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Maryland DUI Law
2009-2010 edition
(Vol. 8, Maryland Practice Series)
By Leonard R. Stamm

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Leonard R. Stamm
Johanna Leshner
Leonard R. Stamm's
Resume
Johanna Leshner's
Resume

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Leonard R. Stamm's Resume

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AREAS OF PRACTICE
• General Criminal Defense
• Trial and Appellate Practice in State and Federal Courts
• Drunk Driving
• Drugs and Narcotics
• Motor Vehicle Administration Hearings and Appeals
BAR ADMISSIONS
• Maryland Court of Appeals (1983)
• United States District Court, District of Maryland (1984)
• Court of Appeals, District of Columbia (1984)
• United States Supreme Court (1993)
• Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals (1997)
EDUCATION
• Wesleyan University (B.A., 1977)
• Catholic University of America, Columbus School of Law (J.D., 1983)
LEGAL POSITIONS
• Legal intern to Judge Rita C. Davidson, Court of Appeals of Maryland (1981)
• Law clerk to Judge Howard S. Chasanow, Circuit Court for Prince George's County, Maryland (1983-84)
• Associate attorney - Horowitz, Oneglia, Goldstein, Foran & Parker, P.A. (1984-85)
• Associate attorney - Alan J. Goldstein, P.A. (1985-91)
• Attorney (firm owner) - Goldstein & Stamm, P.A. (1991---)
BOOKS
• Maryland DUI Law (Thomson-West 2008---)
• Contributing Editor, The Maryland DWI Manual (Hanford Pub. Co. 1995-2007)
ARTICLES
Handling MVA Hearings, Maryland Bar Journal (January/February 2006)
The Top 20 Myths of Breath, Blood, and Urine Testing, The Champion (Part 1, August 2005) (Part 2, September/October 2005), reprinted in, Lawrence Taylor and Steven Oberman, Drunk Driving Defense (Aspen Publishers 6th ed., 2007 supplement)
Essential Cases to Know to Challenge Scientific Evidence, The Champion (Part One, August 2003) (Part Two, September/October 2003)
• I May Be Crazy - But I Ain't Drunk: The Psychiatric Defense to Drunk Driving
, The Champion (July 2002)
• The State's Weak Link: Simulator Solutions, The Champion (April 1998)
The Fourth Amendment and Search and Seizure Update, Prince George's County Bar Association Alan J. Goldstein Annual Criminal Law Seminar (1983---)
Casper v. State and DWI Discovery, The 1992 Maryland DWI Manual, Hanford Publishing Company (1991)
The Application of Grady v. Corbin to DWI Cases, The 1993 Maryland DWI Manual, Hanford Publishing Company (1992)
Handling Implied Consent and Administrative Per Se Hearings at the Motor Vehicle Administration, The 1994 Maryland DWI Manual, Hanford Pub. Co. (1993)
• Practice Manual for the Maryland Lawyer, Chapter 15, Traffic Law, MICPEL (1996---).

LEGAL TEACHING POSITIONS & SEMINARS

The Top 10 Breath Test Defenses - Mastering Scientific Evidence in DUI/DWI Cases - New Orleans, La. (April 9, 2010)

The Top 102 Medical Defenses to DUI - MCDAA 6th Annual Advanced DUI Defense Seminar Baltimore, MD (May 2009); NCDD Winter Seminar, Celebrity Solstice Caribbean Cruise (Jan. 2010)

• Making Your Appeals More Appealing - NACDL and NCDD annual seminar - Las Vegas, NV (Oct. 2009)

• Melendez-Diaz - National College for DUI Defense - Summer session - Cambridge, Ma. (Jul. 2009)

• Public defender training, Salisbury, Md. (Jul. 2009); Linthicum, Md. (Oct. 2009)

• Intox EC/IR - Mastering Scientific Evidence in DUI/DWI Cases - New Orleans, La. (Apr. 17, 2009; April 9, 2010)

