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Our firm handles legal matters in the following practice areas:

Entertainment Law
Immigration & Nationality Law
Aviation Law
Litigation
Maritime/Admiralty Law
Jones Act
Cargo Claims
Recreational Boating Accidents
Personal Injury
Products Liability
Auto Accidents
Trucking/18 Wheeler Accidents
Motorcycle Accidents
Slip and Fall
Wrongful Death
DWI/DUI Defense

Immigration Law

CALEHR & ASSOCIATES is a full service immigration law firm that caters to the gamut of current immigration law needs of our clients - whether H, L , E, O or P visas, family sponsored, asylum, F-1 students, B-1/B-2 visitors, deportation, consular processing, J visas and waivers and BIA and federal court appeals, PERM and Labor Certification Applications and much more. We provide a full array of immigration services for both individual and corporate needs.

As a proud member of AILA, the American Immigration Lawyers Association, the professional organization for immigration lawyers consisting of more than 10,000 immigration attorneys, our firm keeps informed of the latest developments and new laws. We use our legal knowledge to counsel our clients and to meet every viable immigration law need and possibility under existing law.

Our main goal is to provide cost effective legal immigration services that are equitable and in sync with the constant and fluid development of immigration law, which is in continuous flux and at the mercy of our legislators in Congress. Allow us to assist you in your immigration needs and queries by calling or emailing us at your convenience 24 hours a day to put your legal needs to rest.

Litigation

Litigation is one of our firms main areas of focus, and we provide an aggressive and realistic approach to litigation on behalf of our clients with proven results for the most complex cases.

Aviation Law

Major International Airline Accidents:

Although Calehr & Associates is a relative new comer to the challenging world of International Aviation law, in a relatively short time span we have been involved in a considerable amount of international aviation disasters ranging from Asia, Africa and Central America.

Calehr & Associates has proudly associated themselves in the last (2) years with Stewarts Law LLP who in 2007, represented more than 15% of passengers and their families involved in aviation crashes worldwide and are rated number one in England for fatal accident and injury claims. Stewarts Law have unique knowledge of and access to the global aviation insurance market based in the City of London. Their unique relationship with the insurance market is of proven benefit to our combined clients in speeding up the settlement of their claims and maximising their compensation.

The following is a partial list of the major aviation disasters in which Calehr & Associates has represented passengers and their families in partnership with an international joint venture of leading aviation firms first and foremost among them - Stewarts Law LLP of London, England under the leadership of widely acclaimed James-Healy-Pratt to combine our considerable joint experience, talent and resources to assist victims who have suffered injury or bereavement.

Ų Adam Air Boeing 737-400 Flight KI 574, January 1, 2007, Majene, Indonesia-Crashed into Ocean

Ų Garuda Indonesia Airlines Boeing 737-497 Flight GA 200, Yogjakarta, Indonesia, March 7, 2007-Crash on Landing

Ų Kenya Airways Boeing 737-800ER Flight KQ-507, Doulla, Cameroon, May 5, 2007-Under Investigation

Ų Adam Air Boeing 737-400 Flight KI 294 on March 10, 2008 in Batam, Indonesia-Under Investigation

Ų Santa Barbara's ATR 42-300, a turboprop flight 518 on February 22, 2008 in Merida, Venezuela- Under Investigation

Ų TACA Airlines Airbus A320 Flight 390 on May 30, 2008 in Tegucigalpa, Honduras- Under Investigation

Ų Southern Sudan Air Connection Hawker Beechcraft 1900 C-1 May 2 2008 in Rumbek in the southern Bahr al-Ghazal province (Sudan)

Ų Sudan Airways Airbus A310-324 Flight 109 on June 10, 2008 in Khartoum, Sudan- Crash on Landing

DWI/DUI Defense

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When Stopped For DWI Suspicion, Should I Take Sobriety Tests?

No. Even if you have not had anything to drink, I would still suggest that you not submit to field sobriety tests. If you do not perform well, even if you drank nothing, the police may say you were under the influence of another drug.

If you have been drinking, then the police will note that you had the strong odor of alcohol on your breath and you did not perform well on the field sobriety test. If you refuse to take the field sobriety tests, then the police have less evidence against you to prove that you were intoxicated.

