If your letters were just from co-workers, then the Secretary of State could conclude that while its clear you dont drink at work, maybe your family is unwilling to say you dont drink around them.Coronavirus (COVID-19) Alert: Our office is OPEN, and will remain open, to the extent possible, during this crisis.We have long handled consultations and retainers by telephone.
We are managing all new and pending criminal and DUI cases under current and evolving court practices. Child Template License Restoration AndDrivers License Restoration and Clearance cases are well-suited to start over the phone, and the down time many people have now is a good opportunity to begin this process. Our consultations have ALWAYS been free, confidential, and done over the phone, right when you call. We are very friendly people who will be glad to explain things and answer your questions, Monday through Friday, from 8:30 a.m. Its not that the other things dont matter, its just that if you cant prove the 2 well talk about, then your appeal is condemned to lose. The big 2 issues you must overcome are proving, first, that your alcohol problem is under control, and second, that it is likely to remain under control. The first, and easier thing you have to prove is that your alcohol problem is under control. In simple terms, you have to prove that you have quit drinking. If the hurdle is six inches high, youd probably have no problem just stepping over it. Proving something by clear and convincing evidence is more like having to jump over a hurdle that is four feet high without knocking it over. It means your evidence has to jump to a fairly high standard, and if it hearing officer is not convinced that it does, then you will have essentially knocked the hurdle over rather than having cleared it. It means you have not consumed any alcohol, or, for that matter, non-alcoholic beer (a big no-no, as there is a trace of alcohol in that stuff, anyway) whatsoever. You can think you have quit many times, but in fact, you can only quit once. The Secretary of State wants to know, and you have to prove, that this time you have really quit for good, as opposed to having simply stopped for the time being. This ties directly in with the likely to remain under control issue in numerous ways, and is covered in more detail in the following section about the substance use evaluation. Making sure you understand how all of this connects, know the proper terms to use (as well as to avoid) are an important part of what we do with each client at our first, 3-hour meeting. After the evaluation, the next piece of physical evidence youll need to prove your case are letters of support. The Secretary of State asks for up to 6 letters (you must submit at least 3; in my office, we require at least 4) from people who make up a cross-section of the community in which you live. That means the letters should come from a broad range of people; family, friends, co-workers, fellow support-group members, and others. It means, more specifically, that you should not submit letters from just family, or just friends, or just co-workers. If you were to just submit support letters from just your family, then the Secretary of State would wonder why no one else is aware of your recovery, like you friends or co-workers.
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