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Top Michigan DUI DWI Drunk Driving Attorney Patrick Barone

Michigan's Top DUI DWI OUIL Drunk Driving Defense Attorneys  Lawyers Patrick Barone

 

Patrick Barone, Michigan DUI DWI Attorney

 

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Patrick Barone, Michigan Drunk Driving Attorney Biography

A member of America’s Top DUI & DWI Defense Attorneys™”, Patrick T. Barone is a Michigan DUI OUIL defense attorney and principal in the Barone Defense Firm, whose practice is limited exclusively to defending the Michigan drunk driving accused. Mr. Barone has published several articles on Michigan trial practice, Michigan DUI Defense and Michigan drunk driving defense tactics, he has also lectured on Michigan DUI Defense, and has appeared on television as a Michigan drunk driving defense expert. In addition, Mr. Barone has formed a statewide Michigan DUI network and participates in a National network of other DUI practitioners in order to exchange and share information about new DUI laws, National and local trends in the law, and trial tactics. The Firm has associates throughout the State of Michigan, and they represent clients in all the DUI Courts in Lower Michigan.

The Firm also assists in successfully obtaining driving privileges after the Michigan driver's license has been revoked for multiple Michigan drunk driving convictions.

Mr. Barone is a general member of the National College for DUI defense, a member of the National Association for Criminal Defense Attorneys, The Criminal Defense Attorneys for Michigan, and the Criminal Law Section of the State Bar of Michigan.

Additionally, Mr. Barone has been certified as an instructor and practitioner of the Standardized Field Sobriety Tests in accordance with the standards set forth by the International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP) and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA).  He has also attended a 24 hour certification course at National Patent Corporation (the manufacturer of the DataMaster).  Consequently, he has been deemed competent by the manufacturer to operate, perform essential diagnostic verifications and calibration checks on the BAC DataMaster.

Acknowledgements

In 2005, Patrick Barone was named a Sustaining Member of the National College for DUI Defense

Special Awards/Expert Qualifications

Expert Witness - Police Officers’ Field Sobriety Testing Protocols - Mr. Barone was recently qualified as a court expert thus allowing him to testify before a jury regarding issues relating to standardized and non-standardized field sobriety tests and DUI detection procedures. He is believed to be the only attorney in Michigan who has been so qualified.

DUI Publications

  • The DUI Book, (in print, expected release date April 15, 2006) - Hardcover. Inside this book
  • Defending Drinking Drivers, Publisher: James Publishing - Published Date: 10/01/1986 - Hardcover. 

DUI Articles

Justice Delayed is Justice Denied: Due Process Violations in SCRAM Cases, DWI Journal, Law and Science, Vol 21, No. 4, April 2006.

The Sauce on Source Codes: Obtaining DUI Dismissals from Software Non-Disclosures, Michigan Beverage Institute Journal, Vol. 22, Issue 10, (October 2005). View a reprint of this article.

Unlocking the Mystery Behind Breath Testing: The Right of Access to Source Codes, 20 Mich. L. W. 714 (April 17, 2006).

Keeping Retrograde Extrapolation Out of Your Next OWI Trial, The Right To Counsel, Vol. 12, No. 3, pp 13, Fall 2005.

Understanding Modern Drunk Driving Law Enforcement, A Laymen’s Primer on Standardized Field Sobriety Testing, Michigan Beverage Institute Journal, Vol. 22, Issue 10, October 2005

Do Standardized Field Sobriety Tests Reliably Predict Intoxication? Knowledge for Drunk Driving Litigation. , Michigan Bar Journal; .pdf format (July 2005).

DWI - Alcohol Monitoring Bracelets: Junk Science or Important Scientific Breakthrough? The National Association of Criminal Defense Attorneys Champion, Vol. 29, No. 4, pg 41-44 (May 2005).

Using the Confrontation Clause to Win DUI Cases, Illinois State Bar Association’s Traffic Laws & Courts, Vol. 14, No. 2 (January 2005).

Crawford Objections in DUI Cases: Paper Won’t Cut it Anymore, The Right To Counsel, Vol. 10, No. 3, pp 8-11, Fall 2004.

Examining Michigan's New MIP Law,   Michigan Beverage Institute Journal , Vol. 21, Issue 9, September, 2004.

Using PowerPoint to Prove Your Point at Trial, Illinois State Bar Association's Tort Trends, Vol. 39, No. 6, June 2004.

Michigan's New .08 Law Tightens Noose Around Drinking Drivers, Michigan Beverage Institute Journal , Vol. 21, Issue 5, May 2004

Losing Blood and Liberty on America’s Highways: A Case Review , Criminal Defense Newsletter, Volume 27, No. 8, May 2004.

08 and Other Changes: 2003 Changes to Michigan's Drunk Driving Laws , Michigan Bar Journal , Volume 83, No. 2, February 2004.

Understanding Quantitative Blood Alcohol Testing in Drunk Driving Cases , Michigan Bar Journal , Volume 82, No. 8, August 2003.

