Andrew Alpert

Attorney Andrew D. Alpert is widely regarded as one of the leading DUI/DWI and criminal defense attorneys in the State of Maryland and the District of Columbia. He has advanced training in DUI/DWI law, is an official ACS-CHAL Forensic Lawyer Scientist, is a Certified Breath Alcohol Technician, and is one of only a few attorneys in the Washington DC metropolitan area who is a Certified NHTSA Field Sobriety Test Instructor. He has represented thousands of individuals charged with DUI/DWI and/or vehicular manslaughter, has had many drunk driving cases covered by the press, (Maryland Independent 9/17/2004; 9/22/2004) and has appeared on national television to offer his legal opinion on high-profile criminal cases. He has been named to Super Lawyers in Maryland and Washington, D.C., holds the highest rating available with Martindale Hubbell (AV®) and carries a 10 out of 10 Superb Rating with AVVO.

Mr. Alpert regularly attends advanced DUI/DWI training courses across the country including the National College for DUI Defense seminars conducted at Harvard University. He is often a featured speaker. He is a Founding Member of the DUI Defense Lawyers Association, Vice-President of the Maryland Criminal Defense Attorneys’ Association, Chairman of the Legislative Group of the Maryland Criminal Defense Attorneys’ Association on Narcotics, the Maryland State Representative to and Sustaining Member of the National College for DUI Defense and holds Membership in the Maryland Association for Justice, Maryland State Bar Association, Prince George’s County Bar Association, National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, the National Trial Lawyers, and The American Trial Lawyers Association Top 100 Trial Lawyers.

In addition to his success as a Maryland Criminal Defense Attorney, Alpert is also a highly skilled personal injury attorney who has helped victims of car, truck and motorcycle accidents and family members of those involved in wrongful death matters receive compensation
for the injuries and losses they have suffered.

• US District Court for the District of Columbia – 2000
• Maryland – 1989
• District of Columbia – 1996
• US District Court of Maryland – 1995
• Pennsylvania – 1994
• New Jersey – 1994

• ACS-CHAL Forensic Lawyer Scientist – 2014
• Scientific Law Forums DUI Defense Seminar – 2013
• NACDL’s Emerging Trends, Novel Defenses Advanced Criminal Law Seminar – 2013
• MacCarthy on Cross Examination V – 2012
• Pharmacology/Toxicology Principals in the Courtroom in DUID and Drug Cases – 2012
• National College for DUI Defense Mastering Scientific Evidence in DWI/DUI Cases – 2013, 2012, 2011
• Reptile Keenan Ball Damages 3 Seminar – 2011
• Intoximeter EC/IR II Seminar 2 – 2011
• National College for DUI Defense Training Seminar held at Harvard Law School – 2013,2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004
• American Chemical Society, Gas Chromatography: Fundamentals, Troubleshooting and Method Development, 2009
• NJTSA/IACP DRE Advanced Drug Recognition Expert Advanced Course, 2009
• Intoxilyzer 8000 Operator’s Course, 2007
• NHTSA/IACP Standardized Field Sobriety Testing Instructor’s Certification Course, 2006
• AIT Laboratories National Symposium for Alcohol, Drugs & Traffic Safety, 2006
• US Department of Transportation Certified Technician Course Intoxilyzer Models S-D2, S-D5, 400 and 5000 and 8000, 2005
• NHTSA/IACP Standardized Field Sobriety Testing, 2005
• Certified Instructor, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) International Association of Chiefs of Police DWI Detection and Standardized Field Sobriety Testing Program

• Top Ten Ranking – National Academy of Personal Injury Attorneys, 2014
• Maryland Super Lawyers – 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009
• Washington, DC Super Lawyers – 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009
• AV® Preeminent™ Rating – Martindale-Hubbell
• 10 out of 10 Superb Rating – AVVO
• Top 100 Trial Lawyers – The National Trial Lawyers Association, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010
• Certificate of Appreciation, National College for DUI Defense, 2009, 2007
• Certificate of Appreciation, Drug Enforcement Administration, Department of Justice
  Washington Field Division, 1995
• Certificate of Appreciation, Charles County Sheriff, 1995
• Recognition of Service, Maryland State Police, 1995

• Founding Member, DUI Defense Lawyers Association
• Member, The National Trial Lawyers
• Member, National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
• Member, The American Trial Lawyers Association
• Member, American Bar Association
• Maryland State Representative , National College for DUI Defense
• Sustaining Member, National College for DUI Defense
• Member, Maryland State Bar Association
• Member, Maryland Association for Justice
• Board of Directors, Maryland Criminal Defense Attorneys’ Association
• Vice President, Maryland Criminal Defense Attorneys’ Association
• Legislative Chairman Narcotics Law, Maryland Criminal Defense Attorneys’ Association
• Member, Prince George’s County Bar Association
• Member, The Society for Legal Advocates

• Lecturer, NHTSA/IACP Drug Recognition Expert Advanced Course, June 2009
• Lecturer, “Handling Drinking & Driving Cases in Maryland”, July 2009
• Assistant Instructor, National College for DUI Defense, Harvard Law School, 2007
• John E. Reid & Associates The Reid Technique of Interviewing and Interrogation Seminar, 2007
• Lecturer, Maryland Criminal Defense Attorneys’ Association, “How to Handle a DUI Case in Maryland from A-Z”, 2007