Crawford 2009 - National College for DUI Defense - Winter session - Atlantis Hotel, Paradise Island, The Bahamas (Jan. 15, 2009)
• Getting the Blood Out!; Trial Tactics in Blood Cases; Legal Issues in Homicide Cases; So-called Drug Recognition "Experts" - Atlanta Blood Seminar - Atlanta, Ga. (Dec. 4-7, 2008)
• Advanced Cross-Examination
- Stuart Kinard Memorial Advanced DWI Seminar - San Antonio, Tx. (Oct, 2008)
• Intox EC/IR - Mastering Scientific Evidence in DUI/DWI Cases - Dallas, Tx. (Mar. 28, 2008)
• Handling the Problem Witness
- National College for DUI Defense - Summer session - Cambridge, Ma. (Jul. 2007)
• Mock Trial - lead defense counsel - Mastering Scientific Evidence in DUI/DWI Cases - Dallas, Tx. (Apr. 20-21, 2007)
• Beating 'em with Discovery -
ECIR Training Seminar, Alexandria, VA (Oct. 2006)
• Winning with Crawford - NACDL and NCDD annual seminar - Las Vegas, NV (Oct. 2006)
• The Top 20 Guidelines for Bench Trials -
National College for DUI Defense - Summer session - Cambridge, Ma. (2006); MICPEL Seminar (2006); Carteret, NJ (2006); University of Mississippi DUI Practitioners 2007 CLE Seminar - Jackson, MS (2007)
• The Top 20 Myths in Breath, Blood, & Urine Testing -
University of Mississippi DUI Practitioners 2004 CLE Seminar - Jackson, Miss. (Oct. 22, 2004); Minnesota Society for Criminal Justice, 20th Annual Seminar - Las Vegas, Nev. (2005); Maryland Criminal Defense Attorney's Association - Balt., Md. (2005); Prince George's County Bar Association - Upper Marlboro, Md. (2005); Mastering Scientific Evidence in DUI/DWI Cases - Dallas, Tx. (Apr. 28, 2005); Ohio Association of Criminal Defense Attorneys, Dublin, Oh. (Mar. 8, 2007); Stuart Kinard Memorial Advanced DWI Seminar - San Antonio, Tx. (Nov. 3, 2007); Worcester County Bar Association, Fager's Island, Ocean City, Md. (Nov. 7, 2008)
• Debunking the Top 20 State Evidence Prevarications about Breath, Blood, and Urine Tests Using Case Law
and Scientific Articles - Mastering Scientific Evidence in DUI/DWI Cases - Atlanta, Ga. (Apr. 22, 2004)
MICPEL Seminar, Traffic Law (2004---)
• Instructor - NHTSA/IACP Student Class in Administration of Standardized Field Sobriety Tests - Baltimore, Md. (Nov. 21-23, 2003); (Feb. 4-6, 2005); (Feb. 29-Mar. 2, 2008)
Essential Cases to Know in Handling Challenges to Scientific Evidence, Mastering Scientific Evidence in DUI/DWI Cases - Atlanta, Ga. (2003); National College for DUI Defense - Summer session - Cambridge, Ma. (2003); Maryland Criminal Defense Attorneys' Association- Fall Seminar Baltimore, Md. (2003); Minnesota Society for Criminal Justice, 19th Annual Seminar - Las Vegas, Nev. (2004); Ohio Association of Criminal Defense Attorneys, Dublin, Oh. (Mar. 9, 2007)
Maryland National Capital Park and Planning Police, Training (2003)
• How to Survive an MVA Hearing, MCDAA Seminar (2003)
• Hot Topics in DUI Defense, Public Defender Spring Conference (2002)
DUI Defense Secrets, MCDAA Annual Spring Meeting and Seminar (2002)
Cross-examination of Drug Recognition Experts, Public Defender for Baltimore County (2002)
• MICPEL Seminar, Handling the DWI Case ('91, '94, '96, '98, '00, '02)
• MICPEL Seminar, Motor Vehicle Administration Hearings ('86, '89, '92, '94,'97, '99, '01, '06)
Strategies in Handling DWI Cases in Maryland, Lorman Educational Services (1999, 2000, 2003, 2004)
Cops as Experts: Law and Strategy, Public Defender Spring Conference (1998)
• Georgetown University Law Center Criminal Justice Clinic, Guest lecturer, Pre-trial Motions (1991-94)
• Maryland State Public Defender Training Program, Defending DUI Cases (1995-2008)
• Maryland Institute for Continuing Professional Education of Lawyers (MICPEL) Seminar, New Perspectives on Sentencing and Forfeiture (1994)
Alan Goldstein's Not Just Another Maryland DWI Seminar (1989)
• numerous other CLEs.

