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Practice Areas

85% DUI / DWI
30 years, 2,000 cases (1 example)
5% Criminal Defense
30 years
5% Speeding / Traffic Ticket
30 years

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The Oberman Law Firm

550 Main Street

Suite 730

Knoxville, TN 37902

Office: 865-249-●●●● - show
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About me: Since graduating from the University of Tennessee Law School in 1980, Mr. Oberman has established himself nationally as an authority on the intricacies of DUI... more

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“Best DUI Defense in Knox County”

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Client Review: Several months ago, I had the privilege of hiring Steve Oberman as my DUI attorney. I had a previous DUI approximately 4-5 years ago and was not sure... more

“A Professional Defense”

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Client Review: Mr. Oberman represented me recently in a D.U.I. case and truly did a fantastic job. I thought that aspects of my life would never be the same once I... more

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9 endorsements

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Brilliant is the only way to describe Steve. He is a great teacher, leader, and mentor. Steve's creativity in teaching court room techniques is... more

Endorsement from lawyer: Glen Neeley , Ogden (UT), 22 days ago

I have known Steve Oberman through his years of active participation and leadership in the National College for DUI Defense. Steve is a nationally... more

Endorsement from lawyer: Timothy Bussey , Colorado Springs (CO), About 1 month ago

Résumé

Licenses

30 years since Steven Oberman was first licensed to practice law in TN.

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Work Experience

Position	Duration
Adjunct Professor at The University of Tennessee College of Law	1993–present
Principal at The Oberman Law Firm	2008–present

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Education

School	Major	Degree	Graduated
The University of Tennessee College of Law	Law	Juris Doctorate	1980
Auburn University , Auburn	Psychology	BA - Bachelor of Arts	1977

Awards

Award Name	Granting Organization	Date
2009 Best Lawyers in Knoxville	Knoxville News Sentinel & Greater Knoxville Business Journal	2009
Best Lawyers List	Business Tennessee Magazine	2008

Super Lawyer	Mid-South Super Lawyers Magazine	2008
The Best Lawyers in America	Best LawyersÂ®	2008
The Presidentâ€™s Legal Education Achievement Award	National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers	2008
Top 100 Trial Lawyers	American Trial Lawyers Association	2008
Top Attorney	Knoxville City View Magazine	2008
Best Lawyers List	Business Tennessee Magazine	2007
Super Lawyer	Mid-South Super Lawyers Magazine	2007
Top 100 Trial Lawyers	American Trial Lawyers Association	2007
Top Attorney	Knoxville City View Magazine	2007
Award for Leadership in Attorney Certification	Tennessee Commission on CLE & Specialization	2006
Best Lawyers List	Business Tennessee Magazine	2006
Certified as a Specialist in DUI Defense	Tennessee Commission on CLE & Specialization	2006
Super Lawyer	Mid-South Super Lawyers Magazine	2006
Top Attorney	Knoxville City View Magazine	2006
Best Lawyers List	Business Tennessee Magazine	2005
Bernstein-Ritchie Award for Extraordinary Service	University of Tennessee Law School Legal Clinic	2004
Best Lawyers List	Business Tennessee Magazine	2004
Outstanding Adjunct Professor	University of Tennessee College of Law	2002
Certified as a Specialist in DUI Defense	National College for DUI Defense	2000
Special Service Award for Outstanding Contributions	Moot Court Board	1996
Special Service Award for Outstanding Contributions	Moot Court Board	1995
Forrest W. Lacey Award for Outstanding Faculty Contribution	University of Tennessee College of Law Moot Court Program	1994
Forrest W. Lacey Award for Outstanding Faculty Contribution	University of Tennessee College of Law Moot Court Program	1993
Whoâ€™s Who in America	Marquis
Whoâ€™s Who in American Law	Marquis
Whoâ€™s Who in the South and Southwest	Marquis
Whoâ€™s Who in the World	Marquis
Whoâ€™s Who of Emerging Leaders in America	Marquis

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Associations

Position	Association Name	Duration
Trial Lawyer	Association of Trial Lawyers of America	1980–present
Member	National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers	1982–present

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Portfolio

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Will my dui Charge show up on a employer criminal...

