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Attorney Profile

Leonard R. Stamm

Leonard Stamm

Goldstein & Stamm, P.A.
6301 Ivy Ln, Suite 504
Greenbelt, MD 20770-1402

Greenbelt

Maryland (MD)

Contact Contact Leonard R. Stamm
T: 301-345-0122
F: 301-441-4652

Visit: www.lstamm.com
Practice Areas: Criminal Defense: DUI/DWI (80%), Criminal Defense (20%)

Criminal Defense: DUI/DWI

Criminal Defense

Profile

Leonard Stamm has been a practicing drunk driving, DUI, DWI, and criminal defense lawyer in the District, Circuit, and appellate courts of Maryland since 1984. Stamm is recognized as an authority in the area of drunk driving defense and Motor Vehicle Administration hearings in Maryland and has lectured and written extensively on this topic in Maryland and around the country. He has been a speaker at and has organized numerous continuing legal education seminars since 1986.  He is presently a Regent of the National College for DUI Defense, serving on its Amicus Committee, and is former President of the Maryland Criminal Defense Attorneys' Association.  In September 2009, the second edition of Stamm's book, Maryland DUI Law, was published by West Publishing Company. He also serves on the Maryland Criminal Pattern Jury Instruction Committee of the Maryland State Bar Association.  He has had a number of articles published in the Champion magazine, the magazine of the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers.  He has been qualified as a practitioner and an instructor in standardized field sobriety tests in accordance with standards set forth by the International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP) and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) and completed a certification class as an operator and maintenance technician for the Intoxilyzer 5000.  He hosted a training seminar in the Intox EC/IR.  Stamm holds a certificate of successful completion for the Robert F. Borkenstein Course on "Alcohol, Drugs, and Highway Safety: Testing, Research, and Litigation" based out of Indiana University at Bloomington.  He is one of the few lawyers in the country to have taken a two and a half day overview of the Drug Recognition Expert (DRE) program.  Martindale-Hubbell gives him an "AV" rating.  He has also been listed in "Super Lawyers" and "Best Lawyers."

Selected To

Maryland Super Lawyers 2012
Maryland Super Lawyers 2011
Washington, D.C. Super Lawyers 2011
Washington, D.C. Super Lawyers 2010
Maryland Super Lawyers 2010
Maryland Super Lawyers 2009
Washington, D.C. Super Lawyers 2009
Maryland Super Lawyers 2008
Washington, D.C. Super Lawyers 2008
Washington, D.C. Super Lawyers 2007
Maryland Super Lawyers 2007

About Leonard Stamm

Admitted: 1983, Maryland

Professional Webpage: www.lstamm.com

Bar/Professional Activity:

  • National College for DUI Defense, Member, Board of Regents;  Maryland Criminal Defense Attorneys' Assocation, Past President;  Maryland Criminal Pattern Jury Instruction Committee

Scholarly Lectures and Writings:

  • Maryland DUI Law published by West Thomson Reuters takes the reader through a DUI case in Maryland, from the initial traffic stop and first client contact through administrative hearings, the trial, and the appeals process. It also includes a chapter on the federal DUI as well as appendixes containing relevant statutes, rules and regulations, and forms.  it discusses every stage of representing the client, from the initial phone call through the trialIncludes practice tips and commentary from an experienced DUI defense attorney, providing insight into preparing a DUI caseDiscusses direct and cross-examination techniques for various witnesses, from the state's experts to the arresting officerProvides analysis of the breath and blood testing processes, explaining the strengths and weaknesses of key evidentiary issues, Maryland DUI Law, 2008
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