persons charged with OUI with test results exceeding .15% BAC; persons charged with Operating After Suspension; persons charged with Operating After Revocation; persons charged with DOT violations and persons charged with felony crimes resulting from traffic accidents involving serious bodily injury. Attorney Bly is one of a small handful of attorneys in the entire state of Maine who has received his certification as a Breath Alcohol Technician as recognized and issued by the United States Department of Transportation. In addition, Attorney Bly is qualified as a practitioner in standardized field sobriety tests in accordance with the standards set forth by the International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP) and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). The training he received in Baltimore, Maryland is precisely the same training that local law enforcement receives from the Maine Criminal Justice Academy. As such, Attorney Bly has become adept at recognizing and seizing upon the myriad of mistakes law enforcement makes during their collective investigation of OUI crimes. Attorney Bly attends numerous OUI seminars each year throughout the country as well as an annual OUI Defense Seminar sponsored by the National College of DUI Defense at Harvard Law School.
William Bly is admitted to practice in front of all Maine State courts, including the Maine Law Court, the United States District Court - District of Maine and the United States District Court - District of NJ as a non-practicing member. He is a member of the Maine State Bar Association, the American Bar Association, the National Criminal Association Defense Lawyers, the Maine Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, the American Trial Lawyers Association, Maine Association of Trial Lawyers, the National College of DUI Defense and the York County Bar Association.
Attorney William Bly is a veteran of the United States Army and completed tours of duty in Ft. Benning, Georgia, Kuwait and Saudi Arabia during Operation Vigilant Warrior, and Camp Gary Owen, Korea. He received his Honorable Discharge from the United States Army in 1997 and successfully completed an enlistment period from 1997 – 2004 in both the New Jersey and Maine National Guard. Attorney Bly spent nearly his entire career as a 19D Cavalry Scout and is proud to have served both his state and country in those capacities.
Attorney William Bly graduated with Honors from Rutgers College in New Brunswick, NJ in 2000; receiving his Bachelor of Science degree in Political Science with a minor in History. He is a graduate of The Maine School of Law located in Portland, Maine. He also completed a prestigious internship with the Cumberland County District Attorney’s Office where he received an intensive educational and training background in the Maine state criminal justice system. During his time at the District Attorney’s Office, Portland Drunk Driving Attorney William Bly reviewed and charged numerous criminal cases as well as conducted evidentiary hearings and trials during that time period. As a result of his training and background, Attorney Bly is well versed in the arguments, methodology and trial strategy of the various District Attorneys’ offices throughout southern Maine. Attorney Bly is an avid fly fisherman and spends much of his free time traveling around the Northeast searching for new “fishing holes”.
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