Mr. Price has been representing citizens in the legal arena for over 27 years and is a member of many professional organizations.
He has served as Dean to the National College for DUI Defense, Inc. and as one of twelve attorneys in the United States as a Regent to the National College for DUI Defense, Inc. He is a Fellow to the National College for DUI Defense and was the fourth attorney in the United States to attain such status. The National College for DUI Defense, Inc. holds its educational program at the Harvard Law School in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Mr. Price practiced law for many years with the late Macon L. Weaver, former U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Alabama.
Mr. Price has completed a course of instruction on the operation of evidential breath tests devices, specifically the Intoxilyzer Model 5000. He owns a Draeger Alcotest MK III, an Alco Sensor IV, as well as an Intoxilyzer 5000. He has authored and published many articles dealing with various subjects related to alcohol related offenses.
Mr. Price has also handled several appellate court cases of historical significance. The Supreme Court case of Ex Parte Barry Wayne Buckner, 549 So.2d 451 (Ala. 1989), redefined the phrase “[driving] under the influence of alcohol” in Alabama. He handled the leading case defining a citizen’s right to an independent blood test, Lockard v. Town of Killen, 565 So.2d 679 (Ala. Crim. App. 1990). In 1994, Mr. Price handled the case of Mayo v. City of Madison, 652 So.2d 201 (Ala. 1994) where, in a landmark decision of the Alabama Supreme Court, the Alabama breath test program was thrown out. In 2002, he handled the case of City of Tuscaloosa v. Stalnahes, wherein the Draeger Breath test device was held to be not admissible in court. He has also handled appellate cases dealing with field sobriety testing, right to trial by jury and other issues.
Mr. Price received Certificates of Recognition for the Highest Standard of Excellence for the National College for DUI Defense, Inc. in 1995, 1996, and 1997. He also received the Continuing Legal Education Award from the Alabama State Bar in 1994 and in 1995.
Also, he has attended the following advanced training programs in the past few years:
Mr. Price was an invited lecturer at the following professional programs:
Sponsor/Title |
Location/Date |
Topic |
National College for DUI Defense, Inc. |
Boston, Massachusetts
July 26, 1996 |
Intoxilyzer 5000 Breath Testing Device, |
Cumberland Law School |
Huntsville, Alabama, November 1, 1996 |
Blood, Breath & Tears: The Defense for DUI cases |
Oregon Criminal Defense Lawyers Association |
Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, November 12, 1996 |
DUI Defense |
Florida Bar Association |
Miami, Florida January 24, 1997 |
Demonstrative Evidence in DUI trials |
MSCJ - DUI National Seminar |
Las Vegas, Nevada |
Defending the Difficult Alcohol-Related Case |
American Bar Association & National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers |
Las Vegas, Nevada, February 21, 1997 |
Breath Testing |
Texas Legal Publications & Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association |
San Antonio, Texas, February 28, 1997 |
Field Sobriety Tests |
Defending DWIs: America's Best |
San Antonio, Texas, March 1, 1997 |
Cross Examination of Arresting Officers |
Intoxilyzer 5000 Certification Course |
Atlanta, Georgia, April 11, 1997 |
Legal Aspects of the Intoxilyzer 5000 |
Southern Association of Forensic Sciences |
Huntsville, Alabama, April 16, 1997 |
Forensic Ethanol Analysis and Interpretation |
American Legal Education, Inc. |
New Orleans, Louisiana, May 3, 1997 |
Introduction of Scientific Evidence in Alcohol-related trials |
Alabama League of Municipalities |
Montgomery, Alabama, May 17, 1997 |
DUI Update - Defense Perspective |
Ohio Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers |
