John Menzel J.D.
Criminal, Felony, Misdemeanor, Domestic Violence
DWI defense, appeals, and post-conviction relief anywhere in New Jersey
Experience:
41 years
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About John
John Menzel, J.D., and his firm defend people charged with drunk driving and related offenses in New Jersey. John Menzel, J.D., has, among other things:
ï± Tried thousands of drunk driving cases
ï± Appeared in more than 300 municipal courts in all of New Jersey's 21 counties
ï± Argued more than 100 appeals before the New Jersey Superior Court's Law and Appellate Divisions and New Jersey Supreme Court
ï± Prepared writs of habeas corpus in Federal District Court for the District of New Jersey and Federal Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
ï± Instructed lawyers and laypersons on New Jersey’s drunk driving laws, breath testing instrumentation, and trial techniques at 179 seminars in New Jersey, Massachusetts, Alabama, Texas, Nevada, Georgia, Louisiana, and California.
ï± Received intensive training from the National Association for DUI Defense at every summer session from 1998 to 2014, and winter sessions in 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2012, and 2013 among other sessions in spring (Mastering Scientific Evidence) and fall (NACDL/NCDD).
ï± Board certified in DUI Defense by the National Association for DUI Defense in 2013, the only New Jersey attorney to be so recognized.
ï± Certified to administer National Highway Traffic Safety Administration DWI Detection and Standardized Field Sobriety Testing methods.
ï± Certified in the operation of the Alcotest 7110 MK-III-C by manufacturer Drager Safety, Inc. in December 2008.
ï± A principal attorney in State v. Chun, the seminal case in New Jersey on the Alcotest 7110 MK-III-C.
ï± Tried thousands of drunk driving cases
ï± Appeared in more than 300 municipal courts in all of New Jersey's 21 counties
ï± Argued more than 100 appeals before the New Jersey Superior Court's Law and Appellate Divisions and New Jersey Supreme Court
ï± Prepared writs of habeas corpus in Federal District Court for the District of New Jersey and Federal Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
ï± Instructed lawyers and laypersons on New Jersey’s drunk driving laws, breath testing instrumentation, and trial techniques at 179 seminars in New Jersey, Massachusetts, Alabama, Texas, Nevada, Georgia, Louisiana, and California.
ï± Received intensive training from the National Association for DUI Defense at every summer session from 1998 to 2014, and winter sessions in 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2012, and 2013 among other sessions in spring (Mastering Scientific Evidence) and fall (NACDL/NCDD).
ï± Board certified in DUI Defense by the National Association for DUI Defense in 2013, the only New Jersey attorney to be so recognized.
ï± Certified to administer National Highway Traffic Safety Administration DWI Detection and Standardized Field Sobriety Testing methods.
ï± Certified in the operation of the Alcotest 7110 MK-III-C by manufacturer Drager Safety, Inc. in December 2008.
ï± A principal attorney in State v. Chun, the seminal case in New Jersey on the Alcotest 7110 MK-III-C.
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Admission
New York
1985
New Jersey
1984
Education
New York Law School
J.D. (Law)
1984
Recognitions & Achievements
Associations
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National College for DUI Defense, sustaining member and immediate past N.J. State Delegate
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National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
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American Bar Association, Criminal Practice Division
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Association of Criminal Defense Attorneys of New Jersey
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New Jersey State Bar Association, Municipal Court Practice Section Trustee 12, Chair 14, Immediate Past Chair2006 / 2012 / 2014-2016
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Monmouth County Bar Association
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Ocean County Bar Association
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Federal District Court for the District of New Jersey
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Federal District Court for the Southern District of New York
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Federal District Court for the Eastern District of New York
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Third Circuit Court of Appeals
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United States Supreme Court
Honors / Awards
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We remember Francis X. Moore, Esquire, late counsel to the firm from February until his passing on August 9, . Frank had been licensed as an attorney in New Jersey and New York. He was a founding regent of the National College for DUI Defense. He is considered the father of DWI defense as a practice specialty in New Jersey.2002 / 2003
