Hunter J Tzovarras

Hunter J. Tzovarras is a Bangor OUI DUI defense and criminal defense lawyer helping people charged with OUI DUI, and serious felonies. Hunter has obtained dismissals and not guilty verdicts for his clients in OUI DUI, felony and misdemeanor cases.

Hunter has been named as a top-rated criminal defense lawyer by Super Lawyers since 2016. Hunter is a past President of the Maine Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers. He is an active member of the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers and National College of DUI Defense.

University of Maine - Orono

B.A.

Honors: Rezendes Ethics Award

Quinnipiac University School of Law

J.D.

Honors: Outstanding Legal Scholarship Award; Best Brief National Moot Court Honor Society; Am Jur Award Advanced Trial Practice

Activities: Editor, Quinnipiac Law Review

President of Maine Criminal Lawyers Association

Current

2005-2006 National Health Law Moot Court Competition: Best Brief

National Health Law Moot Court Competition: Best Brief

The Journal of Legal Medicine

December, 2006

Faculty, Maine Commission of Indigent Legal Services Training, Maine

October 10, 2016

DUI Defense Lawyer

National College of DUI Defense

2024

SuperLawyers

SuperLawyers

2024

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SuperLawyers

SuperLawyers

2023

SuperLawyer

SuperLawyers

2022

Best Brief

National Moot Court Society

2005

Maine Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers

member

Current

Maine Trial Lawyers Association

member

Current

National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers

member

Current

National Police Accountability Project

member

Current

National Lawyers Guild

member

Current

Maine

1st Circuit

2nd Circuit

U.S. Supreme Court

• Credit Cards Accepted

• Operating Under the Influence (OUI)

Q. Is completing DEEP, IOP, and sessions enough for OUI license reinstatement in Maine?

March 2, 2025

A: In order to be reinstated, you need serve the suspension period, complete DEEP and any recommended counseling, and pay a $50 reinstatement fee to the BMV. It sounds like you have completed everything and need to pay the reinstatement fee. You can pay the reinstatement fee online at: https://apps1.web.maine.gov/cgi-bin/online/bmv/dlrf/pi

Once everything is completed, the BMV will mail your license back to you. You can also call the BMV OUI Division (207) 624-9000 ext. 52104 and ask what you need to do to be reinstated.

Q. Is it normal for a defendant to not be present/involved at their disposition conference

February 11, 2025

A: Dispositional conference are held in chambers between the State's attorney and defense counsel. The defendant is not present for the conference in chambers. The defendant is required to appear in court and be available to discuss any offer with counsel. If any agreement is reached between the parties, the Court will enter the agreement in court, where the defendant is present.

Q. On probation I was stopped for no reason driving someone else’s vehicle with a clean record, did he have right to stop?

January 6, 2025

A: The Fourth Amendment requires that law enforcement need a reasonable and articulable suspicion a crime, traffic violation, or public safety concern exists in order to stop a vehicle. So typically the police cannot stop a vehicle for no reason.

Fourth Amendment rights can be lessened if a person is on probation conditions, but typically that involves searches by a probation officer. The conditions of probation would be relevant to know whether law enforcement had a basis to stop the vehicle, if the only reason for the stop was that the person was on probation. You should contact a criminal defense attorney to more thoroughly discuss the issue.