Cleveland, Ohio, May 23, 1997 |
Blood Test Challenges |
National Association of Defense Lawyers & ABA Criminal Justice Section |
Las Vegas, Nevada, June 13, 1997 |
Breath Test Lecture & Demonstration |
Chemical Tests on Trial |
Mesa, Arizona, November 8, 1997 |
Moderator |
Georgia Institute of Continuing Legal Education |
Atlanta, Georgia, December 4, 1997 |
Demonstrative Evidence in DUI trials |
Samford University Cumberland School of Law |
Birmingham, Alabama, February 20, 1998 |
Defending the Accused Drunk Driver |
Young Lawyers Association of Huntsville, AL |
Huntsville, Alabama, March 11, 1998 |
DUI Law |
Texas Legal Publication & Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association |
Fort Worth, Texas, April 17, 1998 |
Voir Dire and Demo: Cross of the Technical Supervisor |
American Legal Education, Inc. |
Coconut Grove, Florida, May 2, 1998 |
How to Conduct Jury Selection to Prepare the Panel for Scientific Evidence Which They Must Consider and Intoxilyzer 5000 |
Georgia Institute of Continuing Legal Education |
Atlanta, Georgia, May 29, 1998 |
Deficiencies in Georgia's Breath Testing Program and Scientific and Legal Challenges for 1998 |
University of Missouri- Columbia School of Law |
St. Louis, Missouri, June 12, 1998 |
Cross-Examination of the Breathalyzer Operator |
Lone Star Seminars |
Costa Rica, South America, June 26, 1998 |
Flaws in the Intoxilyzer 5000 |
South Carolina Bar Association |
Columbia, South Carolina, October 2, 1998 |
Demonstrative Evidence In DUI Cases |
Lone Star Seminars |
South Padre Island, Texas, October 29, 1998 |
Cross-Examination of the Arresting Officers |
National College for DUI Defense, Inc. |
Charleston, South Carolina, December 4, 1998 |
Breath Testing & Cross Examination |
Cumberland School of Law |
Birmingham, Alabama, February 5, 1999 |
Current Trends Affecting DUI Practice |
Minnesota Society of Criminal Justice |
Las Vegas, Nevada, February 12, 1999 |
Jury Selection Process Voir Dire |
Montana Criminal Defense Lawyers Association |
Bozman, Montana, February 18, 1999 |
Demonstrative Evidence in DUI Cases |
Texas Legal Publication and Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association |
San Antonio, Texas, March 19, 1999 |
Demonstrative Evidence in DUI Cases |
Alabama Judicial College |
Birmingham, Alabama, April 30, 1999 |
DUI Trial from a Defense Attorneys Perspective |
American Legal Education, Inc. |
Atlanta, Georgia, April 30, 1999 |
New Development in Roadside Field Sobriety Test Evaluations |
University of Missouri - Columbia School of Law |
Lake Ozark, Missouri, May 6, 1999 |
Demonstrative Evidence in a DWI Case: Keeping the Judge and Jury Awake |
Huntsville Police Academy |
Huntsville, Alabama, 1996, 1997, 1998 |
Instruction on DUI trials |
Lone Star Seminars |
Aruba, July 3, 1999 |
Ten Death Blows to the Intoxilyzer |
National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers |
Las Vegas, Nevada October 1, 1999 |
Reliability/Unreliability of Breath Alcohol Test: A Closer Look through Demonstration |
Leadership 2000 |
Huntsville, Alabama November 3, 1999 |
Mock Trial |
Texas Courtroom Publications: America’s Best |
Austin, Texas April 8, 2000 |
The Basic DWI Trial with Intoxilyzer |
Second Annual Arkansas DWI/DUI Defense Seminar |
Fairfield Bay, Arkansas May 19, 2000 |
Cross Examination of the Breath Test Expert |
Lone Star Seminars |
Grand Cayman Island July 3, 2000 |
DWI Cross of Arresting Officer |
Cumberland School of Law |
Birmingham, Alabama September 22, 2000 |
Recent Legislation and Court Decisions Affecting DUI Cases |
University of Missouri - Columbia School of Law |
Lake Ozark, MO October 6, 2000 |
DWI Defense - The 12-Step Program |
Alabama Criminal Defense Lawyers Association |
Florence, Alabama December 1, 2000 |
DUI in Alabama |
The Florida Bar |
Miami. Florida January 19, 2001 |
Toys Are Us: The Effective Use of Demonstrative Aids |
Minnesota Society for Criminal Justice |
