Gary Safir turns the tables and interviews his brother. Rory Safir is a Florida DUI defense lawyer and one of the few forensic lawyer-scientists in the state, and this episode is about the science under a DUI case: breath tests, blood tests, and the roadside exercises, how each one can go wrong, and why the defense has to understand the instrument as well as the officer does.

Rory talks about how he came to forensic science, what he learned from the lawyers who built this field, and why he wrote the Florida DUI Trial Manual for other lawyers who take these cases. Gary brings the personal injury side, where reading the medical evidence decides the case the same way.

CHAPTERS
0:00 Introduction
0:09 Meet the Safir Brothers
0:30 Rory’s forensic science focus
1:12 The science behind DUI testing
2:05 Becoming a lawyer-scientist
3:23 The role of science in DUI defense
4:21 Learning from the best in DUI defense
7:12 The Florida DUI Trial Manual
9:10 How accurate are breath and blood tests?
10:19 What affects DUI test results
13:05 Common pitfalls in DUI defense
15:12 Medical knowledge in personal injury
17:11 Science as defense strategy
21:02 Advice for DUI defense lawyers
23:28 Choosing the right lawyer for your case

Watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/g3j8Z1YvVrQ

The Safir Brothers Lawcast: two brothers, two states, personal injury and DUI defense. Gary Safir practices personal injury law in Michigan. Rory Safir practices DUI defense, criminal defense and personal injury law in Florida.

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Most injury cases never make the news, and they still decide what happens to someone’s life. Rory Safir and his brother Gary Safir talk about how those everyday cases get valued, and why the injured person’s credibility usually matters more than anything else in the file.

Gary spent years on the insurance defense side before he started representing injured people in Michigan, so he knows what the other side looks for. They cover deposition preparation, the mistakes that shrink a case, the hard parts of premises liability, and how to put a client’s pain into words a jury can feel.

CHAPTERS
0:00 Introduction
0:12 Meet the Safir Brothers
1:05 Rory’s practice
2:18 Gary’s move from defense to plaintiff
4:09 How personal experience shapes the work
6:39 Why client credibility matters
7:25 Depositions
9:00 Preparing clients for depositions
10:09 What drives case value
12:09 Credibility in action
13:04 Common mistakes by plaintiff lawyers
14:38 Knowing your client’s story
16:28 Challenges in premises liability cases
17:26 Putting pain and impact into words
19:15 Takeaways

Watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/q6eau_1da2c

The Safir Brothers Lawcast: two brothers, two states, personal injury and DUI defense. Gary Safir practices personal injury law in Michigan. Rory Safir practices DUI defense, criminal defense and personal injury law in Florida.

More episodes: https://thesafirlawyer.com/lawcast/

This podcast is for informational purposes only and is not legal advice. Attorney Rory Safir is responsible for the content of this advertisement.