driving in Wisconsin

As an attorney in solo practice, Christopher Carson represents clients in a variety of civil and criminal matters. Christopher Carson frequently serves as an attorney to individuals who are facing charges of driving while intoxicated. Wisconsin prohibits any driver over the age of 21 from operating a motor vehicle under the influence of an intoxicating or controlled substance. The state defines “under the influence” as impaired in one's ability to operate a vehicle safely. Drivers' blood/breath alcohol concentration (BAC) must remain below 0.08 and there must be no detectable amount of restricted substances in the blood. For drivers who have received at least three convictions of operating while intoxicated (OWI), the BAC upper limit is 0.02. Drivers under 21 years of age may not legally operate motor vehicles with any amount of alcohol in their systems. A first offense for OWI carries a fine of $150 to $300 and a surcharge of $435. Drivers may receive a license suspension o

The History of Georgetown University

The owner of his own private practice, Christopher Carson is an attorney with an expertise in bankruptcy, family, and criminal law. Prior to beginning his career as an attorney Christopher Carson, earned his master's degree at Georgetown University , where he was named a Bradley Fellow for excellence in strategic thinking. The oldest Jesuit and Catholic higher learning institution in the U.S., Georgetown University welcomed its first students in 1792 and awarded its first bachelor's degrees in 1817. Activities at the university nearly ceased during the Civil War, when most of the student body left. It was used as a temporary hospital in 1862. When the Civil War concluded, the student body elected to make the school's colors blue and gray after the colors of the uniforms of the Union and Confederate soldiers. In 1851, Georgetown University founded its School of Medicine, followed by its Law School in 1870. The School of Dentistry began in 1901, with the School of Nursing