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Gerald B. McNamara
Phone: 412-429-4360
429 Forbes Avenue Suite 1201 (The Allegheny Building)
Pittsburgh
PA
15219
United States
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Gerald McNamara currently practices law in Pittsburgh where he assists clients with various elements of their DUI disputes. A former Lieutenant with the Pittsburgh Police Department, Mr. McNamara has unique past experiences to draw on when trying cases in Pennsylvania. While a part of the Pittsburgh PD, Gerald supervised the DUI Task Force from 2001-2003 and has an exceptionally good grasp of the breath testing devices used in the state of Pennsylvania, as well as the traffic laws. Mr. McNamara discusses a variety of his past and current experiences, as well pertinent litigation and regulations, on his blog, Pittsburgh Criminal Law Blog.
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Operation Safe Holiday 2011
PennDOT and police are partnering again this holiday season for Operation Safe Holiday, which includes a "Click it or Ticket" enforcement push from November 18-December 4 and increased use of sobriety checkpoints between now and January 4. This enforcement initiative also includes safety...
Pennsylvania Ignition Interlock Update
On October 18, the Pennsylvania Senate Transportation Committee approved a new bill which would require ignition interlock devices to be installed in the vehicles of all first time offenders. The current Pennsylvania ignition interlock law does not require first time offenders to utilize...
Pittsburgh DUI Frequently Asked Questions
Here are a few questions that I have recently been asked by clients and potential clients: 1. Do police need to know your Blood Alcohol Contration (BAC) to charge you with DUI in Pennsylvania? No, the police do not need to know your BAC to charge you with DUI. The most common scenario in ...
Pittsburgh Police Plan Weekend DUI Patrols
Pittsburgh Police have anounced plans to conduct sobriety checkpoints and roving DUI patrols over this weekend, July 29-31. The patrols will be concentrated in the West End and South Hills areas of the city. As always, the best ways to avoid a sobriety checkpoint or a roving DUI patrol are:...
Boating Under the Influence in Pennsylvania
With the long Independence Day weekend coming up, boating season in the Pittsburgh and Western Pennsylvania area is in full swing. This also means that Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission officers are patrolling local waterways looking for drunken boaters (BUI) and for violations of...