Friday, May 1, 2009

Welcome to Missouri Drunk Driving - DWI BLOG

Welcome to the Missouri DWI Blog: a forum on Missouri DWI by The Guilfoil Law Group and The DWI Institute of Kansas City. The topics will be posted by Missouri DWI attorney J. Matthew Guilfoil, and occassionally, other DWI guest attorneys. Please return to this page periodically for current news regarding Missouri DWI.

We will eventually have a newsfeed for direct subscription to our topics as they are posted.

To reach J. Matthew Guilfoil and The Guilfoil Law Group in Kansas City, Missouri, please contact us at: J. Matthew Guilfoil, The Guilfoil Law Group, LLC, The Screenlands Building, 1656 Washington, Suite 220 Kansas City, Missouri 64108. (816) 842-3717 Phone, (877) DWI MATT Toll Free. Email: MGuilfoil@guilfoillawgroup.com.

J. Matthew Guilfoil Mr. Guilfoil is Managing Member of The Guilfoil Law Group, LLC, and DWI Institute of Kansas City , LLC, in Kansas City, Missouri. He received his B.A. degree from DePaul University and his J.D. degree from the University of Missouri at Kansas City.

Mr. Guilfoil has completed the International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP) / National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) approved 20-hour course in the administration of standardized field sobriety tests and is one of only a few defense attorneys certified as an IACP / NHTSA-certified standardized field sobriety testing instructor in the State of Missouri.

He is a certified Operator of the Intoxilyzer 5000 breath testing machine. He has also completed numerous other courses on both the Intoxilyzer 5000 and Datamaster breath testing machines, which are the two breath testing machines used primarily by the police in Missouri.

He is one of only two Missouri defense attorneys to have completed the 24-hour Drug Evaluation and Classification Overview Course, which forms the basis of the IACP / NHTSA Drug Recognition Expert (DRE) program. He has attended the 2003 and 2006 Summer Sessions of The National College of DUI Defense, presented at Harvard University, in Cambridge, Massachusetts. He is also the 2006-2007 Missouri State Delegate to the National College for DUI Defense.

He is a published author for the Missouri Bar Association, having authored the “Standardized Field Sobriety Testing and Cross Examination of the Arresting Officer” chapter of their MOBARCLE “black book” series, which is a desk reference manual used by attorneys throughout the State of Missouri in DWI cases.

He has taught numerous courses on DWI and other topics to lawyers, police, and other law enforcement officials in Kansas and Missouri for the Kansas City Metropolitan Bar Association, the Kansas Trial Lawyer’s Association, and Lorman. In March 2006, he presented a lecture to Missouri State Water Patrol in Clay County Circuit Court, Division 6, on proper Standardized Field Sobriety Testing Procedures. He has been quoted in the Missouri Lawyer’s Weekly and the St. Louis Daily Record on DWI-related issues.

Mr. Guilfoil is a member and the 2006-2007 Missouri State Delegate of The National College of DUI Defense, The American Association of DUI Trial Lawyers, the Missouri Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, and the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers. Attorney Matt Guilfoil is associated with many well-regarded websites on the Internet, including: Celebrating Legal Excellence,

Practice Areas: Mr. Guilfoil emphasizes a thorough discovery and pretrial motions practice in DUI/DWI cases; traffic; and criminal law. For more information about The Guilfoil Law Group, please visit: Guilfoil-Law-Group, Personal Injury Laws of Missouri, Missouri Drunk Driving Defense, or DWI-Matt.

Awards: Certificate of Attendance, National College for DUI Defense, presented at Harvard Law School, Summer 2003 & 2006.Certificate of course completion as a Certified Operator of the Intoxilyzer 5000 Breath Testing Machine. Certificate of Completion of the NHTSA Standardized Field Sobriety Testing Student Course. Certificate of Completion as a NHTSA-certified Standardized Field Sobriety Testing Instructor. Certificate of Completion of the 24-hour Drug Evaluation and Classification Overview Course, which forms the basis of the IACP / NHTSA Drug Recognition Expert (DRE) program. Certificate of Completion of the BAC Datamaster Course sponsored by Mary McMurray.

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