Congratulations to Attorney Katy Kennedy of The McShane Firm who recently was published in the widely respected book Understanding DUI Scientific Evidence. She authored chapter 6 entitled “A Basic Overview of Headspace Gas Chromatography”. Gas Chromatography is the scientific method which is used in DUI blood testing. To effectively defend DUI cases, an attorney must go…
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Training to be the Best
Our regular readers know that I place a lot of emphasis on advanced DUI training and lecturing. In 2011 I spent over 600 hours in training seminars and will top that again this year. That’s the equivalent of 3 months solid of training. There is no DUI lawyer in PA who spends this much time…
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Attorney McShane to Speak at NCDD Summer Session
I recently received confirmation from the National College for DUI Defense (NCDD) that I have been selected to present at the 2012 NCDD Summer Session which is held every year on the campus of the Harvard University School of Law. My topic is on “Basic Gas Chromatography for Blood Alcohol Content”. The NCDD Summer Session…
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Challenging DUI Blood Evidence Part 5: Cross-Examining Forensic Experts
One question young, ambitious lawyers often ask me is, “how do you effectively cross-examine forensic experts?” Cross-examining the prosecution’s experts is one of the most important stages in a DUI case because if that “expert” testimony is left unchallenged, the blood alcohol reading or the drug concentration result will be accepted and most certainly will…
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Challenging DUI Blood Evidence Part 4: Sources of Error in Blood Testing
Being able to challenge DUI blood evidence effectively is one of the ways The McShane Firm separates itself from the rest of the crowd in Pennsylvania. Our attorneys are experienced at exposing the weaknesses in the government’s case and challenging its evidence. DUI blood testing inherently has a number of sources of error that can…
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Challenging DUI Blood Evidence Part 3: Testing for Drugs
In Pennsylvania DUI cases, blood testing evidence holds a place of great importance because its results are normally seen as accurate and scientific. Prosecutors think that blood evidence is without flaw. This is far from true. In this series, Challenging DUI Blood Evidence, we offer a simple yet comprehensive look at blood testing in DUI…
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Challenging DUI Blood Evidence Part 2: How Blood is Tested
In our on-going series on DUI blood testing, we aim to educate our readers to help them understand the evidence collected against them. Today we examine How Blood is Tested for DUI Cases. When it comes to blood testing for DUI cases they come in two types and then sub-types. The first category depends upon…
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Challenging DUI Blood Evidence Part 1: Introduction
In my years as a PA DUI Attorney, I have learned that the ability to challenge DUI blood evidence is a vital skill that can help win many cases. This is because there is a common myth that DUI blood testing is accurate and precise. Prosecutors treat it as if it is the “Holy Grail…
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Attorney McShane Co-writes Amicus in Supreme Court Win
The Supreme Court Announces its Decision in Bullcoming v. New Mexico in Favor of the Petitioner The Supreme Court of the United States has reversed the decision in the case of Bullcoming v. New Mexico siding with the argument that the prosecution using a surrogate forensic analyst who was not involved in the actual testing…
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PA DUI Attorney: Recent DUI Lectures
As a respected DUI attorney, I have been invited to many DUI training seminars to share my knowledge, particularly in the area of DUI blood testing. Gas Chromatography is the process used to measure blood alcohol content (BAC) and is considered by many prosecutors to be “invincible” and an “automatic conviction.” That is because most…
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