For a person charged with a DUI, selecting the right lawyer is the most important choice they can make. In my travels across Pennsylvania and across the country, I have noticed a huge difference in the approach that attorneys take in handling DUI cases: There is one group which rigorously prepares and defends DUI cases…
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Defend Your Own DUI Charge for $10?!
I came across a site that advertised a “Complete Guide to Defending Your DUI” for $10. I’m pretty sure that’s $10 too many. As we have discussed on this blog numerous times, DUI is a very complex field of law. In many cases, there is no tangible physical evidence, only reports and police opinions. To…
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Why Do You Support DUI?
In my years of defending DUI cases in Pennsylvania, one of the most common misconceptions I come across is people questioning why I support DUI. The fact of the matter is, I don’t support drunk driving. It is dangerous and many lives are needlessly lost because of DUI each year. Asking a DUI defense attorney…
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Attorney McShane to Lecture at NCDD Winter Session
The National College for DUI Defense (NCDD) sponsors the most intensive and advanced DUI training seminars an attorney can attend. Not only do the Pennsylvania DUI attorneys at The McShane Firm regularly attend these seminars, I have been invited to present my research at the 2012 NCDD Winter Session to be held in Orlando from…
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How to Save Yourself from a False DUI Conviction
Over the holidays, many Pennsylvania drivers will be stopped by police for DUI. Law enforcement is a human endeavor and police officers are prone to mistakes which can lead to false arrest. As citizens fit is up to you to arm yourself with knowledge of the law so you can protect yourself against a false…
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Connect with Attorney McShane
As a committed and professional Pennsylvania DUI Attorney, I have devoted a lot of my time to studying the scientific aspects of DUI cases and have spent even more time training and answering questions for other attorneys and law students. It is one of my goals to promote scientific knowledge in the legal community and…
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Criminal Defense Lawyers: We Help People
My two year old daughter Mia asked me for the first time recently what I did at work. My response: “I help people.” She smiled, approved and said that it was good to help people. While it might not be well liked or socially popular, criminal defense attorneys play an important role in society by…
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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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The Importance of Choosing the Right Lawyer
You Will Have Almost No Chance of Winning Your DUI Case if You Choose the Wrong Lawyer If you are facing DUI charges in PA, you are up against an experienced prosecutor armed with professional witnesses (police officers) and “scientific” evidence who is looking to convict you. The only way to stop them is having…
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