As states across the country move to legalize marijuana for medicinal and even recreational use, Louisiana lags behind on relaxing the drug laws.  As a New Orleans criminal defense law firm, Bloom Legal gets calls […]

After returning to Canada to face an assault charge from December, reports show that the pop singer tested positive for marijuana and Xanax in his system after his January 23rd DUI arrest. Although he had […]

Justin Bieber, who’s been all over the news lately due to multiple legal issues since December, pled not guilty to DUI charges on Wednesday in a Miami court. Bieber has an arraignment date set for […]

The penalties for a drunk driving conviction in Louisiana can be pretty serious, but for many people, one of the biggest concerns isn’t the fine or even spending a night or two in jail. Instead […]

After erroneously reporting that the charges against the pop start had been dropped to a misdemeanor, police confirm Justin Bieber is still facing charges for the DUI and Drag Racing arrest on January 23rd, 2014. […]

City Council passed the following ordinances last week to some mixed reviews. Many people have complained in recent years about the old ordinances being hard to enforce, specifically the ladder-height to curb placement. The City […]

After you are arrested for drunk driving, a whole legal process is set in motion. We explain the steps of this process in our video on Criminal Procedure 101, so you can better understand exactly […]

Although most people are generally familiar with the term bail bondsman, the details and mechanics of the process are often misunderstood. After being arrested, a person may be given the option of posting a bail, […]

Justin Bieber is in trouble with the law again. According to the Huffington Post, Bieber was arrested in Miami for DUI and drag racing. He was pulled over in a rented yellow Lamborghini after police […]

When you are suspected of drunk driving, the police are going to ask you to submit to a breathalyzer test that measures your blood alcohol content (BAC).  For a long time, the standard from a […]

If a police officer suspects that a driver is under the influence of alcohol or drugs, the officer will administer various test, starting with a field sobriety test, and then possibly moving on to a […]

In an unrelated search warrant of Justin Bieber’s home, police arrived to find cocaine in plain view and arrested Bieber’s friend and rapper, Lil Za, for possession. It was first believe to have been in […]

Saturday night Jessica Kiper, former contestant on ‘Survivor: Gabon’, hit the back of a parked vehicle in Baton Rouge and was arrested on suspicion of DWI. After failing to follow instructions for the Breathalyzer, Kiper […]

Check out our new Video Blogs on our BloomLegalTV channel! New topics discussed are: Marijuana Laws No Refusal DWIs License Suspensions and more If you or someone you know gets arrested in the Greater New […]

Driving under the influence is an all encompassing term. Here at Bloom Legal, we frequently meet client charged with a DUI, who believe that they have a defense to this charge because they were on […]

Good afternoon. This is Seth Bloom here, with Bloom Legal. Just wanted to thank you for joining us for another one of our video blogs. And I’ll cut right to the chase. Today what I […]

Hi, this is Seth Bloom with Bloom Legal. Thanks for joining us again for another one of our editions of our video blogs. Earlier we filmed a video blog called Criminal Procedure 101. I’m going […]

Hi, this is Seth Bloom, and thanks for joining me again with another edition of Bloom Legal’s video blogs talking about the law. I get this call all the time, so I thought this would […]