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About Missouri DWI / DUI Drunk Driving Defense Lawyer J. Matthew Guilfoil

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 for 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 Missouri DWI desk reference manual. used by attorneys throughout the State of Missouri in DWI cases.

He attended the National College for DUI Defense's summer term presented at Harvard University, Summer 2003.

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 as an authority in The Missouri Lawyer’s Weekly and The St. Louis Daily Record on Missouri DWI-related issues.

He spends over 20 hours per month researching the latest cases, legal treatises, scientific literature, and articles on the subject of drunk driving defense allowing him to be on the cutting edge of DUI / DWI / Drunk Driving defense at all times.

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, The National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, and is a Missouri affiliate to the internet sites: www.drunkdrivingdefense.com, www.dui-dwi.com, and www.dui-help.com.

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.