Attorney Resources and Presentations
Attorney Resources and Presentations
DUI Forms and Templates
Blank, ready-to-use forms and templates from our practice. Posted August 2026.
Client Intake and Authorizations
PDFDUI New Client Questionnaire38-page questionnaire covering the arrest, field and chemical testing, and prior history for a new DUI client.
PDFDUI Client Intake Form15-page intake form gathering personal, arrest and testing details at the start of a DUI defense.
PDFGeneral New Client Intake FormOne-page confidential intake sheet for new clients in any practice area.
PDFClient Basic Information SheetTwo-page contact and background sheet completed when representation begins.
PDFHIPAA Authorization for Release of Health InformationHIPAA authorization under 45 C.F.R. §164.508 releasing medical records to defense counsel.
PDFAuthorization for Release of DPS RecordsSigned authorization releasing Georgia Department of Public Safety records to counsel.
PDFAuthorization for Release of DPS / DDS RecordsCombined release for Department of Public Safety and Department of Driver Services records.
PDFAuthorization to Release Driving History (MVR)Authorization to the Georgia DDS MVR Unit for a certified driving history.
PDFAuthorization for Release of Video to Defense CounselMunicipal court authorization directing release of arrest video to defense counsel.
PDFDurable Power of AttorneySix-page durable power of attorney appointing an agent to act in any lawful matter.
PDFPower of Attorney – Under 21 Pretrial Diversion (DeKalb)Power of attorney allowing counsel to complete DeKalb County under-21 pretrial diversion paperwork.License and ALS
Discovery and Open Records
PDFConsolidated Felony Discovery Motions23 pages of consolidated discovery demands covering evidence preservation, inspection, statements and scientific reports.
PDFSample Independent Test Request – Open Records to GBISample open records letter to the GBI Division of Forensic Sciences requesting approved test procedures.Motions and Briefs
Trial Materials
PDFRequests to Charge – Double Refusal (DUI)27 pages of proposed jury instructions for a DUI case involving refusal of both tests.
PDFJury Selection WorksheetOne-page tally sheet for tracking cause challenges and strikes during voir dire.Sentencing and Post-Conviction
PDFA.A. Meeting Attendance VerificationSign-off sheet documenting A.A. meeting attendance for sentencing or diversion.DOCBrief – Withdrawal ConsentGeorgia state court brief supporting suppression where the driver withdrew consent to testing.DOCWithdrawal of Consent (Template)Certified-mail letter template withdrawing a client’s consent to chemical testing.DOCBlood Test Discovery MotionSuperior court motion seeking discovery specific to a DUI blood test case.DOCORR – GBI – BloodOpen records request to the GBI for the records underlying a blood alcohol analysis.DOCMotion to Suppress (Warrantless Search)Motion to suppress evidence obtained through a warrantless search.CLE and Seminar Presentations
Slides from CLE and seminar presentations I have given to lawyers and judges. Each card opens the PDF; the editable PowerPoint is linked underneath.
Motions Practice
PDFA Practical Guide to DUI Motions PracticeGACDL Boot Camp, 2019 — 68 slides on motions to suppress and in limine: particularization, timing, and using the hearing to build the case.
PDFMissed Opportunities in Motions PracticeDODD Winter Meeting, 2020 — the speedy trial, implied consent and Harper issues most often left on the table.PowerPoint: A Practical Guide to DUI Motions Practice · Missed Opportunities in Motions Practice
DUI Case Law Updates
PDFDefense-Friendly DUI Case UpdateLister, Holt & Dennis, 2024 — the year’s defense-favorable decisions and how to put each one to work.
PDFDUI Update 2024Georgia probate judges, 2024 — 116 slides on field sobriety, implied consent, Daubert, merger and sentencing.
PDFDUI UpdateGeneral Practice and Trial Institute, 2022 — refusals, blood tests, Harper challenges and speedy trial.
PDFDUI Evidence Law and VoluntarinessDODD Winter Meeting, 2022 — where DUI-specific evidence law stood and how to attack consent.
PDFLunch and Learn: DUI Practice2023 — a practical walk through the constitutional lens on each piece of DUI evidence.PowerPoint: Defense-Friendly DUI Case Update · DUI Update 2024 · DUI Update · DUI Evidence Law and Voluntariness · Lunch and Learn: DUI Practice
Breath Testing
PDFDefense of Breath Tests at Trial2024 — 70 slides on the Intoxilyzer, mouth alcohol, the observation period and cross of the operator.
PDFAttacking a Breath Test on a Budget2018 — building a breath-test defense when there is no expert budget.
PDFThe Mouth Alcohol DefenseThe 20-minute observation period, the slope detector, and what the operator’s manual requires.
