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Patrick Thomas Barone

Arrested for DUI? Please Allow Us to Help You Win Back Your Life! Call for your FREE case review.

Mr. Barone is among the best.

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Barone Defense Firm's Specialized Knowledge Gets Results!

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Practice Areas

100% DUI / DWI
18 years, 1,000 cases (12 examples)

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Fixed (Always)
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Check, Credit Card, Cash

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Address registered with state bar

280 N Old Woodward Ave Ste 200

Birmingham, MI 48009

Office: 248-594-●●●● - show
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About Me

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Videos (12)

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About me: Patrick T. Barone, Esq., is the principal and founding member of the Barone Defense Firm, with headquarters in Birmingham, Michigan. The Barone Defense Firm... more

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“Mr. Barone is among the best.”

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Client Review: I was extremely pleased at the professionalism and confidence with which Patrick Barone handled my case. I was charged with an OWI and through Mr.... more

“Barone Defense Firm's Specialized Knowledge Gets Results!”

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Client Review: The Barone Defense Firm is top notch #1. In March 08 I was arrested for DUI 3rd Felony Violation... I contacted the Barone Defense Firm after reading... more

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29 endorsements

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Patrick is one of the foremast national authorities on DUI defense. His opinion on how to creatively defend DUI cases is sought out by not only his... more

Endorsement from lawyer: Marcos Garza , Knoxville (TN), 2 days ago

Not many people can say they wrote the book on drunk driving practice, but Pat can, literally! Having called Pat for advice on my own cases many... more

Endorsement from lawyer: James Amberg , Bloomfield Hills (MI), 9 months ago

Résumé

Licenses

19 years since Patrick Thomas Barone was first licensed to practice law in MI.
17 years since Patrick Thomas Barone was first licensed to practice law in IL.

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

Work Experience

Position	Duration
Principal at Barone Defense Firm	2003–present
Executive Editor at DWI Journal - Law & Science	2006–present

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Education

School	Major	Degree	Graduated
Detroit College of Law / Michigan State University		Juris Doctor	1991
Oakland University	Biology	Bachlor of Science	1987

Awards

Award Name	Granting Organization	Date
2010 Best Lawyers in America	Woodward/White, Inc.	2010
2009 Best Lawyers in America	Woodward/White, Inc.	2009

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Associations

Position	Association Name	Duration
Member	Association of Trial Lawyers of America
Prior Roster Attorney	Michigan Appellate Assigned Counsel System

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Portfolio

Publications

Article	Publication	Date
A DUI Lawyer's Duty to Preserve Client Confidences Should Take Precedence Over Candor to the Court	DWI Law & Science Journal	2009
Confronting the Chemical Test: Using the Confrontation Clause to Keep Test Results Out of Evidence	DWI Law & Science Journal	2009

