News, Press & Commentary
July 28, 2008:
I'm quoted in this morning's
Patriot Ledger in an article about the 3rd anniversary of
Melanie's Law.
June 2008:
Russell Matson is quoted in the new issue of Boston Business
Journal on
lawyers who podcast.
May 2008:
Attorney Russ Matson has been added to the Editorial Advisory
Board for a new national DUI defense book, DUI Trial Tools.
March 11, 2008: I am
quoted in Today's
Boston Herald.
My additional comment [here].
May 2007: I am
quoted in
ExhibitA on Melanie's Laws impact on the state.
April 2007:
4/30: I'm quoted in the Mass Lawyers Weekly
article on the SJC
ruling on breath test admissions. On 4/19 the Mass SJC
rejected a legal challenge that would have required expert
testimony in breath test cases.
My
Reader's View piece on breath test challenges is in today's
(4/6/07) Patriot Ledger. It was a
response to the
Ledger's
3/19 Editorial on OUI laws.
I am quoted on the front page of the
Patriot Ledger on 3/10 in an article about how defense
attorneys are beating more OUI charges.
I spoke at a Massachusetts Bar Association
seminar on
Representing the OUI Client on 4/26/07.
[details]
Jan 2007: I
am quoted in Mass
Lawyers Weekly on the subject of how Breath Test Results
are being more frequently thrown out in court!
December
2006: I was
interviewed by Fox 25 news
as an expert on the impact of the ignition interlock
device law.
I'm also quoted in the February issue of Men's Health
magazine on Hardship License issues.
July 2006:
It's been six months since the
Ignition Interlock device
law has been in effect, and it's been a mess for License
Reinstatements after a 2nd Offense OUI, with no solution in
site. See my Interlock
Defense page.
Sat, 12/31/05
: My Op/Ed piece was in today's Quincy Patriot Ledger. Here's a
copy.
12/27/05: I
was quoted in an article in the East Bay Newspapers
Swansea News.
10/28/05
:
Melanie's Law is signed, increasing a number of
Massachusetts OUI penalties and creating some brand new
OUI laws.
Additional comments on
Melanie's Bill
/Law - specifically on the issue of proving multiple OUI
offenses.
9/25/05
: I comment on Melanie's
Law
- proposed changes to Massachusetts Drunk Driving Laws.
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