Patrick J. Silva 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…
Patrick J. Silva recently received advanced level training, from the American Association of Premier DUI Attorneys, on how to analyze Drug Recognition Expert (DRE) cases. Patrick received training on the systematic and standardized 12-step procedure that Drug Recognition Experts are required to follow when conducting a Drug Recognition Expert Evaluation on a suspect. The 12-step…
Patrick J. Silva recently received advanced level training, from the American Association of Premier DUI Attorneys, on how to effectively take care of a client’s needs and how to remain agile during the COVID-19 pandemic. Patrick received training on why moving a law practice to the cloud is important and how to make that move,…
Patrick J. Silva recently received advanced level training, from the American Association of Premier DUI Attorneys, on how to use Mental Illnesses to Win DUI Alcohol and/or Drug Cases. Patrick received training on how, unfortunately, drivers who suffer from mental illness(es) will be misdiagnosed by the arresting officer and wrongfully arrested for DUI alcohol and/or…
Patrick J. Silva recently received advanced level training, from the American Association of Premier DUI Attorneys, on how to use flashbacks to win DUI Hallucinogen cases. Patrick received training on how a discrepancy in the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s Drug Recognition Expert 7-Day School Participant Manual allows the defense to win DUI Hallucinogen cases…
Patrick J. Silva recently received advanced level training, from the American Association of Premier DUI Attorneys, on how to use a driver’s internal body clock to win DUI cases. Patrick received training on how a driver’s internal body clock can be assessed on both the Modified Romberg Balance Test and the One Leg Stand Test.…
Patrick J. Silva recently received advanced level training, from the American Association of Premier DUI Attorneys, on how to use information from medical staff to win DUI cases. Patrick received training on how law enforcement and emergency medical personnel have different priorities when they encounter a suspected impaired driver. These differences lead to contradictions between…
Patrick J. Silva recently received advanced level training, from the American Association of Premier DUI Attorneys, on how to use fatigue and drowsiness to fight DUI cases. Patrick received training on the how drivers arrested and prosecuted for being under the influence of alcohol and/or CNS Depressants can easily be misdiagnosed and wrongfully arrested for DUI…
Patrick J. Silva recently received advanced level training, from the American Association of Premier DUI Attorneys, on how to fight the results of the Horizontal Gaze Nystagmus (HGN) Test when it is conducted inside a patrol car. Patrick received training on the many reasons why an officer cannot properly administer the HGN Test on a driver…
Patrick J. Silva recently received advanced level training, from the American Association of Premier DUI Attorneys, on utilizing the results of the Onset of Nystagmus Prior to 45 Degrees to win DUI Cases. Patrick received training on how to win DUI Cases using the results of the Onset of Nystagmus Prior to 45 Degrees whether or…