Matthew Lee recently received advanced level training, from the American Association of Premier DUI Attorneys, on understanding the flaws in the Drug Recognition Expert (DRE) program. The program is not infallible because DRE Officers are just like any other officer, they just have two additional weeks of training. While they are often considered as “experts” in the courtroom, what other person can be an expert in the courtroom after only two weeks of training? They really aren’t experts at all. DRE Evaluations can easily be fudged by an officer to match their internal bias and formal opinion because there is no way to recreate or confirm the measurements an officer claims in his report. This training was taught by a current and active law enforcement officer who is both a Standardized Field Sobriety Testing (SFST) Instructor and a Drug Recognition Expert Instructor and was willing to share with our Association the significant problems with the DRE program.
The American Association of Premier DUI Attorneys has compiled information from Judges, Traffic Safety Resource Prosecutors (the Top DUI Prosecutors in each State), DUI Prosecutors, current Law Enforcement Officers, former Law Enforcement Officers, and DUI Defense Attorneys to determine exactly what skills, knowledge, training, tools, resources, and strategies win the most DUI cases at trial and are also used to get DUI cases successfully resolved for the defense prior to trial.
When people need a DUI Attorney, the biggest challenge is knowing whether or not an attorney truly has the skills, knowledge, training, tools, resources, and strategies that are needed to successfully resolve and win DUI cases. Countless attorneys handle DUI cases. But, only a very small percentage have the skills, knowledge, training, tools, resources, and strategies that are needed to successfully resolve and win DUI cases.
Members of the American Association of Premier DUI Attorneys have received advanced level training on the strategies that win the most DUI cases at trial and are also used to get DUI cases successfully resolved for the defense prior to trial. Members of the American Association of Premier DUI Attorneys also have access to the resources and tools that are used to win and successfully resolve DUI cases and these are resources and tools that only a very small percentage of DUI attorneys have access to and use.
Matthew earned his law degree in 2003 from the University of Illinois, where he also received a Bachelor of Arts with Distinction in Political Science and Speech Communication in 2000. Immediately after graduating from law school in June of 2003, Matthew became a prosecutor with the McLean County State’s Attorney in Bloomington, Illinois, where he honed his skills as a litigator for over ten and a half years.
During his tenure as a prosecutor Matthew established himself as an excellent trial attorney. While representing the people of the State of Illinois, Matthew successfully prosecuted defendants at trial for crimes ranging from petty and traffic offenses to first degree murder and charges of the most serious magnitude. Now as a criminal defense attorney, Matthew utilizes his experience to zealously advocate for his clients in all manner of charges and in jurisdictions across central Illinois. In particular, a significant portion of Matthew’s practice is focused on DUI/traffic cases where he has enjoyed enormous success and gained the respect of his peers and the judiciary.
Outside of the office Matthew enjoys serving the community and is on the board of directors with Family Service of Champaign County, which is the oldest private social service agency in the area. Matthew also serves in the music ministry at his church and leads an outreach group for international students at the U of I. He and his wife Jennifer have two sons, and they reside in Champaign, Illinois.
To learn more about Matthew Lee, please visit http://www.meyercapel.com or Attorney Profile – AAPDA
To learn more about the American Association of Premier DUI Attorneys, please visit http://www.aapda.org/
Information in this news release is the opinion of the American Association of Premier DUI Attorneys (AAPDA). The information contained throughout the AAPDA website is educational and is intended only for informational and educational purposes. Information on the AAPDA website is the opinion of the American Association of Premier DUI Attorneys (AAPDA), it is not intended to be legal advice, and it should not be used as legal advice. Rather, all information found on the AAPDA website is for general educational and informational purposes only. AAPDA does not guarantee or imply the competence level of any attorney, whether or not they are a member of AAPDA. When hiring an attorney, a person should personally contact the attorney and confirm the attorney’s skills, knowledge, training, tools, resources, strategies, and other credentials. Any decision to hire an attorney should be based on a person’s satisfaction, after contacting the attorney, that the attorney hired is who they feel comfortable with and want to represent them. The specific outcome of each DUI case cannot be anticipated or guaranteed by AAPDA, or anyone else, as many factors can affect the outcome of each individual case.
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