While one can never be certain what will appear on computer records, the normal practice is that... more

Publications

Article	Publication	Date
Drunk Driving Defense	Aspen Publishing (Became co-author in 2003. Text is supplemented annually.)	2008
Have You Told Your DUI Client . . . ? (Co-authored with Sara Compher-Rice, Esq.)	Dicta	2008

DUI: The Crime and Consequences in Tennessee	Thomson West Publishing (First published by Harrison Publishing in 1991. Text is supplemented annually.)	2008
The Standardized Field Sobriety Test Validation Myth (Co-authored with Sara Compher-Rice, Esq.)	The Champion	2006
Statistical Evaluation of Standardized Field Sobriety Tests (Co-authored with Michael P. Hlastala, Ph.D. & Nayak Polissar, Ph.D.)	Journal of Forensic Sciences	2005
Crawford v. Washington: [The] DUI Defense Practitioner’s Perspective (Co-authored with Bruce Kapsack)	The Champion	2004
Cross-Examination of the State’s Blood Test Expert	The Champion	2001
Drunk or Drowsy? How Fatigue Can Be Mistaken for Intoxication	The Champion	2001
Effective Use of Police Videos in DUI Defense (Co-authored with James A. H. Bell)	The Champion	1999
Attacking the Disclosure and Analysis of Hospital Blood-Alcohol Test Results (Co-authored with Jonathan D. Cooper)	The Champion	1997
DUI as a Federal Crime (Co-authored with Kimberly Kellogg)	The Champion	1996
Evading Roadblocks on the Prosecution Highway (Part One) (Co-authored with Jonathan D. Cooper)	The Champion	1994
D.W.I.: Defend With Ingenuity (Co-authored with James A. H. Bell)	periodic series published by the Tennessee Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers	1987
D.W.I.: Defend With Ingenuity (Co-authored with James A. H. Bell)	periodic series published by the Tennessee Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers	1986
D.W.I.: Defend With Ingenuity (Co-authored with James A. H. Bell)	periodic series published by the Tennessee Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers	1985
Birmingham Drug Survey	Social Studies: The Humanizing Process	1972

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Cases

Title:: State v. Ferrante
Practice Area:: DUI / DWI
Outcome:: Case was dismissed by the Tennessee Supreme Court.
Description:: In 2008, Mr. Oberman argued a DUI case before the Tennessee Supreme Court The Court unanimously agreed with Mr. Oberman's legal analysis and...

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Speaking Engagements

Speaking Engagement Name	Conference	Date
Crossing the Officer on FSTs: Throw the Book at Them	Cook County Public Defenders Office (Chicago)	2009
Workshop Instructor: Cross-Examining the DRE Officer; Opening Statements; Closing Arguments	NCDD Summer Session	2009

