April’s Fools: On April 1, 2014 Pennsylvania becomes a notice and demand state

On February 19, 2014, effective April 1, 2014, upon the joint recommendation of the Criminal Procedural Rules Committee and the Committee on Rules of Evidence, the Supreme Court adopted new Pennsylvania Rule of Criminal Procedure 574 to provide procedures for the admissibility of forensic laboratory reports in lieu of expert testimony. Click for Order Click…

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How a DUI Can Affect Licensed Professionals

How a DUI Can Affect Licensed Professionals

While many people may think that a DUI is irrelevant to their professional license, the reality is that a DUI conviction can have long term, unexpected consequences for one’s career and reputation.  Some licenses may be revoked or suspended. Also future professional license applicants may also be ineligible from obtaining a new license.  In many cases,…

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The Top 10 Reasons The Breath Test Machine Used On Justin Bieber was a Lemon: How a Lawyer-Scientist Can Help

The Top 10 Reasons The Breath Test Machine Used On Justin Bieber was a Lemon: How a Lawyer-Scientist Can Help

The Top 10 Reasons The Breath Test Machine Used On Justin Bieber was a Lemon: How a Lawyer-Scientist Can Help We have written here before about the Justin Bieber case: The science of the Justin Bieber DUI case: How a lawyer-scientist can help How a Lawyer-Scientist DUI Lawyer can Help: The toxicology of the Justin…

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