Using Videotapes and PowerPoint to Persuade the Jury	DWI Law & Science Journal	2009
Raising and Preserving Independent State Constitutional Grounds in DUI Cases	DWI Law & Science Journal	2009
An Unethical Lawyer and His Money Will Soon Go Separate Ways: How to Avoid Fee Agreement Disputes in Criminal Cases	DWI Law & Science Journal	2009
Advantages of Substance Abuse Treatment to the Drunk Driving Accused	DWI Law & Science Journal	2009
DUI Defense Column: Confronting the OWI "Per Se" Charge:	SADO Criminal Defense Newsletter	2009
DUI Defense Column: Well Drafted Fee Agreements in DUI Cases	SADO Criminal Defense Newsletter	2009
A DUI Prosecutor's Ethical Obligation to Provide Favorable Discovery	SADO Criminal Defense Newsletter	2009
Michigan Driver's Find Insurance Difficult to Obtain After DUI Conviction	SADO Criminal Defense Newsletter	2009
A DUI Defense Lawyer Should Never be Required to Disclose Their Client's Prior Alcohol Related Convictions	SADO Criminal Defense Newsletter	2009
Oakland County to Begin Virtual Work Release	SADO Criminal Defense Newsletter	2009
Getting a High BAC Drunk Driving in 2010 will Really Blow!	SADO Criminal Defense Newsletter/DUI Defense Column	2009
Identifying and Eliminating De-Facto Experts	DWI Journal: Law and Science	2008
SWOTing Your Way to Not Guilty	DWI Journal: Law and Science	2008
General Due Process and the Importance of Assuring the Court’s Gate-Keeping Function in DUI Cases	DWI Law & Science Journal	2008
Using Alcohol Biomarkers to Monitor Court Ordered Abstinence	DWI Law & Science Journal	2008
Avoiding Claims for Ineffective Assistance of Counsel in DUI Cases.	DWI Law & Science Journal	2008
Can the DataMaster Ever Accurately Measure Blood Alcohol?	SADO Criminal Defense Newsletter/ DUI Defense Column	2008
The Gun-Grabbing DUI Task Force: Loss of CCW Permit as a Collateral Consequence of Conviction	SADO Criminal Defense Newsletter/DUI Defense Column	2008
An OWI Conviction May Bar International Travel	SADO Criminal Defense Newsletter/DUI Defense Column	2008
Breaking Through to the Two-Word Verdict	SADO Criminal Defense Newsletter/DUI Defense Column	2008
EtG Tests Do Not Reliably Monitor Court-Ordered Abstinence in DUI Cases	SADO Criminal Defense Newsletter/DUI Defense Column	2008
Casino Workers Shouldn’t Gamble with Drunk Driving	SADO Criminal Defense Newsletter/DUI Defense Column	2008
Michigan Among the States with the Most Drunk Drivers	SADO Criminal Defense Newsletter/DUI Defense Column	2008
When a Breath Test Refusal is Not a Refusal	SADO Criminal Defense Newsletter/DUI Defense Column	2008
Getting and Holding Jurors' Attention During Voir Dire	SADO Criminal Defense Newsletter/DUI Defense Column	2008
DUI and Deportation	SADO Criminal Defense Newsletter/DUI Defense Column	2008
Identification of Transdermal Alcohol	DWI Journal: Law and Science	2007
Good Trial Practice is Simply a Complicated Exercise in Restraint	DWI Journal: Law and Science	2007
May I Have Your Attention Please? Getting a Two-Word Verdict from a Two-Word Attention Span	DWI Journal: Law and Science	2007
Judge vs. Attorney Conducted Voir Dire	DWI Journal: Law and Science	2007
The Brave New World of DUI Defense	DWI Journal: Law and Science	2007
Asking the Jury for Justice	DWI Journal: Law and Science	2007
Persuading Juries Using the Six Principles of Influence	DWI Journal: Law and Science	2007
Using Your Client’s Disability to Cripple the State’s Case	DWI Journal: Law and Science	2007
The Current Status of Source Code Litigation	DWI Journal: Law and Science	2007
Using Common Metaphors and Analogies to Win at Trial	DWI Journal: Law and Science	2007
Serum Blood Defenses in DUI Cases: Why Serum Doesn’t Tell the “Whole” Story	DWI Journal: Law and Science	2007
Keeping Your Head Above Water in DUI Boating Cases: A Lawyer's Guide to Michigan's Drunk Boating Laws	Michigan Bar Journal	2007
New Breath Testing Rules Offer Accused Less Protection Against Unreliable Evidence	SADO Criminal Defense Newsletter/DUI Defense Column	2007
Two New Bills to Toughen Drunk Driving Laws	SADO Criminal Defense Newsletter/DUI Defense Column	2007
Representing the Out of State Driver	SADO Criminal Defense Newsletter/DUI Defense Column	2007
DUI Discovery and the “126-Day” Rule: A Defense Attorney’s Perspective	SADO Criminal Defense Newsletter/DUI Defense Column	2007
Using Software to Assist the Jury in Understanding Alcohol Metabolism Calculations	SADO Criminal Defense Newsletter/DUI Defense Column	2007
Heidi’s Law Removes 10 Year Look-Back for Felony Drunk Driving	SADO Criminal Defense Newsletter/DUI Defense Column	2007
Unlocking the Mystery Behind Breath Testing: The Right of Access to Source Codes	20 Michigan Lawyer’s Weekly 714	2006
Does Anstey Suggest an Expanded Role for Michigan’s DUI Juries?	CDAM The Right to Counsel	2006
Why the Greenfield Opinion is a “Brown Field” for DUI Defendants	Criminal Defense Newsletter	2006
Justice Delayed is Justice Denied: Due Process Violations in SCRAM Cases	DWI Journal: Law and Science	2006
Source Code Defenses: Taking the ‘Byte’ Out of Breath Testing	DWI Journal: Law and Science	2006
2 Volume Treatise	Defending Drinking Drivers	2006
The Sauce on Source Codes: Obtaining DUI Dismissals from Software Non-Disclosures	Michigan Beverage Institute Journal	2006
DUI Boating Offenses in Michigan: Which Defenses Might Float?	Michigan Beverage Institute Journal	2006
False Positives or Faulty Science — SCRAM Strikes Back	SADO Criminal Defense Newsletter/DUI Defense Column	2006
Crafting Winning Arguments for Your Next OWI Trial	SADO Criminal Defense Newsletter/DUI Defense Column	2006
“Get Your Program Here” DUI Breath Tests, Computers, and Dismissals — Part I, For The Defense	Tennessee Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers	2006
"Get Your Program Here” DUI Breath Tests, Computers, and Dismissals — Part II, For The Defense	Tennessee Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers	2006
Using the Confrontation Clause to Win DUI Cases	Illinois State Bar Association’s Traffic Laws & Courts	2005
Do "Standardized" Field Sobriety Tests Reliably Predict Intoxication?	Michigan Bar Journal	2005
Understanding Modern Drunk Driving Law Enforcement, A Laymen’s Primer on Standardized Field Sobriety Testing	Michigan Beverage Institute Journal	2005
Citizen's Handbook on Fighting a Drunk Driving Charge	The DUI Book, Michigan Edition	2005
DWI - Alcohol Monitoring Bracelets: Junk Science or Important Scientific Breakthrough?	The National Association of Criminal Defense Attorneys Champion	2005
Michigan’s Drinking Drivers Denied Justice when the Supreme Court Places Speed Above Due Process	The Right To Counsel	2005
Keeping Retrograde Extrapolation Out of Your Next OWI Trial	The Right to Counsel	2005
Losing Blood and Liberty on America’s Highways: A Case Review	Criminal Defense Newsletter	2004
Using PowerPoint to Prove Your Point at Trial	Illinois State Bar Association's Tort Trends	2004
.08 and Other Changes: 2003 Changes to Michigan's Drunk Driving Laws	Michigan Bar Journal	2004
Examining Michigan's New MIP Law	Michigan Beverage Institute Journal	2004
Michigan's New .08 Law Tightens Noose Around Drinking Drivers	Michigan Beverage Institute Journal	2004
Crawford Objections in DUI Cases: Paper Won’t Cut it Anymore	The Right to Counsel	2004
Understanding Quantitative Blood Alcohol Testing in Drunk Driving Cases,	Michigan Bar Journal	2003