Finding and Preparing Your Blood Test Expert for Trial	New York Bar Association	2009
Crossing the Officer on FSTs: Throw the Book at Them	Arkansas Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers	2008
Seminar Moderator and Workshop Instructor	DWI Means Defend with IngenuityÂ®: Winning with DUI: Offense, Defense and Special Teams	2008
Drug Recognition Expert (DRE) Overview	Impaired Driving Specialists	2008
Crossing the Officer on FSTs: Throw the Book at Them	Indiana Public Defenders Council	2008
The Science of Classical Persuasion: Lessons for the Trial Lawyer	NCDD Summer Session	2008
Micro-Specialties: Insights from The National College for DUI Defense, Inc.	Tennessee Specialization Conference	2008
Micro-Specialties: Insights from the National College for DUI Defense, Inc.	2007 National Roundtable on Lawyer Specialty Certification	2007
Enhancing Your Trial with PowerPointÂ®	DUI on Trial — Big Apple VII Seminar	2007
Seminar Moderator and Workshop Instructor	DWI Means Defend With IngenuityÂ®: Going All-In When the Deck is Stacked Against You	2007
Examining the EC/IR	Mastering Scientific Evidence	2007
Workshop Instructor: Breath Testing; Problem Witnesses; Field Sobriety Test Impeachment;	NCDD Summer Session	2007
Field Sobriety Tests	Smoky Mountains National Park Rangers	2007
Effective Use of PowerPoint at Trial & Beating the Field Sobriety Tests with Statistics	Arizona Attorneys for Criminal Justice	2006
Seminar Moderator and Workshop Instructor	DWI Means Defend With IngenuityÂ®: Making Over Your DUI Practice	2006
Workshop Instructor: Cross-Examining the Arresting Officer	NCDD Summer Session	2006
Everything the Insurance Defense Lawyer Needs to Know About Field Sobriety Tests but is Afraid to Ask	Tennessee Defense Lawyers Association	2006
Moderator and Workshop Instructor	DWI Means Defend With IngenuityÂ®: Under the Microscope: Beating DUIs with Science	2005
Tennessee Law Relating to Probable Cause in a DUI Case	Judicial Impaired Driving Training Seminar	2005
“The ‘Science’ Behind Standardized Field Sobriety Tests,” “Using a Holistic Approach to Standardized Field Sobriety Tests,” “Cross of the Cops on Standardized Field Sobriety Tests,” and “Questions and Answers, Roundtable”	Lorman Educational Services: Standardized Field Sobriety Tests in California	2005
Crossing the Officer on Field Sobriety Tests: Throw the Book at Them	NCDD Summer Session	2005
DUI Defense	Tennessee Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers	2005
Everything You Wanted to Know About Field Sobriety Tests But Were Afraid to Ask	DUI on Trial — Big Apple IV Seminar	2004
Seminar Moderator	DWI Means Defend With IngenuityÂ®: Presenting a Gold Medal Defense	2004
Everything You Wanted to Know About Field Sobriety Tests But Were Afraid to Ask	Florida Bar Association Masters of DUI Seminar	2004
Defense Counsel for DUI Case Mock Bench Trial	Mastering Scientific Evidence	2004
Field Sobriety Tests and Cross-Examination of the Arresting Officer	NCDD Summer Session	2004
Seminar Moderator and Workshop Instructor	DWI Means Defend With IngenuityÂ®: Superheroes of DUI Defense	2003
Everything You Wanted to Know About Field Sobriety Tests But Were Afraid to Ask	Defense of Drinking Drivers Institute	2003
Everything You Wanted to Know About Field Sobriety Tests But Were Afraid to Ask	Federal Defenders Services for East Tennessee, Continuing Legal Education Program	2003
Everything You Wanted to Know About Field Sobriety Tests But Were Afraid to Ask	Georgia Institute of Continuing Legal Education	2003
Everything You Wanted to Know About Field Sobriety Tests But Were Afraid to Ask	NCDD Summer Session	2003
The Art of the Opening Statement	NCDD Summer Session	2003
The Art of the Opening Statement	Oklahoma Criminal Defense Lawyers Association & Oklahoma City University School of Law	2003
Everything You Wanted to Know About Field Sobriety Tests But Were Afraid to Ask	Tennessee Public Defenders Annual Training Conference	2003
Everything You Wanted to Know About Field Sobriety Tests But Were Afraid to Ask	University of Mississippi Center for Continuing Legal Education	2003
The Art of Opening and Closing Statements	DUI on Trial — Big Apple II Seminar	2002
Seminar Moderator and Workshop Instructor	DWI Means Defend With IngenuityÂ®: From Curbside to Courtroom	2002
Courtroom Testimony	Federal Bureau of Investigation New Agent Training	2002
Opening Statements: Your First Opportunity to “Win Over” the Jury	Georgia Institute of Continuing Legal Education	2002
Everything You Wanted to Know About Field Sobriety Tests But Were Afraid to Ask	Knoxville Sertoma Club	2002
