Okorie Okorocha, M.S., M.S., J.D.

Qualified as an expert witness over 3000 times, in 40 different jurisdictions. Areas of inquiry include blood testing, breath testing, urine testing, blood ethanol, blood drug, urine ethanol, urine drug, post mortem blood alcohol, post mortem blood drug, impairment, drug impairment, alcohol impairment. Dram Shop laws.

I have extensive experience as a trial lawyer, having been lead trial lawyer in over 100 jury trials and I am frequently retained to handle the toxicology portion of many criminal and civil cases as co-counsel.

I am a licensed attorney frequently retained by other lawyers to handle toxicology issues.

Areas of Inquiry

Dram Shop & alcohol cases, Forensic Toxicology, Alcohol Toxicology, Post Mortem Blood Alcohol, Alcohol and Drug Impairment & interactions. Urine Testing, Blood Testing, Breath Testing, Blood Ethanol/alcohol, DUID, DUI, Analytical Chemistry, Drug testing, Hospital Blood testing, drug blood testing and Hospital blood testing.

Services

I have qualified as an expert witness over 3000 times, in 40 different jurisdictions. Areas of inquiry include blood testing, breath testing, urine testing, blood ethanol, blood drug, urine ethanol, urine drug, post mortem blood alcohol, post mortem blood drug, impairment, drug impairment, alcohol impairment. Dram Shop laws.

I have extensive experience as a trial lawyer, having been lead trial lawyer in over 100 jury trials and I am frequently retained to handle the toxicology portion of many criminal and civil cases as co-counsel.

Litigation Support Services

Mr. Okorocha's areas of focus include:

Impairment, Driving Related Impairment, DRAM shop, Drug use and Effects, Chemical Analysis of Blood, Blood Testing in Labs and Hospitals, Breath Testing, Forensic Toxicology, Forensic Science, Field Sobriety Tests, Pharmacology, Toxicology and Impairment. Qualified as an expert witness over one hundred and fifty times in thirty three California counties.

Areas of Expertise

• Alcohol
• Blood Testing
• Chemical Analysis

• Chemistry
• Dram Shop
• Drugs

• Drugs of Abuse
• DUI
• Hospital Blood

Additional Expertise:

Blood Alcohol and Blood Drug Testing and Interpretation.

Profile

Speaking Engagements

DUI Forensics Annual Forensics Symposium 2016

Forensics in Court Cases Annual Seminar--The Private Defenders of California, Inc. 2015

Blood, Breath and Field Sobriety Tests Annual Meeting of the State Bar of California 2014

DUI Forensics Annual Seminar 2013

Breath and Blood Testing Monthly Meeting in Northern California 2012

Breath and Blood Testing CDLA Southern California Monthly Meeting 2012

Issues in Criminal and DUI Law Annual Conference 2012

Criminal and DUI Law UCLA Pre Law Fraternity 2011

Criminal and DUI Law Aspen Legal Seminar 2011

DUI Law 77th Annual Conference 2011

Sexual Harassment Spike TV Legal Expert 2010

DUI L.A DWP workers caught drinking KCBS Los Angeles News 2010

Criminal Law & DUI Issues in Criminal Law and DUI Cases 2010

Publications

Okorocha, Okorie, Flawed Blood Tests: The DUI Exception to Admissible Evidence Alb. LJ Sci. & Tech, 2013 Albany Law Journal of Science and Technology 2014

Hospital serum blood tests versus common DUI-related whole blood tests’ Journal of Practical and Clinical Law Volume 16.1 (2013) Journal of Practical and Clinical Law 2014

Commentary on Jaffe, Dena H., et al. Variability in the blood/breath alcohol ratio and implications for evidentiary purposes. J Forensic Sci 2013; Epub May 17; doi: 10.1111/1556-4029.12157. Journal of Forensic Sciences 2014

Commentary on: Vosk T, Forrest AR, Emery A, McLane LD. The measure and problem in breath alcohol testing. J Forensic Sci 2014 Feb 6. doi: 10.1111/1556-4029.12406 [Epub ahead of print]. Journal of Forensic Sciences 2014

Alcohol Breath Testing: Is There Reasonable Doubt? Syracuse Science & Technology Law Reporter 2013

Field Sobriety Tests : Criminal Injustice The Journal of Law and Social Deviance 2013

Dissipation of Mouth Alcohol Journal of Forensic Science (July 2012) 2012

Consulting Practice

California

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