Las Vegas, Nevada February 15-17, 2001 |
DUI Defense: The 12-Step Program |
National College for DUI Defense |
Kauai, Hawaii February 18-21, 2001 |
What Works for the Best of the Best |
The Alabama Criminal Defense Lawyers Association |
Orange Beach, Alabama June 22 -24, 2001 |
NHTSA SFST Validation vs. Invalidation |
Institute of Continuing Legal Education in Georgia |
Atlanta, Georgia August 24, 2001 |
Handling Driver’s License Suspensions Seminar – Keynote Speaker |
Minnesota Society for Criminal Justice |
Orlando, Florida February 13 - 19, 2002 |
Getting Tough on DWI: The Defense |
University of Alabama School of Law |
Birmingham, AL March 21, 2002 |
DUI Defense in Alabama |
Headlines Marketing Corporation |
Atlanta, Georgia April 11 – 13, 2002 |
Mastering Scientific Evidence |
University of Missouri School of Law |
Columbia, Missouri May 10th and 11th, 2002 |
Breath Alcohol Testing |
Institute of Continuing Legal Education in Georgia |
Atlanta, Georgia June 21, 2002 |
Standardized Field Sobriety Tests; What Are They Anyway? |
National College for DUI Defense |
Cambridge, Massachusetts July 23, 2002 |
The Law of DUI Practice-Demonstrative Evidence |
Lorman Education Services |
Birmingham, Alabama November 21, 2002 |
Strategies in Handling DWI and DUI |
St. Clair County, Alabama, Bar Association |
Pell City, Alabama December 12, 2002 |
2002 Alabama DUI-Related Case Law Update |
National College for DUI Defense |
San Antonio, Texas January 24, 2003 |
DWI Demonstrative Evidence |
Minnesota Society for Criminal Justice – 18th Annual Seminar |
Las Vegas, Nevada February 14, 2003 |
Breath Test Case & Appeal |
Headlines Marketing Corporation |
Atlanta, Georgia April 10-12, 2003 |
Present as an attendee |
Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education |
Boston, Massachusetts September 26-27, 2003 |
Alcohol in the Human Body (Draegar) |
National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers |
Las Vegas, Nevada October 16-18, 2003 |
Alcohol in the Human Body (Intoxilyzer) |
Mississippi Continuing Legal Education |
Jackson, Mississippi October 31, 2003 |
The Effective Use of Demonstrative Evidence |
Alabama Bar Institute for Continuing Legal Education |
Birmingham, Alabama November 13, 2003 |
2003 Alabama Case Law Update and Current Issues |
Defense of Drinking Drivers Institute |
Atlanta, Georgia December 4-5, 2003 |
State of the Art Gems for Chemical Testing |
The Florida Bar |
South Beach, Florida January 16, 2004 |
Breath Test Cross Examination |
Idaho Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers |
Sun Valley, Idaho March 5-6, 2004 |
Breath Alcohol Testing |
Oregon Criminal Defense Lawyers Association |
Eugene, Oregon March 12-13, 2004 |
The Basics of Evidential Breath Testing |
| “Fellowship” |
Seattle, Washington May, 2004 |
Breathtesting |
| Alabama Criminal Defense Association |
Pensacola, Florida
June 24, 2004
|
DUI in Alabama |
| The Florida Bar |
Lake Buena Vista, Florida
October 1, 2004 |
“Blood, Breath & Tears” |
| National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers |
Las Vegas, Nevada
February, 2005
|
Breathtesting |
| Huntsville Police Academy |
Huntsville, Alabama
April 29, 2005 |
“Instruction on DUI trials” |
| Huntsville Police Academy |
Huntsville, Alabama
July 20, 2006 |
“Instruction on DUI trials” |
| Huntsville Police Academy |
Huntsville, Alabama
June 28, 2007 |
“Instruction on DUI trials” |
| Louisiana Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers |
Baton Rouge, Louisiana September 13, 2007 |
"DUI Defense - The 12 Step Program" |
| Alabama Bar Institute for Continuing Legal Education |
Tuscaloosa, Alabama
October 5, 2007 |
“Case Law Update 2007” |
| Alabama Bar Institute for Continuing Legal Education |
Birmingham, Alabama
November 30, 2007 |
“Case Law Update 2007” |
| National College for DUI Defense |
Waikiki Beach, Hawaii
January, 2008 |
“Virtual Library” |