PDFDefending an Under-21 Breath Test CaseAccuracy below .08, jury selection, and cross-examination in the under-21 case.PowerPoint: Defense of Breath Tests at Trial · Attacking a Breath Test on a Budget · The Mouth Alcohol Defense · Defending an Under-21 Breath Test Case
Trial Skills
PDFTrial TechniquesNCDD SFST Seminar, 2019 — the chapter method for cross-examining the field sobriety officer.
PDFEffective Cross-ExaminationPACDL, 2018 — 71 slides: preparing cross by chapter and page, looping, trilogies and impeachment.
PDFDUI Jury SelectionDODD Institute, 2022 — five rules for jury selection, plus the ethics of juror research.
PDFSurviving the CourtroomLister & Holt Criminal Law Seminar, 2019 — discovery, implied consent, refusals and speedy trial.
PDFYour Expert Witness on a BudgetWhen you need an expert, how to hold down the cost, and how to pick the right one.PowerPoint: Trial Techniques · Effective Cross-Examination · DUI Jury Selection · Surviving the Courtroom · Your Expert Witness on a Budget
Search Warrants and Strategy
PDFFighting Warrants in DUI CasesDefense of Drinking Drivers, 2021 — challenging blood search warrants: the affidavit, the burden, the hearing.
PDFWinning the Unwinnable DUI CaseGACDL Spring, 2016 — speedy trial demands, Harper challenges, and finding the State’s vulnerabilities.PowerPoint: Fighting Warrants in DUI Cases · Winning the Unwinnable DUI Case
Defense of Drinking Drivers – 2021
PDFDDD – CLE 12.21Slides from “Fighting Warrants in DUI Cases,” Defense of Drinking Drivers Seminar, December 3, 2021.DOCMTS – SEARCH WARRANTMail-merge motion to suppress template challenging a DUI search warrant.DUI Motions and Briefs
Filed motions and briefs from our DUI and criminal cases, redacted for client privacy. Use them as drafting starting points.
Motions to Suppress and Search Issues
PDFMotion to SuppressGeneral motion to suppress evidence and statements obtained unlawfully.PDFMotion to Suppress – Warrantless SearchSuppression motion for a search conducted without a warrant.PDFMotion to Suppress – Search WarrantChallenge to a blood search warrant and the affidavit supporting it.PDFMotion to Suppress – Search Warrant (2023)Updated search warrant suppression motion.PDFAmended Motion to SuppressAmended and supplemented motion to suppress.PDFBench Brief – Motion to SuppressBench brief supporting suppression and a constitutional challenge to the implied consent statutes.PDFBrief – Custody and Scope of StopSuppression brief on when the encounter became custodial and when the stop exceeded its scope.PDFLetter Brief – Probable CauseLetter brief to the court attacking probable cause for the arrest.PDFCustody BriefBrief to exclude incriminatory statements made before Miranda warnings.PDFCustody Brief (second version)Alternate custody brief on excluding pre-Miranda statements.PDFScope of the Stop – MemoMemo on detention beyond what the traffic violation justified.PDFNotice re Particularization of MotionsNotice addressing the State’s particularization objection.PDFParticularization of Motions to SuppressPaper on satisfying O.C.G.A. 17-5-30 particularity without giving away the case.
Initial Motions Packages
PDFInitial Motions Package (DUI)The full opening set of motions and demands for a DUI case.PDFSecond Miscellaneous Motions PackageFollow-on motions: lay opinion testimony, digital evidence, inspection.PDFBlood Case Motions PacketMotions package for a blood-test case.PDFBlood Test MotionsMotions directed at the collection and analysis of a blood sample.PDFUrine Test MotionsMotions package for a urine-test case.
Implied Consent, Refusals and Consent
PDFBench Brief – Implied Consent NoticeBrief on an inaccurate or inappropriate implied consent notice.PDFTimeliness of the Implied Consent WarningBrief on delay between arrest and the reading of implied consent.PDFImplied Consent – OverstatementBrief where the officer overstated the consequences of refusal.PDFImplied Consent – UnderstatementBrief where the officer understated the consequences of refusal.PDFBench Brief – Out-of-State LicenseImplied consent notice read to a driver licensed in another state.PDFShort Brief – Out-of-State LicenseCondensed version of the out-of-state license argument.PDFBrief – Withdrawal of ConsentSuppression brief where the driver withdrew consent to testing.PDFBrief – Withdrawal of Consent (second version)Alternate withdrawal of consent brief.PDFVoluntariness Under WilliamsBrief applying Williams v. State to the voluntariness of submission.PDFFirst Amendment to Motion in LimineAmendment supplementing the motion in limine on voluntariness.PDFOlevik Brief – Refusal CaseBrief applying Olevik to exclude evidence of a refusal.PDFOlevik Brief – Test CaseBrief applying Olevik where the client submitted to testing.PDFBench Brief – ElliottBrief applying Elliott v. State to the state-administered test.