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Cases

Title:: Answering "Ready for Trial."
Practice Area:: DUI / DWI
Outcome:: Case Dismissed
Description:: The police report indicated that the reporting/arresting officer was responding to a BOL (be on lookout) for an OWI driver driving southbound on...

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Speaking Engagements

Speaking Engagement Name	Conference	Date
DUI Defense Attorney's Role in Encouraging Recovery	Brighton Hospital	2009
Meabolism of Alcohol Issues; Drugged Driving Issues; Case Law Development	CDAM's 2009 Spring Conference	2009

Fundamentals of a Drunk Driving Case	Criminal Brown Bag Series	2009
The New DataMaster DMT: What's New, What's Different, What's Changed and How This Impacts the Defense of DUI Cases in Michigan.	Detroit/Wayne County Criminal Advocacy Program	2009
SCRAM Legal Update	15th Annual Mastering Scientific Evidence	2008
New Trial Tactics for DUI and DWI Cases	Breaking Through to Not Guilty	2008
Legal Primer - Role of the Defense Attorney: Forensic Science Foundational Bases	Forensic Blood and Urine Seminar	2008
Death and Serious Injury Felony Cases	Forensic Blood and Urine Seminar	2008
Police Officer Cross-examination	Forensic Blood and Urine Seminar	2008
Having the Law at Hand: The 60 United States Supreme Court Cases You Need to Know	Forensic Blood and Urine Seminar	2008
Forensic Issues	The IICLE DUI Academy	2008
Drunk Driving Law Update	2007 Bench/Bar Conference	2007
Defending the Breath Test Case	Advanced Criminal Defense Practice	2007
Preliminary Breath Testing, DataMaster and Alcohol Metabolism	Dearborn Bar Association	2007
Panel Presentation - Validity of Breathalyzer and Michigan Case Law Update	Annual Member Conference	2006
Law Office Management	DUI-DWI Seminar	2006
Drunk Driving Defense Â Standardized Field Sobriety Testing	CAP	2005
Bottlenecking the Prosecution in a DUI Case: What Every Citizen Should Know if They are Pulled Over	Annual Member Conference	2004
New Tips, Tricks and Trends in Drinking & Driving Litigation	Annual State of the Law Day	2004
Drug Recognition Testimony: Don't Let Your Client Get "Fryed" by an Unqualified Expert	Strategies in Handling OWI and OUID	2004
Felony Driving Issues	CAP	2003
Defending the Drunk Driving Case with Blood Intoxication Evidence	Issues in Defending OWI Cases	2003

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Patrick Thomas Barone

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Contact Information

About Me

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References

Client Reviews

“Mr. Barone is among the best.”

“Barone Defense Firm's Specialized Knowledge Gets Results!”

Endorsements

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Licenses

Work Experience

Education

Awards

Associations

Portfolio

Publications

Cases

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