Nikki Ramirez-Smith recently received advanced level training, from the American Association of Premier DUI Attorneys, on winning DUI cases using finger dexterity. It is critically important to understand that officers are trained that alcohol goes to the muscles and, if a person is impaired, the alcohol in the muscles will cause finger dexterity problems. The main…
Nikki Ramirez-Smith recently received advanced level training, from the American Association of Premier DUI Attorneys, on attacking DUI reports and videos in DUI cases. To effectively attack DUI reports and videos, it is critical to know and use the officer’s NHTSA Manuals against him. Even the most experienced officers miss important steps and make mistakes in…
Nikki Ramirez-Smith recently received advanced level training, from the American Association of Premier DUI Attorneys, on vehicle forensics in DUI Investigations. In accident cases, cases where a driver is no longer at a vehicle when the police arrive, and cases involving a question as to whether a driver was distracted versus being impaired, the defense can…
Nikki Ramirez-Smith 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…
Nikki Ramirez-Smith recently received advanced level training, from the American Association of Premier DUI Attorneys, on how to win DUI cases with divided attention. Almost everything that an officer is trained to do and look for during a DUI investigation is related to divided attention impairment. In most DUI cases, that are worthy of fighting at…
Nikki Ramirez-Smith recently received advanced level training, from the American Association of Premier DUI Attorneys, on how to determine if Police DUI Videos have been altered. It is unfortunately all too common for prosecutors and the police to alter DUI videos in an effort to hide evidence that shows a person is not guilty. Because of…
Nikki Ramirez-Smith recently received advanced level training, from the American Association of Premier DUI Attorneys, on how to fight Marijuana (Cannabis) DUI Cases. It is critical for attorneys to understand the general and clinical indicators that law enforcement officers are trained to look for in marijuana cases and to know the alternative causes for these indicators.…
Nikki Ramirez-Smith recently received advanced level training, from the American Association of Premier DUI Attorneys, on how to effectively educate clients during the initial consultation. It is critical for clients to understand that DUI investigations are standardized nationally, you have access to all of the officer’s training materials, the DUI investigation is only scientifically reliable if…
Nikki Ramirez-Smith recently received advanced level training, from the American Association of Premier DUI Attorneys, on how to easily and effectively invalidate the results of the Walk and Turn and the One Leg Stand Tests. Officers will testify that they conducted the Walk and Turn and the One Leg Stand Tests properly. However, in almost…
Nikki Ramirez-Smith recently received advanced level training, from the American Association of Premier DUI Attorneys, on how to effectively and efficiently meet a client’s needs while representing them on a DUI Case. Nikki received training on setting up a system to manage workflow, information, and resources to most effectively and efficiently communicate with a client…