Honors and Awards:

• Outstanding Author, DuPage County Bar Association, 1992
• Don completed the instructor course under NHTSA and IACP standards, perhaps the only Illinois DUI attorney to be so certified., Standardized Sobriety Test Instructor Course, LaPier and Associates, 2001
• Don completed the 24 hour NHTSA and IACP DWI Detection and Standardized Filed Sobriety Student Course in San Francisco California., Standardized Field Sobriety Course, Robert LaPier and Associates, 2001
• Don instructed, attended and completed a seminar in Alexandria Virginia involving basic pricniples behind fuel cell testing and thew ECIR machine. , Intox ECIR Fundamentals Seminar, 2006
• Certification Gas Chromatography, American Chemistry Society, 2009
• In July, 2010, Donald Ramsell was given the Dean's Award in recognition of his tireless dedication, generosity and efforts on behalf of the National College For DUI Defense. , Dean's Award, National College For DUI Defense, 2010

Special Licenses/Certifications:

• Board Certified DUI Defense, National College For DUI Defense, 2005

Bar/Professional Activity:

• President DuPage County Criminal Lawyers Association, 2000
• President DuPage County Bar Association, 2002
• National College For DUI Defense State Delegate, 2005
• Regent, National College For DUI Defense, 2010
• Ramsell was approved as a member of the American Academy of Forensic Sciences, Jurisprudence Section., 2011

Pro bono/Community Service:

• DuPage County Bar Foundation President, 2003

Scholarly Lectures and Writings:

• This book provides perspective on scientific standards and tests used to charge an individual with driving under the influence. Featuring leading DUI defense practitioners and experts, this volume discusses the observable behaviors and technological tests that are utilized as evidence of intoxication in a DUI case and discusses contributing factors that may skew these results. Emphasizing the importance of understanding how pre-existing medical conditions, improper test administration, misinterpretation of results, and mechanical failure can affect driver evaluation and testing, the authors provide case examples and court transcripts to illustrate how attorneys can overcome inaccurate results to successfully defend a client., Co-Author, Understanding DUI Scientific Evidence, 2d ed., Aspatore Publshing, 2009
• Considered by many to be the bible of Illinois DUI law, this 1,000 book covers virtually every aspect of a drunk driving case in Illinois, from the arrest, the sobriety tests, the breath blood or urine test, through to trial and possible sentencing alternatives., Author, Illinois DUI Law and Practice Guidebook, West Publishing, 2010
• Recognized as a learned treatise, this authoritative resource provides guidance on how to properly interpret intoxication test evidence from the simplest "driving under the influence" to the most complex accident or death. Every aspect of BAC is covered, including the problems, methods, and factors involved in taking test samples. Provides actual formulas used for evaluating test evidence. Covers the presentation of evidence in the courtroom. Features Advice on preparing testimony by witnesses Checklists provided Expert guidance for interpreting intoxication test evidence Explains the physiology of alcohol consumption Explores the problems, methods, and factors in taking test samples Includes formulas used for evaluation test evidence Notable cases illustrate common errors in interpretation of intoxication evidence Provides post-mortem alcohol determinations , Chapter Author, Intoxication Test Evidence, 2d Edition, Thomson West, 2011

Representative Clients:

• Ramsell has represented judges, police officers, elected official, pilots, and all other occupations in defense of traffic-related matters.

Other Outstanding Achievements:

• Donald Ramsell obtained a reversal of a DUI client's conviction, and a new trial, in a case before the Illinois Suprme Court involving the horizontal gaze nystagmus test. This case set new standards across Illinois for the administration and admission of this test, known as HGN., 2010

Video:

• Donald Ramsell discusses his qualifications in the field of DUI defense., I wrote the Book on Illinois DUI Law, 2009

Newsletters:

• We’ve all had those cases where the driver refuses something—denies drinking, refuses field sobriety tests, or refuses blood, breath or urine tests. When the case is set for a jury trial, how do we answer the age-old prosecutorial argument that “refusal equals consciousness of guilt”? Here are some tried-and-true tips for a refusal case to help you get those two sweetest words—‘Not Guilty’! Each state has its own variations on the law when a driver refuses something in a DUI case. Some have jury instructions that tell the jury to infer guilt. Some states allow prior DUI’s to come in as a ‘state of mind’ exception. Some even make refusing a breath, blood or urine test its own independent crime. Obviously, a single article cannot address every nuance under state laws, but perhaps the following will guide you through them. Since I am a practicing attorney in Illinois, where appropriate, I will use Illinois law and its criminal justice system as an example., Defending DUI refusals in jury trial cases—Practical tips, Illinois State Bar Association

Educational Background:

• Ramsell graduated from DePaul University College of Law, 1984