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SOME SEMINARS ATTENDED


• Drug Recognition Expert (DRE) Overview, Atlanta, Georgia (May 20-22, 2004)
• Intoxilyzer 5000, Operator and Maintenance Technician Training, Stuart, Florida (June 26-28, 2003)
• The Robert F. Borkenstein Course on Alcohol and Highway Safety: Testing, Research and Litigation, Indiana University (May 18-23, 2003)
• National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (NACDL), DWI Means Defend With Ingenuity, Las Vegas, Nevada (1999---)
• Mastering Scientific Evidence in DUI/DWI Cases, Atlanta, Georgia (2000-04); Dallas, Texas (2005)
• National College for DUI Defense, Inc., Summer seminar, Cambridge, Massachusetts (2000-01, 2003-05)
• Winter seminar, San Antonio, Texas (2003), San Diego, California (2004); New Orleans, La. (2005)
• Minnesota Society for Criminal Justice, Getting Tough on DWI: The Defense, Orlando, Florida (2002); Las Vegas, Nevada (2001, 2003-05)
• International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP)/National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) student course in administration of standardized field sobriety tests, San Francisco, California (2001)
• International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP)/National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) instructor course in administration of standardized field sobriety tests, Nashville, Tennessee (2001)

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MEMBERSHIPS

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• National College for DUI Defense, Inc. (General member 1999-2004)(Sustaining member 2004-05) (Regent 2005---)
• National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
• Maryland Criminal Defense Attorneys' Association (President 2003-04)
(President-Elect 2002-03) (First Vice-President 2001-02) (Board of Directors 1991-2001) (Member 1984---)
• Maryland Criminal Pattern Jury Instruction Committee (2001---)
• Maryland State Bar Association
• Prince George's County Bar Association (Co-chair, Criminal Law Section (1992-93))
• Montgomery County Bar Association

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SOME REPORTED DECISIONS

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• United States v. Darden, ---F.Supp.2d---, 2009 WL 3049886 (2009) map86 (2009)
• Alavez v. Motor Vehicle Admin., 402 Md. 727, 939 A.2d 139 (2008)
• United States v. Atwell, 470 F.Supp.2d 554 (D. Md. 2007)
• Fowler v. Motor Vehicle Admin.
, 394 Md. 331, 906 A.2d 347 (2006)
• Warne v. State
, 166 Md.App. 135, 887 A.2d 657 (2005)
• Gwin v. Motor Vehicle Admin.
, 385 Md. 440, 869 A.2d 822 (2004), cert. denied, 126 S.Ct. 359 (2005)
• State v. Weisbrod
, 159 Md. App. 488, 859 A.2d 664 (2004), cert. denied, 384 Md. 582, 865 A.2d 589 (2005)
• White v. State, 142 Md.App. 535, 790 A.2d 754 (2002)
• In re Michael W.
, 134 Md.App.144, 759 A.2d 322 (2000), aff'd, 367 Md. 181, 786 A.2d 684 (2001)
• State v. Jones
, 340 Md. 235, 666 A.2d 128 (1995), cert. denied, 516 U.S. 1173 (1996)
Simmons v. State, 333 Md. 547, 636 A.2d 463, cert. denied, 513 U.S. 815 (1994)
Klingenstein v. State, 330 Md. 402, 624 A.2d 532, reversing, 92 Md.App. 325, 608 A.2d 792 (1992), cert. denied, 510 U.S. 918 (1993)
Tyler v. State, 330 Md. 261, 623 A.2d 648 (1993), reversing, Eiland v. State, 92 Md.App. 56, 607 A.2d 42 (1992)
Harris v. State, 94 Md.App. 266, 617 A.2d 610 (1992), cert. denied, 330 Md. 319, 624 A.2d 490 (1993)
Mustafa v. State, 323 Md. 65, 591 A.2d 481 (1991)
State v. Robertson, 72 Md.App. 342, 529 A.2d 847 (1987)

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Johanna Leshner's resume

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AREAS OF PRACTICE

• General Criminal Defense

• Trial and Appellate Practice in State and Federal Courts

• Drunk Driving

• Drugs and Narcotics

• Motor Vehicle Administration Hearings and Appeals

BAR ADMISSIONS

•Commonwealth of Pennsylvania (2002)

• Maryland Court of Appeals (2005)

• United States District Court, District of Maryland (2008)

• Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals (2008)

EDUCATION

• The George Washington University Law School (J.D., 2002)

• University of Michigan (B.A., 1999)

LEGAL POSITIONS

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• Associate attorney, Goldstein & Stamm, P.A. (2008-present)

• Assistant Public Defender, Office of the Public Defender, State of Maryland, Montgomery County (2005-2008)

• Assistant Public Defender, Office of the Public Defender, State of Maryland, Baltimore City (2004-2005)

• Judicial clerk to the Honorable Deborah A. Robinson, United States District Court for the District of Columbia (2002-2004)

•Legal intern, Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law (2001-2002)

• Legal intern to the Honorable Thomas F. Hogan, United States District Court for the District of Columbia (2001)

MEMBERSHIPS

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• National College for DUI Defense, Inc.

• Maryland Criminal Defense Attorneys' Association

• Maryland State Bar Association

• Montgomery County Bar Association

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