DUI Law Offices of Campbell & DeMetrick
Providing discreet and superior DUI defense for the discerning few since 1975.
If a DUI conviction is not an option; if a DUI conviction will destroy your life; then it is time to turn to a nationally recognized leader of the DUI Defense Bar—James Farragher Campbell.

James Farragher Campbell, is a nationally recognized expert in the law of DUI and Vehicular Homicide; and he is one of the country's most successful DUI defense lawyers.

Mr. Campbell has appeared on Court TV and KGO Radio and is a professional speaker on criminal law and defense.

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Books written by James Farragher Campbell, Esq.
Articles written by James Farragher Campbell, Esq.

Lectures By James Farragher Campbell, ESQ.

  • “Expert Witness In The Modern Trial, American Inns of Court”; U.S.F. Law School, Feb 8, 2012
  • “Don't Let A Case Get The Better Of You”; National College for DUI Defense; Winter Session Mazatlan, Mexico: January 20, 2011
  • “How to develop and Implement Your Trial Theme”; State Bar of California Section Cyber Institute; January 12, 2011.
  • “Trolling for Winners: Tips and Techniques that Work”; National College for DUI Defense, Waikiki Beach, HI, Jan. 25,2008.
  • “Opening Statement and Direct of Your Client - What to Do and What Not to Do”; University of San Francisco School of Law; November 14, 2007
  • “Ethical Considering on Witness Grooming”; Lawyering on the Edge, Unpopular Clients, Difficult Cases, Zealous Advocates, Hofstra Law School, New York, October 15, 2007
  • “Digging Deeper: The Role of a Private Investigator,” National College for DUI Defense, Amellia Island, Jan. 21, 2006
  • “The Fears of the Early Years, Style and Techniques", National College for DUI Defense, Harvard July 21,2005.
  • “Advanced Cross Examination”, National College for DUI Defense Summer Session conducted at Harvard Law School, July 24, 2003.
  • "Defense Counsel in Mock DUI Trial", Mastering Scientific Evidence Seminar, Headline Marketing and National College for DUI Defense, Atlanta, Georgia, April 11 and 12, 2003.
  • "Cross Examining the Arresting Officer after September 11th", National College for DUI Defense, Mid Winter Meeting, San Antonio, Texas January 24, 2003.
  • “Accident Reconstruction”, National College for DUI Defense Summer Program conducted at Harvard Law School, July 25, 2002.
  • "Defending the Vehicular Homicide Case", California Public Defenders Association, Monterey Seminar, June 2, 2001.
  • "Handling Vehicular Homicide Cases", New York State Bar Association, DWI on Trial The Big Apple Seminar, New York City, New York, May 25, 2001.
  • "Debunking the States Expert", Arizona Attorneys for Criminal Justice, Fourteenth Annual Seminar on Aggressive Defense of the Accused Impaired Driver; Tucson, Arizona, April 28, 2001.
  • "Criminal Law: Can the Middle-Class Get a Fair Trial?", Legal InCite Radio, 1220 AM, April 14, 2001.
  • "Know Your Rights Symposium-DUI and the DMV", Coalition of Concerned Legal Professionals, San Francisco Public Library, February 7, 2001.
  • "DUI Updates," Legal InCite Radio, AM 1220, August 12, 2000.
  • Moderator, National College for DUI Defense Summer Program conducted at Harvard Law School, July 27 through July 29, 2000.
  • "DUI, The Defense From Start to Finish", Moderator, National College for DUI Defense, Mid-Year Seminar, Kansas City, Missouri, December 3, 1999.
  • "Ethics of the Expert Witness", National Forensic Center, 16th Annual National Conference of Expert Witnesses, Newport Beach, California, November 13, 1999.
  • "Sentencing and Sentencing Alternatives in DUI and Vehicular Homicide Cases", National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers Seminar, Las Vegas, Nevada, October, 1999.
  • "Developing Trial Themes: The Great Debate; Let the Defendant Testify or Not?", National College for DUI Defense, Harvard Law School, July 24, 1999.