Breath and Blood Testing
PDFExclude Breath Test – Due ProcessMotion to exclude the breath test on due process, confrontation and compulsory process grounds.PDFTest Not Performed by Approved MethodsMotion in limine where the test was not performed by the methods approved by the Division of Forensic Sciences.PDFIndependent Test BriefsTwo briefs: denial of a choice of test, and a 20-minute observation violation on the independent test.PDFBlood Test Discovery MotionDiscovery motion for the full information behind a blood analysis.PDFMotions and Trial Attacks on BreathOutline of the pretrial and trial attacks on a breath test.PDFOrder – Source Code MaterialityCourt order finding the Intoxilyzer source code material to the defense.PDFExhibit A for SubpoenaSchedule of items to attach to a source code or records subpoena.
Harper and Scientific Evidence
PDFHarper Brief – Romberg TestBrief excluding the Romberg balance test under Harper.PDFHarper Motion – Romberg TestMotion in limine on the Romberg test.PDFHarper Brief – HGN for DrugsBrief excluding HGN as evidence of drug impairment.PDFHarper Brief – HGN and DREExpanded brief covering HGN for drugs and the DRE protocol.PDFBrief in Opposition to HGN for DrugsResponse brief opposing the State’s use of HGN to prove drug impairment.
Speedy Trial, Demurrers and Pleas in Bar
PDFSpeedy Trial DemandStatutory demand for trial.PDFStatutory Speedy Trial DemandAlternate form of the statutory demand.PDFMotion to Dismiss – Constitutional Speedy TrialBarker v. Wingo motion to dismiss for constitutional speedy trial violation.PDFOrder – Constitutional Speedy TrialCourt order granting dismissal on constitutional speedy trial grounds.PDFSpecial Demurrers – DUI AccusationSpecial demurrers to a DUI accusation.PDFSpecial Demurrers – Vehicular HomicideSpecial demurrers in a vehicular homicide case.PDFDemurrer – Marijuana Per SeGeneral demurrer and motion to dismiss the marijuana per se count.PDFPlea in Bar – Accusation Amended After the Statute RanPlea in bar where the State amended the accusation after the limitation period expired.
Federal DUI Practice
PDFFederal DUI MotionsConsolidated motions package for a DUI prosecuted in federal court.PDFSupplemental Brady MotionSupplemental Brady motion for breath testing data and records.PDFReply – Supplemental Brady MotionReply to the government’s response on the supplemental Brady motion.PDFMotion – Intoxilyzer Calibration RecordsMotion for production of calibration and simulator records.PDFObjections to Source Code Protective OrderObjections to the proposed protective order and non-disclosure agreement.PDFMotion – Show Computer InstructionsMotion requiring the government to show what operations the instrument performs.
Appellate
PDFAppellant’s Brief – Supreme Court of GeorgiaBrief to the Supreme Court of Georgia on HGN and the Harper standard.PDFAppellant’s Brief – Amendment After the Statute RanAppellant’s brief on amending an accusation after the limitation period.PDFAppellee’s Brief – Court of AppealsAppellee’s brief on refusal of field sobriety tests.PDFMotion for Extension of TimeMotion for extension of time to file an appellate brief.
Seminar Papers and Outlines
PDFMotions PaperWritten materials on effective use of motions in a DUI case.PDFMotions Paper (DUI Boot Camp)Boot camp version of the motions paper.PDFMotions Presentation – OutlineOutline of the motions practice presentation.PDFCross-Examination Outline – Motions HearingQuestion-by-question outline for cross at a motions hearing.
Dodd Winter Meeting
Do you want the whole kitchen sink? Visit:
https://tinyurl.com/y3oanma9
Montana CLE Materials
Harper Motion & O.C.G.A. 40-6-392 to Breath Test – Use for challenging admissibility of blood tested with bad BD blood vials
PDF1995 Colorado Validation StudyNHTSA-published Colorado field validation study of the Standardized Field Sobriety Test battery.
PDF1997 Florida Validation StudyNHTSA-published Florida field validation study of the Standardized Field Sobriety Test battery.
PDF1998 San Diego –Validation of SFST Battery at BAC’s below .10-Anacapa-Sciences-1998Anacapa Sciences final report validating the SFST battery at blood alcohol concentrations below 0.10 percent.DOCOpen Records Request – DUI Blood Test CaseOpen records request letter used to obtain State records in a DUI blood test case.DOCHarper Brief Challenging the Use of HGN in DUI Drugs CasesMorgan County brief supporting a motion to exclude HGN testimony in a DUI-drugs prosecution under Harper.DOCExcluding Breath Tests After ElliottCarroll County motion applying Elliott v. State to exclude breath test results.
PDFApplying Elliott to DUI Blood TestsBibb County brief extending the Elliott self-incrimination holding to DUI blood tests.Intoxilyzer 9000 – GBI Records
Georgia Bureau of Investigation records on the Intoxilyzer 9000, obtained by open records request.