  Lectures

The Moment of Change, Intervention, sponsored by Foundations Associates and presented in Santa Monica, California, February 20-22, 2006.

Drunk Driving Defense – Standardized Field Sobriety Testing, by invitation of the Detroit/Wayne County Criminal Advocacy Program, and presented in Detroit on October 7, 2005.

Mastering Scientific Evidence in DUI/DWI Cases, sponsored by Texas Criminal Defense Lawyer's Association and the National College for DUI Defense, Dallas, Texas, April 28 - 30, 2005 (via DVD).

New Tips, Tricks and Trends in Drinking & Driving Litigation, Sponsored by the Oakland County Bar Association, and presented in Pontiac as part of the 2nd Annual State of the Law Day, October 29, 2004.

Drug Recognition Testimony: Don't Let Your Client Get "Fryed" by an Unqualified Expert, Sponsored by Lorman Education Services, and presented in Detroit as part of the Strategies in Handling OWI and OUID Cases in Michigan professional seminar, on October 29, 2004.

New Tips, Tricks and Trends in Drinking & Driving Litigation, Sponsored by the Oakland County Bar Association, and presented in Pontiac as part of the 2nd Annual State of the Law Day, October 29, 2004.

Bottlenecking the Prosecution in a DUI Case: What Every Citizen Should Know if They are Pulled Over, Sponsored by the Michigan Licensed Beverage Association and presented in Kalamazoo, Michigan, on October 4, 2004.

Felony Driving Issues, Sponsored by the Detroit / Wayne County Criminal Advocacy Program, and presented in Detroit on October 10, 2003.

Defending the Drunk Driving Case with Blood Intoxication Evidence, Sponsored by Lorman Education Services, and presented in Detroit on July 25, 2003.


  Television/Media Appearances

Barone authors top drunk driving defense treatise, as reported in: 20 Michigan Lawyer’s Weekly, 631, March 27, 2006.

Channel 4, WDIV, Paula Tutman’s pre-Saint Patrick’s Day report on drunk driving, March 16, 2006.

Radio Free Ann Arbor, WCBN, 88.3 FM, special guest for the Charmie Gholson Show explaining

Michigan’s Operating Under the Influence of Drugs Laws, March 9, 2006. 

New rules on drunken driving unfair, Guest Opinion, The Oakland Press (www.theoaklandpress.com), page A-11; December 18, 2005

New drunken driving rule is unfair to the accused, HomeTownLife.com, Originally published December 15, 2005

Practical Law, Cable Channel 15 : Guest Appearance to Discuss DUI Defense Tactics, June 2004

In the Jury Room, Justice isn't Easy, The Detroit News, July 2005.

Cost of drunken driving is very steep, The Detroit Oakland Free Press, August 2005


  Professional Memberships & Activities

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  Education

Juris Doctor, 1991, Detroit College of Law at Michigan State University

Clerkship: Full time position with the Honorable Richard D. Kuhn, Oakland County Circuit Court,1988-1991. Assisted the Judge and Staff Attorney in the research and analysis of cases presented for motion call and then prepared drafts of the Court's final opinions and orders; administered the Court's civil and criminal dockets; supervised junior clerk; reviewed submitted proposed orders prior to Judge's signature.

Internship: With the Honorable John N. O'Brien, Oakland County Circuit Court, summer term, 1990. Assisted Judge O'Brien in the research and analysis of a variety of legal issues and prepared pre-motion memoranda for the Court's use.

B.S. Biology, 1987 Oakland University, Rochester, MI


  Advanced Level Training Programs

National College for DUI Defense, 2005 Winter Session, "Duty, Honor & Success", January 20-22, 2005.

Practice Makes Perfect: The Art of Perfecting DUI Defense, National College for DUI Defense, 2006 Winter Session, January 20-22, 2006.

Under the Microscope: Beating DUIs with Science, co-sponsored by NACDL/NCDD and presented in Las Vegas, September 29 – October 1, 2005.

National College for DUI Defense, 2005 Summer Session, July 20-24, 2005, Harvard Law School, Cambridge, MA.

BAC DataMaster and Basic Science of Evidential Breath Alcohol Testing, Sponsored by National Patent Laboratories and held February 10-12, 2005.

National College for DUI Defense, 2005 Summer Session, July 20-24, 2003, Harvard Law School, Cambridge, MA

BAC DataMaster and Basic Science of Evidential Breath Alcohol Testing, Sponsored by National Patent Laboratories and held February 10-12, 2005.

National College for DUI Defense, 2004 Winter Session, New Orleans, LA.

DWI Means Defend With Ingenuity, Presenting a Gold Medal Defense, NACDL/NCDD 2004 DUI Seminar, via digital audio.

National College for DUI Defense, 2004 Summer Session, July 21-24, 2004, Harvard Law School,Cambridge, MA

NHTSA/IACP Standardized Field Sobriety Testing Instructor Certification Course, Conducted on March 9-13, 2004, Atlanta Georgia.

