James Ransom | Pelham DUI Lawyer

In 2015 I returned to private practice after 9 years as a prosecutor for the State of Alabama.  I have successfully tried hundreds of bench and jury trials.  Many of those trials were DUI cases. I was previously in private practice for 5 years where a large percentage of my practice was devoted to DUI defense.  I have had great success in the courtroom prosecuting and defending DUI cases.  Prior to becoming an attorney I was a police officer for 7 years.  I was certified in Standardized Field Sobriety Testing, and in breath alcohol testing devices including the Draeger and Intoxilyzer 5000, both of which were certified testing devices for the State of Alabama.  I was certified in these areas of DUI detection and prosecution, and I used this training daily in my real world work as a police officer on the street, and a prosecutor in the courtroom.  I know the DUI laws, the "tricks of the trade" used by police and prosecutors as well as the mistakes made by law enforcement.  I will put this knowledge and experience to work and use this to my client's advantage.  

Position	Organization	Location	Duration
Attorney	Shockley, Ransom & Sparks Law Group	Pelham, AL	02/2015-Current
Asst. District Attorney	4th Judicial Circuit, Alabama	Bibb, Hale, Dallas, Perry, Wilcox Counties	04/2004-02/2015
Attorney	Law Offices of James Ransom	Birmingham, AL	09/2001-04/2004
Police Officer	City of Vestavia Hills	Vestavia Hills, AL	04/1994-01/2001

School	Degree	Major	Graduation
Thomas Goode Jones School of Law, Faulkner University	J.D.	Law School	2000
Alabama Peace Officers Standards and Training Academy	APOST Certification		1994
University of Alabama-Birmingham	Bachelor of Science	Criminal Justice	1990

State / Court	Date
United States District Court, Northern District of Alabama	2002
Alabama	2001

• Member –National College of DUI Defense
  Member –National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
  December 2002 – Admitted to practice before the United States District Court, Northern District of Alabama
  September 2001 – Admitted to Alabama State Bar
  2001 – Current – Earned a minimum of 12 hours each calendar year of Continuing Legal Education with focus in fields of Criminal Prosecution, Criminal Procedure, Criminal Defense, DUI and Traffic Prosecution and Defense, Forensic Evidence, and Ethics
  November 1994 – Certified by Alabama Peace Officers Standards and Training Commission
  1994-2000 – Minimum 12 hours each year of professional development in Criminal Law and Procedure, Forensics and Crime Scene Investigations, Firearms, Impact Weapons, Spanish.
  1999 – Certified DARE Officer

• Selected as a “Top Lawyer” by B Metro Magazine, and BHM BIZ in 2016, 2017, and 2018.

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Verified Credentials	Date Verified
(2001) Licensed as Attorney in Alabama. Verified with Alabama State Bar .	February 17, 2015

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