Michael Tillotson | Newport News DUI Lawyer

I strongly believe that if you are accused of a DUI/DWI, you deserve the best representation possible. This includes having an attorney who knows every aspect of the law, the technology, and the science involved in a DUI/DWI, who will aggressively defend your case, and who truly cares about you. I have attended DUI/DWI seminars across the country now since 1998 when I first realized how complicated a DUI/DWI case can be. I have taken numerous breath test courses and am a certified operator on three separate breath test machines including the ECIRII. In fact, I am one of only a handful attorneys in all of Virginia certified as an operator on the ECIRII. I also have a technician certification on the Intoxilyzer 5000. I have personally held ECIRII breath test seminars in Virginia on two separate occasions. I had attorneys from eight states attend my seminars as well as Judges from here in Virginia. I invited the leading experts in the country to speak. Besides my expertise in breath testing, I have taken and passed the same NHTSA Field Sobriety Course that our police officers have to take. I also have attended numerous courses on blood testing for both drugs and alcohol. You never stop learning, so I continue to attend two to four seminars across the country every year to keep up with the latest techniques and strategies for fighting DUI/DWI cases.

Due to my focus and training in the area of DUI/DWI defense I was honored to be selected out of all the attorneys in Virginia to write the book for lawyers. This is a tremendous honor to be recognized by West Publishing as the lawyer in Virginia with the expertise and experience to write the text book for lawyers and Judges. Honestly it is one of the highlights of my career.

Besides having the knowledge necessary to give you the best representation possible, I think my empathy and concern for you is something else that sets me apart from a lot of lawyers out there. Jeff and I both truly care about people and want to help them. It is the reason I became a lawyer, so I could help people. I have faith in our constitution, and fight to protect the rights given to us by our founding fathers. I have given talks on DUI/DWI exceptions to our Constitution. I stole the speech from Larry Taylor who is one of the Godfather’s of modern day DUI/DWI defense. It is a great speech! As a DUI/DWI attorney, I truly am on the front lines of protecting our Constitutional rights. People say “oh he got off on a technicality.” Really what they should say is, “his lawyer protected all of our Constitutional rights, by ensuring the government didn’t get away with something they should not have done!”

Position	Organization	Location	Duration
Owner	Michael C. Tillotson, LLC		Present

School	Degree	Major	Graduation
William & Mary Law School	J.D.	Law School	1990
Kent State University	BS	Criminal Justice Studies	1986

State / Court	Date
Virginia	1992

• Virginia State Bar Association | Member

• Top 100 Trial Lawyer | The American Trial Lawyers Association | 2008
  Top 100 Trial Lawyer | The American Trial Lawyers Association | 2007

• Experience
  We have defended DUI/DWI cases in over 100 cities and counties in Virginia.

• West Group publication | Virginia DUI Law: Understanding the Scientific, Medical, Technological and Legal Aspects of a DUI Case | 2010
  EC/IR II Seminar - 1st Annual | EC/IR II Seminar | 2010
  Newport News Public Defenders Office | Mining the Manuals and the GERD Defense | 2007
  Mining the Manuals and the GERD Defense | Mining the Manuals and the GERD Defense | 2007
  Video: Don't Walk This Line Alone | Aggressive Defense of Those Accused of DWI/DUI in Virginia | 2006

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Verified Credentials	Date Verified
(1992) Licensed as Attorney in Virginia. Verified with Virginia State Bar.	October 06, 2017

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Chapter 1: What is a DWI and DUI in Virginia?  (2017-10-09 10:49:23)
Chapter 1: What is a DWI and DUI in Virginia?

Chapter 2: DWI Punishment  (2017-10-09 10:50:11)
Chapter 2: DWI Punishment

Chapter 4: Search & Seizure  (2017-10-09 10:51:01)
Chapter 4: Search & Seizure

Chapter 5: Field Sobriety Tests & Defenses  (2017-10-09 10:52:13)
Chapter 5: Field Sobriety Tests & Defenses

Chapter 11: From Arrest through Appeal  (2017-10-09 10:52:57)
Chapter 11: From Arrest through Appeal