Bruckheim & Patel

As a former Prosecutor, Michael Bruckheim has experience on the other side of the aisle. He began his career as a prosecutor in the Criminal Section where he conducted numerous bench and jury trials in traffic and criminal misdemeanor matters. Mr. Bruckheim was promoted and served as Chief of the Criminal Section at the OAG where he supervised the prosecution of DUI offenses in the District and directed a staff of over 20 attorneys. Mr. Bruckheim has completed more training in DUI defense than any other practicing lawyer in the District of Columbia. He is trained to administer field sobriety tests according to National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) standards and trained as a NHTSA field sobriety test instructor. Mr. Bruckheim is the only licensed attorney in the District of Columbia to have completed a series of intensive trainings in forensic chromatography, which clued courses in Chromatography Theory and Practice, Forensic Drug Analysis, and Forensic Principles of Driving Under the Influence of Drugs. These trainings were successfully completed at the prestigious Axion Labs in Chicago, IL. In addition to these trainings, he is trained in the use of the Intoximeter EC/IR II breath instrument and has completed training in the field of drug recognition.