Maine OUI Lawyer

William T. Bly

Portland Drunk Driving Attorney William Bly’s practice is devoted exclusively to the field of criminal defense with a strong concentration in drunk driving defense (OUI). He has successfuly defended persons charged with a myriad of crimes, from Class A felonies to Class E misdemeanors. Attorney Bly has successfully defended persons charged with refusing to submit to a breath test; persons charged with aggravated OUI.

Attorney William T. Bly pictured with his Law Firm’s fully functional and operational Intoxilyzer 5000EN

Persons charged with OUI with test results exceeding .15% BAC; persons charged with Operating After Suspension; persons charged with Operating After Revocation; persons charged with DOT violations and persons charged with felony crimes resulting from traffic accidents involving serious bodily injury. Attorney Bly is one of a small handful of attorneys in the entire state of Maine who has received his certification as a Breath Alcohol Technician as recognized and issued by the United States Department of Transportation. In addition, Attorney Bly is qualified as a practitioner in standardized field sobriety tests in accordance with the standards set forth by the International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP) and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). The training he received in Baltimore, Maryland is precisely the same training that local law enforcement receives from the Maine Criminal Justice Academy. As such, Attorney Bly has become adept at recognizing and seizing upon the myriad of mistakes law enforcement makes during their collective investigation of OUI crimes. Attorney Bly attends numerous OUI seminars each year throughout the country as well as an annual OUI Defense Seminar sponsored by the National College of DUI Defense at Harvard Law School.

EDUCATION

  • Rutgers College, New Brunswick NJ
    B.A. Political Science
    Graduated with honors
    Member of Phi Beta Kappa Society
  • Maine School of Law, Portland Maine
    Juris Doctor
    3rd year law student intern with Cumberland County DA

Bar Admissions

  • State of Maine
  • State of New Jersey
  • Federal District Court, District of Maine
  • Federal District Court, District of New Jersey

Professional Accreditation

  • Intoxilyzer 5000EN Certified Operator by the US Department of Transportation
  • Certified to administer Standardized Field Sobriety Tests in accordance with the standards set forth by the International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP) and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA)
  • Certified as an Instructor to teach students in the proper administration of Standardized Field Sobriety Tests in accordance with the standards set forth by the International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP) and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA)

Continuing Legal Education

  • Annual attendance at the National College for DUI Defense Harvard Program (Boston, MA)
  • Attendance at the Mastering Scientific Evidence Course for DUI Defense (Dallas, TX)
  • Blood and Urine Forensics Program (San Diego, CA 2009)
  • Various locally sponsored criminal defense CLE programs

Professional Associations and Memberships

  • National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
  • Maine Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
  • National Trial Lawyers Association
  • Maine Trial Lawyers Association
  • National College of DUI Defense
  • American Bar Association
  • Maine Bar Association
  • York County Bar Association

 

 

“…A government is the most dangerous threat to man's rights: it holds a legal monopoly on the use of physical force against legally disarmed victims.”

Ayn Rands (Russian born American Writer and Novelist, 1905-1982)

The Government's machine... an Intoxilyzer 5000EN