How a DWI Can Jeopardize Your Professional License - Jason Bassett

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From Law Offices of Jason Bassett, P.C. – How a DWI Can Jeopardize Your Professional License explores how a conviction for a driving-while-intoxicated offense in New York can ripple far beyond fines or jail time, threatening not just a driver’s license but one’s entire professional standing. The article draws on key legal frameworks like New York Education Law § 6509 to show how a DWI conviction becomes “professional misconduct” in the eyes of licensing boards.

It begins by laying out the dual dangers: the well-known criminal penalties such as jail time, fines, and license revocation, and the lesser-understood administrative threats facing credentialed professionals—teachers, physicians, nurses, attorneys—who may face board investigations, hearings, suspension or revocation of their license. Then it drills into how the statute applies: a misdemeanor DWI is legally a crime in New York, triggering automatic reporting to licensing agencies.

The article moves into actionable strategies: how early defense in criminal court can help avoid the “trigger conviction” and thus avoid the disciplinary cascade. It emphasizes challenging traffic stops, lab tests, negotiating plea reductions to infractions like DWAI, and preparing for the administrative disciplinary process with proactive mitigation.

In closing, it underscores urgency: licensed professionals must act swiftly—an arrest isn’t just about a one-time mistake, but the potential undoing of years of education, training and career progress. With the stakes this high, the article encourages evaluation of both criminal and administrative defenses simultaneously.

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