McShane is a lawyer who specializes in using forensic science for the benefit of the citizen accused
I blew a .20 and McShane got an acquittal
- Eddie, DUI / DWI Client
A DUI Conviction Would Have Cost Me My Job, House, Everything
- anonymous, DUI / DWI Client
Overview
Avvo Rating
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10.0
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Practice Areas
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Fees & Payments
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Fees
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Fixed (Sometimes)
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Free Consultation (120 minutes)
Payment types
Check, Credit Card, Cash
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Contact Information
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About Me
Photos (1)
Videos (2)
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About me: "You're under investigation" or Youre under arrest.
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three little words can cripple anyone with fear. When a cookie-cutter
defense just won't cut it, we... more
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References
Client Reviews
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Posted by:
Eddie,
2009-08-17
3 months ago.
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Client Review:
While driving home from a party, I got stopped and ended up blowing a .20. My first thoughts were “you’re done just plead guilty and hope they...
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Posted by:
anonymous,
2009-08-25
3 months ago.
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Client Review:
As a CDL truck driver, I could not afford a DUI conviction. As opposed to a normal case, a DUI conviction would have resulted in me losing my job...
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Endorsements
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Justin brings a yearning to succeed to the table as a criminal defense attorney. He trains himself and his staff attorneys at the highest level to be...
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Endorsement from lawyer:
William Head
, Atlanta (GA), 8 months ago
Justin's nickname is "The Library." For someone of his age his encyclopedic command of the scientific literature was at first quite surprising. But...
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Endorsement from lawyer:
Allen Trapp
, Carrollton (GA), 8 months ago
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Résumé
Licenses
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8 years
since Justin James McShane was first licensed to practice law in PA.
We have not found any instances of professional misconduct for this lawyer.
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Work Experience
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| Position |
Duration |
| Chairman/CEO at The McShane Firm, LLC |
2003–present
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| Assistant Attorney at County of Dauphin |
2001–2003
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| Certified Legal Intern conducting trials at The County of Dauphin |
1999–2001
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Education
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Awards
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| Award Name |
Granting Organization |
Date |
| 6th Annual Advanced DUI Seminar |
Maryland Criminal Defense Attorney's Association |
2009 |
| Advanced Drug Recognition Expert |
Impaired Driving Specialists |
2009 |
| Advanced Issues in Breath Alcohol Testing |
IT&D Ltd |
2009 |
| Advanced Roadside Impaired Driving Enforcement Certification |
NHTSA |
2009 |
| Annual Criminal Law Symposium-including Death Penalty Training |
Pennsylvania Bar Institute |
2009 |
| Criminal Law-including Death Penalty Training |
PACDL/PDA |
2009 |
| Hosted and instructed a PACLE approved seminar |
PACLE |
2009 |
| NCDD Summer Session at Harvard Law School-Cambridge, MA |
NCDD |
2009 |
| NCDD Winter Session at Harvard Law School-Cambridge, MA |
National College for DUI Defense |
2009 |
| NHTSA/IACP Drug Recognition Expert (DRE) |
NHTSA |
2009 |
| Pennsylvania Innocence Project Training (14 hours of training) |
The Pennsylvania Innocence Project |
2009 |
| Advanced Blood Collection/Analysis Training |
Georgia Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers |
2008 |
| Defends with Integrity |
National College for DUI Defense |
2008 |
| Drugs That Impairs Driving |
Impaired Driving Specialists |
2008 |
| Evidentiary Breath Alcohol Technician |
Industrial Training and Design |
2008 |
| Making Sense of Science |
National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers |
2008 |
| Phlebotomist |
CLIA General Laboratory Competency Assessment |
2008 |
| Standardized Field Sobreity Test-Instructor |
Impaired Driving Specialists |
2008 |
| Standardized Field Sobriety Test Practitioner |
Robert LaPier |
2008 |
| Summer Session at Harvard Law School |
National College for DUI Defense (NCDD) |
2008 |
| Trucking Litigation and D.O.T. Regulations |
Lorman Education |
2008 |
| Accident Scene Reconstruction Workshop |
Steven Rickard |
2007 |
| Evidentiary Breath Alcohol Technician |
Industrial Training and Design |
2007 |
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Associations
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| Position |
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| Member |
American Association for Justice |
2001–present
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American Bar Association |
2001–present
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Dauphin County Bar Association |
2001–present
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National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers |
2001–present
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Pennsylvania Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers |
2001–present
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| Co-chair of Rising Stars (Young Lawyers) Division |
Pennsylvania Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, Rising Stars Section |
2001–present
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Pennsylvania Bar Association |
2001–present
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| Member |
Federal Bar Association |
2003–present
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| Member |
National College of DUI Defense |
2005–present
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Portfolio
Legal Guides
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Avvo Answers
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Avvo Contribution:
how long does the DA have to file charges for...
For Rape specifically, per 42 PS 5552, twelve years after it is allegedly committed unless the... more
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Blog syndication
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Publications
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Publication |
Date |
| Textbook published by CDSD Publishing |
Driving After Imbibing Manual-The Authoritative Guide to Defending Motorists Accused of Alcohol/Drug Impaired Driving In Pennsylvania |
2009 |
| Textbook published through CDSD Publishing |
Pennsylvania Vehicle Code and the ‘New’ Driving After Imbibing Law: A Practioner’s Guide to Successfully Defending Against the Commonwealth and PENNDOT License Suspension |
2007 |
| Textbook published through Lorman Education |
Traffic Law Practices in Pennsylvania |
2006 |
| Textbook published by CDSD Publishing |
Preliminary Hearing: A Primer for the Inexperienced |
2005 |
| Textbook published through CDSD Publishing |
Am I Going to Lose My License? |
2004 |
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Cases
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- Title:
- Criminal Homicide and Criminal Conspiracy dropped by the DA
- Practice Area:
- Criminal Defense
- Outcome:
- Prosecutor dropped charges
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Mr. B was arrested in connection with a shooting death in 2008. Attorney Justin McShane secured a voluntary dropping of the case entirely by the DA....
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Speaking Engagements
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| Speaking Engagement Name |
Conference |
Date |
| A case study presentation of the anatomy of a .34 BAC not guilty |
Advanced Forensic Blood and Urine Seminar |
2009 |
| NHTSA/IACP Drug Recognition Expert (DRE) Advanced Course |
DRE Training (2009) |
2009 |
| NHTSA's Advanced Roadside Impaired Driving Enforcement |
NHTSA/IACP DRE Advanced Seminar -Hosted & Instructed |
2009 |
| How to Aggressively, Scientifically and Ethically Defend a Controlled Substances Accusation |
Seminar entitled "How to Aggressively, Scientifically and Ethically Defend a Controlled Substances Accusation" |
2009 |
| Certified Breath Alcohol Training Course |
Breath Alcohol Technician |
2008 |
| Standardized Field Sobreity Testing Instructor Course |
Standardized Field Sobreity Testing Instructor Course |
2008 |
| Standardized Field Sobreity Testing Practitioner |
Standardized Field Sobreity Testing Practitioner Course |
2008 |
| Technology in the Courtroom |
Technology in the Courtroom |
2007 |
| Jury Advocacy |
Central Penn College Jury Advocacy |
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| Traffic Law-DUI |
Continuing Legal Education (CLE) Seminar-Pennsylvania Traffic Law |
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| Jury Advocacy |
Penn State Dickinson School of Law Jury Advocacy |
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| The Role of the Criminal Defense Lawyer |
Pennsylvania State Police Academy |
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