  • "DWI Demonstrative Evidence", Texas Criminal Trial Lawyers, Advanced Criminal Law Seminar, Palm Beach, Aruba, July 9, 1999.
  • "When, Who and How to Hire an Expert to Challenge Chemical Results or F.S.T.s", 6th Annual Mastering Scientific Evidence in DUI/DWI Cases, Atlanta, Georgia, April 30, 1999.
  • "Challenging the Digital Portable Breath Testing Device", The Minnesota Society for Criminal Justice, Fourteenth National Seminar, Las Vegas, Nevada, February 12, 1999.
  • "Excluding the Preliminary Alcohol Screening Test", Criminal Trial Lawyers Association of Northern California, San Francisco, California, December 10, 1998.
  • "Motion Practice in DUI Cases - An Invigorating Influence", National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers Seminar, Las Vegas, Nevada, September, 1998.
  • "Putting it All Together, the DUI Summation", National College for DUI Defense, Harvard Law School, July 25, 1998.
  • "DUI Pretrial Motion Practice," California Public Defenders Association, San Francisco, June 13, 1998.
  • "Law & Tactics of the Stop", National College for DUI Defense, Mesa, Arizona November 8, 1997.
  • "Administration of the Chemical Test/ 15 Minute Observation Period", National College for DUI Defense, Harvard Law School, July 25, 1997.
  • "Jury Selection/Judge Voir Dire", National College for DUI Defense, Harvard Law School, July 24, 1997.
  • "Effective Use of the Polygraph in Criminal Cases, "Bar Association of San Francisco, April 24, 1996.
  • "Developing a Defense Theme," National College for DUI Defense, Harvard Law School, July 20, 1995.
  • "Trial Tactics", Advanced Legal Seminar, Biloxi, Mississippi, April 28, 1995.
  • "Demonstrative Evidence, The Magic of Hollywood for Under $100", Minnesota Society for Criminal Justice, Las Vegas, Nevada, February 4, 1995.
  • "Dont Forget Your Star Witness: The Cop", Washington Foundation For Criminal Justice, Featured Speaker, Seattle, Washington, 1994.
  • "Excluding or Limiting the States Scientific Evidence", Mastering Scientific Evidence, South Eastern Educational Institute, Atlanta, Georgia, October, 1994.
  • "Pretrial Motions", Century City Bar Association, Los Angeles, California, March, 1994.
  • "Winning By Word-Of-Mouth; How to Examine the Arresting Officer, Defendant and Other Witnesses"; National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, Annual Meeting, August 1993, San Francisco, California.
  • "Its Enough To Drive You To Drink, Cross Examining The States Chemical Test Expert," Eighth National Seminar, Getting Tough on DWI: The Defense; Minnesota Society for Criminal Justice, Las Vegas, Nevada, February, 1993.
  • "Cross Examining of the Arresting Officer," Seventh National Seminar; Getting Tough on DWI: the Defense; Minnesota Society for Criminal Justice, February 29, 1992, Orlando, Florida.
  • "Cross Examining the Arresting Officer: Micro Surgery in the Courtroom," Fifth National Seminar, Minnesota Society for Criminal Justice, San Antonio, Texas, February, 1990.
  • "Qualifying and Challenging the Expert Witness," San Francisco Barristers Club, October, 1986.
  • "Horizontal Gaze Nystagmus Tests", National Association for Criminal Defense Lawyers Seminar, Chicago, Illinois, October, 1986.
  • Oregon Criminal Defense Lawyers Annual Convention, Keynote Speaker, March, 1985.
  • "Pretrial and Trial Strategies in the Defense of DUI Cases," North Dakota Trial Lawyers Association Annual Criminal Defense Seminar, November, 1985.
  • "Defense Strategies and Motions in Driving Under the Influence Cases," Barristers Club of San Francisco, October, 1985.
  • "Fundamentals of DUI," San Francisco Bar Association, June, 1984.
  • "Polygraph in Court," California Academy of Polygraph Sciences, August,
  • 1983. "Formal Discovery," San Francisco Trial Lawyers Association, July, 1980.