Should I Submit to an Intoxilyzer Machine For the Breath Test?

No. You should not take the test unless you have not had anything to drink. The machine has been proven to be faulty and has an acceptable rate of error. If the machine is not calibrated correctly, it may measure the alcohol in your blood incorrectly.

If so, you may be providing the police with evidence they can use to convict you. If you tell them that you will not take the test without a lawyer present, they will treat your comment as a refusal and so will the Court. However, I would advise telling the police that you will take the test they want to give you in the presence of your attorney.

Will I Lose My Driver License?

If you take the breath test and the machine registers over .08 breath alcohol concentration, DPS will attempt to suspend your license for 90 days for a first DWI arrest.

If you refuse to take the breath test after having been arrested for a DWI, then the DPS will attempt to suspend your license for 180 days.

Of course, you have the right to request an administrative hearing and try to challenge the Driver license suspension. You must request that hearing within 15 days of your request or you have waived your right to that hearing. If you do not request the hearing within 15 days then your license will automatically be suspended 40 days after you were arrested.

Can I Drive During the Suspension Period?

You are required to obtain a restricted driver license during this suspension period. Our law firm has obtained hundreds of driver licenses for clients in this situation. We can normally obtain a license from the Court that allows you to drive for twelve hours per day. You can pick the twelve hours that you want to drive. For example you could drive from 8:00 A.M. to 8:00 P.M., or you split the hours up in just about any manner you choose.

What Is A Driving Log?

In some instances we can obtain a license that allows you to keep a driving log in your car. This log allows the driver to drive when needed as long as the hours do not reach more than twelve hours in any one-calendar day.

How Do I Get My License Reinstated?

After obtaining a restricted driver license from the Court, there is another step in the process you must understand. Within 30 days of obtaining the Order from the Court, the driver must file his Occupational License with the Department of Public Safety in Austin along with the following documents:

·         A SR-22 (this is a statement from an insurance company indicating that the driver is insured)

·         A copy of the Order granting the restricted driver license

·         A reinstatement fee of $125

·         A $10 fee for the brown occupational driver license

·         A SR37 (this is a very small informational sheet that takes one minute to fill out.)

Will Your Law Firm Help Me Obtain All of These Documents?

Yes. Our law firm will take care of every step of the occupational driver license process. We can make it so that all you have to do is give us a copy of your insurance, and choose the hours that you drive. We will send someone to Austin to take care of everything that needs to be done there; and they will mail you the driver's license from Austin.

May I Go To Jail?

Whether or not you go to jail depends upon a variety of factors. Among these are the skill of your attorney, your criminal record, and the individual factors in your case. However, for a typical first time DWI, going to jail is not the normal sentence if convicted. Sometimes going to jail for a few days is easier than a lengthy probation. If you do not succeed on probation, the State can file a motion to revoke your probation, which may result in a longer jail sentence than what you could have obtained before being put on probation.

What If I Think I Am Not Guilty?

Each person arrested for DWI has an absolute right to a trial. Many people arrested for DWI end up disputing the DWI allegation. Our law firm would be honored to represent you if you choose to go to trial.

Can I Get Out On Bond if I Am Arrested For DWI?

Yes. Each county handles bond and release procedures differently. In some counties you are more likely to need a bondsman, some counties are easier for personal bonds. In Harris County, it is not common for a lawyer to arrange a personal bond for someone arrested for DWI. It is more common and more efficient to use a bondsman.

If My Driver License Is Suspended How Do I Get It Back?

If you pay your reinstatement fee, when your suspension period is over, your license will normally go back into effect. Often, you are required to have a SR-22 on file with the Department of Public Safety for one year after your license has been reinstated.

If I am Under 21 Will I Be Treated Differently?

Yes. A person under 21 arrested for DWI will be treated differently mostly in regard to your driver license. Driver license restrictions and suspensions are more severe for a person under 21 arrested and convicted of DWI. A person who is under 21 will have a one-year suspension period even if they receive probation for a DWI. Thus, they may need a restricted driver license for one year.