NHTSA/IACP Standardized Field Sobriety Testing Practitioner Certification Course, Conducted on January 16-18 2004, Atlanta Georgia.

DWI Means Defend With Ingenuity, Superheroes of DUI Defense, NACDL/NCDD 2003 DUI Seminar, via audiotape.

Mastering Scientific Evidence in DUI/DWI Cases, sponsored by Headlines Marketing and the National College for DUI Defense, Atlanta, Georgia, April 10 - 12, 2003.

DWI Means Defend With Ingenuity, Skills That Win Cases: NACDL/NCDD 2002 DUI Seminar, via audiotape.

5th Annual NACDL DUI Seminar - DWI Means "Defend With Ingeunuity", presented in Las Vegas October 4 - 6, 2001 (by digital audio).

Drunk Driving Defense Update, 2001: via audiotape, sponsored by the Sponsored by Institute of Continuing Legal Education.

Criminal Procedure and Practice, 2001: via audiotape, sponsored by the Sponsored by Institute of Continuing Legal Education.

OUIL 3rd and Repeat Offender Statutes After One Year: presented by the Oakland County Bar Association, November 21, 2000.

Drunk Driving Defense Update 2000: Sponsored by Institute of Continuing Legal Education, September 29, 2000.

Preserving Federal Appellate Issues at the Trial Court Level: Sponsored by Oakland County Bar Assn.,September 19, 2000.

Child Abuse Cases: Specifically Shaken Baby: Sponsored by Oakland County Bar Assn., July 18, 2000.

College on Problems of Drug Dependence, 62nd Annual Scientific Meeting, San Juan, Puerto Rico, June 17-22, 2000.

The Defense of Entrapment and the Use of Confidential Informants: Sponsored by Oakland County Bar Assn. with Judge Wendy Potts of the Oakland County Circuit Court presenting, May 15, 2000.

Sentencing Guidelines: Sponsored by Oakland County Bar Assn., December 21, 1999.

Polygraphs and Datamasters: Sponsored by Institute of Continuing Legal Education, December 3, 1999.

U.S. Supreme Court Criminal Law Update: Sponsored by Criminal Advocacy Program of Wayne County, December 3, 1999.

Legal Research using the Internet: Sponsored by the State Appellate Defender Office, November 18, 1999.

Conduct of Criminal Trials: Sponsored by Oakland County Bar Assn., November 16, 1999.

Serology and DNA Evidence: Sponsored by Criminal Advocacy Program of Wayne County, November 12, 1999.

Bring Your Case to Life for Judges and Juries: Winning Ways to Use Demonstrative Evidence: Sponsored by Criminal Advocacy Program of Wayne County, Octobers 22, 1999.

Rules of Evidence: Sponsored by Oakland County Bar Assn. with Judge Jessica R. Cooper of Oakland County Circuit Court presenting, October 19, 1999.

Handling the Waived-Juvenile Case: Sponsored by Criminal Advocacy Program of Wayne County, October 15, 1999.

1999 Drunk Driving Defense Update: via audiotape of Institute of Continuing Legal Education seminar offered October 12, 1999.

Pretrial Motions in Criminal Law: Sponsored by Oakland County Bar Assn. with Judge Steven Andrews of Oakland County Circuit Court presenting, June 15, 1999.

Preliminary Examinations: Sponsored by Oakland County Bar Assn. with Judge Brian MacKenzie of the Novi District Court presenting, April 20, 1999.

Michigan Sentencing Guidelines: Issues, Strategy and Challenges: Sponsored by Oakland County Bar Assn, November 18, 1998.

Advanced Criminal Defense Practice Conference: Traverse City, Michigan, November 6, 7, 8 1998.

1998 Drunk Driving Defense Update: Institute of Continuing Legal Education, September 11, 1998 (afternoon seminar).

Trying the Drunk Driving Case: Institute of Continuing Legal Education, September 11, 1998 (morning seminar).

Defending DUI Cases: Insights from the Masters,  NACDL/NCDD DUI Seminar presented in Las Vegas, Nevada,1997, via digital audio.
 
The Ultimate, in DUI Defense, Mastering Science, Maximizing Success NACDL/NCDD DUI Seminar presented in Las Vegas, Nevada,1998, via digital audio.
 
DWI Means "Defend with Ingenuity,"  NACDL/NCDD DUI Seminar presented in Las Vegas, Nevada,1999  via digital audio.
 
Difficult DUI's & Tragic Consequences, NACDL/NCDD DUI Seminar presented in Las Vegas, Nevada, 2000, via digital audio.

Michigan Appellate Advocacy/Orientation: Sponsored by the State Appellate Defender Office, November 2, 3 1994.

Other Courts covered by the Barone Defense Firm:

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Holly DUI Lawyer
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Lansing DUI Lawyer
Lapeer DUI Lawyer
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Macomb DUI Lawyer
Monroe DUI Lawyer
Mount Clemens DUI Lawyer
Northville DUI Lawyer
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