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We remember Sarah Rose Menzel, mother of John Menzel, J.D., who passed from this life on April 18, .2008
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We remember Thomas Coleman Menzel, uncle of John Menzel, J.D., who passed from this life on April 24, .2011
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We remember Ron A. Venturi, J.D., M.B.A., former associate and of counsel to the firm, who passed from this life on December 21, . Ron had been licensed as an attorney since . He was a member Supreme Court Municipal Court Practice Committee; Irvington Municipal Court Judge ; acting Judge, Newark Municipal Court ; Irvington Municipal Prosecutor ; and had appeared in more than 300 municipal courts throughout New Jersey.2013 / 1986 / 2002-2007 / 2002-2007 / 1990-2002
Notable Work
Publications
ABCs of DWI: A Practical Guide to DWI, Seminar Materials, New Jersey Institute of Continuing Legal Education,
2011 / 2011
The Alcotest and State v. Chun, New Jersey Lawyer Magazine, No. 267, Municipal Court Practice, December
2010
Municipal Court College, Seminar Text and Materials, New Jersey Institute of Continuing Legal Education, December
2010 / 2010
Mastering Scientific Evidence: Alcotest MK III C Breakout Session, Seminar Text and Materials, Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association and National College for DUI Defense, April 16,
7110 / 2009
State v. Chun and the Alcotest MK-III-C: Motions to Reopen and Trial Preparation, Seminar Text, Association of Trial Lawyers of America New Jersey Educational Foundation, October 17,
7110 / 2008
Mastering Scientific Evidence: Alcotest MK III C Breakout Session, Seminar Text and Materials, Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association and National College for DUI Defense, April 20,
7110 / 2007
How to Read the New Alcohol Influence Reports: A Short Course on Alcotest MK III C Version 3.11 Discovery, Seminar Text, New Jersey Institute of Continuing Legal Education, June 12,
7110 / 2006
Handling Drug & Serious Traffic Violations in Municipal Court: New Jersey Drunk Driving Defense, Seminar Text, Appendices, and Forms, New Jersey Institute for Continuing Legal Education, November 28,
2005
Reing Your Client in Municipal Court: New Jersey Drunk Driving Defense, Seminar Text, Appendices, and Forms, New Jersey Institute for Continuing Legal Education, April 7,
present / 2005
Municipal Court Winning Strategies: New Jersey Drunk Driving Defense, Seminar Text, Appendices, and Forms, New Jersey Institute for Continuing Legal Education, November 13,
2000
Junk Science and Handling Expert Testimony in Criminal Cases: How Your Municipal Defense of a DUI Case Can Impact a Related Superior Court Proceeding, Seminar Text and Appendices, Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers of New Jersey, October 28,
2000
Reing Your Client in Municipal Court: New Jersey Drunk Driving Defense, Seminar Text, Appendices, and Forms, New Jersey Institute for Continuing Legal Education, January 12,
present / 2000
Reing Your Client in Municipal Court: New Jersey Drunk Driving Defense, Seminar Text, Appendices, and Forms, New Jersey Institute for Continuing Legal Education, November 18,
present / 1998
Municipal Court: New Winning Strategies: New Jersey Drunk Driving Defense, Seminar Text, Appendices, and Forms, New Jersey Institute for Continuing Legal Education, November 1,
1997
Municipal Court's New Laws and Rules in : New Jersey Drunk Driving Defense, Seminar Text, Appendices, and Forms, New Jersey State Bar Association Young Lawyers Division, et al., May 16,
1997 / 1997
Municipal Court: New Winning Strategies: New Jersey Drunk Driving Defense, Seminar Text, Appendices, and Forms, New Jersey State Bar Association Young Lawyers Division, et al., November 13,
1996
Drunk Driving Defense, Seminar Text and Appendices, New Jersey State Bar Association Young Lawyers Division, et al., November 29,
1994
Municipal Court: New Laws and New Opportunities, Seminar Text and Appendices, New Jersey State Bar Association Young Lawyers Division, May 20,
1994
Drunk Driving Defense, Seminar Text and Appendices, New Jersey State Bar Association Young Lawyers Division, et al., November 18,
1993
Municipal Court: New Laws and New Opportunities How to Get an Alternative Disposition for the Drunk Driving Defendant, Seminar Text, New Jersey State Bar Association Young Lawyers Division, et al., May 21,
1993
Defense of Drunk Driving Charges, Seminar Text, Monmouth County Bar Association, Squire's Pub, West Long Branch, March 28,
1992
Mapping an Alternative DWI Disposition Route, 129 New Jersey Law Journal 399, October 10,
1991
Municipal Court Winning Strategies, Seminar Text and Appendices, New Jersey State Bar Association Young Lawyers Division, et al., April 30,
1991
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