Everything You Wanted to Know About Field Sobriety Tests But Were Afraid to Ask	Missouri Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers	2002
Cross-Examination of the State’s Blood and Urine Test Expert	NCDD Summer Session	2002
Seminar Moderator	DWI Means Defend With IngenuityÂ®: Skills that Win Cases	2001
Everything You Wanted to Know About Field Sobriety Tests But Were Afraid to Ask	Georgia Institute of Continuing Legal Education	2001
The Standardized Field Sobriety Tests: Throw the Book at Them	Louisiana Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers	2001
Cross-Examination of the State’s Blood Test Expert	NCDD Summer Session	2001
Field Sobriety Tests — Panel Member	NCDD Summer Session	2001
Field Sobriety Tests	Sevier County, TN Bar Association	2001
Drunk or Drowsy? How Fatigue Can Be Mistaken for Intoxication	Difficult DUIs and Tragic Consequences	2000
The Standardized Field Sobriety Tests: Throw the Book at Them	Idaho Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers	2000
Cross-Examination of the State’s Breath Test Expert	NCDD Summer Session	2000
Recent Developments in Tennessee DUI Law	Sevier County, TN Bar Association	2000
Everything You Always Wanted to Know About DUI, But Were Afraid to Ask	Tennessee District Attorneys General Conference	2000
Everything You Always Wanted to Know About DUI, But Were Afraid to Ask	Tennessee Judicial Conference	2000
Field Sobriety Tests: A View From a Different Perspective	DWI Means Defend With IngenuityÂ®	1999
Closing Arguments	NCDD Summer Session	1999
Everything You Always Wanted to Know About DUI, But Were Afraid to Ask	Tennessee General Sessions Court Midwinter Judicial Conference	1999
Pre-Trial Investigation and Discovery	NCDD Summer Session	1998
Preparing to Defend DUI Cases in Tennessee	Tennessee Public Defenders Annual Training Conference	1998
Ethical Issues for the DUI Practitioner, Panel Discussion Regarding Chemical Testing	The Ultimate in DUI Defense: Mastering Science, Maximizing Success	1998
Investigating the DUI Case; Demonstrating Field Sobriety Tests	American Bar Association/National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers	1997
Investigating the DUI Case: People to See, Places to Go, Things to Do	Defending DUI Cases: Insights From the Masters	1997
A Complete Arsenal for DUI Defense	Memphis Bar Association	1997
Field Sobriety Tests	Smoky Mountains National Park Rangers	1997
DUI Defense	Tennessee Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers	1997
Defending the Drinking Driver	Knoxville Bar Association	1996
General Sessions Court Criminal Practice	Knoxville Barristers Seminar	1996
The Art of the Opening Statement for DUI Defense	NCDD Summer Session	1996
Ethical Considerations of Retainer Fees in a Criminal Case	Tennessee Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers	1996
Criminal Representation	Tennessee Bar Association	1996
Investigating the DUI Case	Florida Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers	1995
DUI Defense	Tennessee Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers	1995
Defending the Drinking Driver	Knoxville Bar Association	1991
DUI Defense	Tennessee Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers	1991
Criminal Law — Rights of the Accused	University of Tennessee “People’s Law School” Guest Instructor	1990
Criminal Law — Rights of the Accused	University of Tennessee “People’s Law School” Guest Instructor	1989
Defending the Drinking Driver	Knoxville Bar Association	1988
Defending the Drinking Driver	Knoxville Bar Association	1988
Criminal Law — Rights of the Accused	University of Tennessee “People’s Law School” Guest Instructor	1988
DUI Defense	Tennessee Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers	1987
DUI Defense	Tennessee CLE, Inc.	1987
DUI Defense	Tennessee Trial Lawyers Association	1986
General Sessions Court Criminal Practice	Knoxville Barristers Seminar	1985
DUI Defense	Tennessee Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers	1985
Defending Drinking Drivers in the United States	Cambridge, England Court Clerk Meeting	1984
Recent Tennessee Legislative and Case Law Developments in the Defense of DUI	Southeastern Educational Institute	1984
Criminal Procedure	University of Tennessee Graduate School, Criminal Justice Program	1984
Criminal Procedure	University of Tennessee Graduate School, Criminal Justice Program	1983

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Steven Oberman

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“A Professional Defense”

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