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Rory Safir

Every post here is written by Rory Safir, one of a handful of ACS-CHAL Forensic Lawyer-Scientists in Florida and a former Assistant Public Defender in Tampa.

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The Part of a DUI Conviction Nobody Warns You About

Written by Rory Safir, Forensic Lawyer-Scientist DUI Defense · · 3 min read When a machine prints a number about you, the number moves into your head and starts acting like a verdict. Some part of you has probably decided that everything from here is paperwork. I want to stop...

The Deadline Hiding on the Paper in Your Pocket

Written by Rory Safir, Forensic Lawyer-Scientist DUI Defense · · 3 min read If you were arrested for DUI in the last few days, I can guess where your mind keeps going: the court date. Everyone fixates on it. But the deadline that matters most this week is not on...

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