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Justin James McShane

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

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19 reviews

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78 endorsements

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Practice Areas

70% DUI / DWI
9 years, 2,000 cases (37 examples)
30% Criminal Defense
9 years, 1,000 cases (29 examples)

Fees & Payments

Fees

Fixed (Sometimes)
Free Consultation (120 minutes)

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Credit Card, Check, Cash

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The McShane Firm LLC

4807 Jonestown Rd Ste 148

Harrisburg, PA 17109

Office: 717-715-0273
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English

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About me: "You're under investigation" or Youre under arrest. These three little words can cripple anyone with fear. When a cookie-cutter defense just won't cut it, we... more

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19 reviews

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“I blew a .20 and McShane got an acquittal”

Posted by: Eddie, 2009-08-17 6 months ago. Flag as objectionable

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... more

“A DUI Conviction Would Have Cost Me My Job, House, Everything”

Posted by: anonymous, 2009-08-25 6 months ago. Flag as objectionable

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... more

Endorsements

78 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... more

Endorsement from lawyer: William Head , Atlanta (GA), 11 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... more

Endorsement from lawyer: Allen Trapp , Carrollton (GA), 11 months ago

Résumé

Licenses

8 years since Justin James McShane was first licensed to practice law in PA.

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We have not found any instances of professional misconduct for this lawyer.

Work Experience

Position	Duration
Chairman/CEO at The McShane Firm, LLC	2003–present
Assistant Attorney at County of Dauphin	2001–2003

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Education

School	Major	Degree	Graduated
Pennsylvania State University, Dickinson School of Law	Law	JD - Juris Doctor	2001
Franklin and Marshall College	Government and International Affairs	BA - Bachelor of Arts	1998

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Awards

Award Name	Granting Organization	Date
Certification in Forensic Sobriety Assessment	Forensic Sobriety Assessment	2010
Confirmatory and Secondary Urinalysis Screening Tests	American Society for Clinical Laboratory Science	2010

Federally Regulated Urine Specimen Collection Training	American Society for Clinical Laboratory Science	2010
NCDD Winter Session	National College for DUI Defense	2010
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
Certified Criminal Trial Advocate	National Board of Trial Advocacy	2009
Criminal Law-including Death Penalty Training	PACDL/PDA	2009
Gas Chromatography	American Chemical Society	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	The Pennsylvania Innocence Project	2009
Training and Advances in GC and GC/MS Applications	PerkinElmer	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

Position	Association Name	Duration
Member	American Association for Justice	2001–present
Member	American Bar Association	2001–present

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Portfolio

Legal Guides

Avvo Contribution:

What Happens to My Pennsylvania Driver's License if I am Convicted of a DUI or DWI out-of-state?, published on 03/21/2009

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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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Publications

Article	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

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Cases

Title:: Criminal Homicide and Criminal Conspiracy dropped by the DA
Practice Area:: Criminal Defense
Outcome:: Prosecutor dropped charges
Description:: 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

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
Short Course on Blood Toxicology and Drug DUI cases - Can they be Defended?	Connecticut State Public Defender’s Conference	2009

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Justin James McShane

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“I blew a .20 and McShane got an acquittal”

“A DUI Conviction Would Have Cost Me My Job, House, Everything”

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