dui defense speaking engagements

San Diego Attorney Darren Kavinoky is a DUI Trial Lawyer and veteran defense attorney of over 3,000 D.U.I cases. He is frequently invited to lecture and teach other lawyers on the highly specialized and intricate field of drunk driving defense.

An attorney in excellent standing with the California State Bar since 1994, Darren has won numerous DUI Jury Trials, including those with cases involving high blood alcohol levels. In 2003, he founded the Kavinoky Law Firm and dedicated a majority of his private law practice to the defense of persons accused of DUI related crimes. Over the last 13 years, his expertise and skill as a California Defense lawyer have earned him a Martindale Hubbell "AV®" rating, a position on the Resolutions Committee of the California Bar Associations, status of "Super Lawyers Rising Star of Southern California" two years in a row, as well as numerous other awards and commendations for his contributions and accomplishments in DUI defense law.

In addition to extensive scientific, technical & pharmacokinetic expertise, Darren is certified under the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration guidelines as both practitioner and, more importantly, an instructor in Standard Field Sobriety Testing. He is also a certified operator of the Intoxilyzer 8000, the most current breath testing equipment in use by the San Diego Police Department and California Highway Patrol.

He is a frequent speaker at the annual "Rules of the Road" seminar sponsored by the California Association for Criminal Justice, lecturing on topics such as "Stogner Motions" (motions that attempt to eliminate prior offenses), cross-examination of police officers as witnesses, and related DUI defense topics.

Darren is frequently retained not only by other attorneys and members of local law enforcement (including members of the California Highway Patrol and the San Diego Police Department) to defend their DUI cases, he is many times retained by other law firms to take their clients' cases to jury trial. He is also a frequent consultant to local law firms and law enforcement agencies on the topics of driving under the influence, vehicular manslaughter, and vehicular homicide defense.

recent drunk driving defense seminars