On Friday, February 10, 2012, Attorney Steve Sumner spent 45 minutes with well known local radio personality Skip Church discussing various DUI topics of interest for listeners in Greenville, Spartanburg and Anderson counties. The topics covered included common DUI questions, the rights of the South Carolina driver being investigated for drunk driving, license suspensions and punishments along with the national trends present in drunk driving cases in 2012.

Attorney Steve Sumner has been selected to speak to the low country chapter of the "South Carolina Bail Agents Association" and review the most recent developments in South Carolina DUI law from 2011.

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Attorney Steve Sumner was recently a featured speaker for the South Carolina Bail Agents Association Upstate South Carolina continuing education seminar.  Steve covered the rights of a driver in a DUI investigation , common questions regarding DUI/drunk driving in South Carolina, along with recent court decisions involving DUI cases from 2011.

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Scotty recently attended the annual Reese Joye Memorial Defense Seminar in Columbia.  This DUI defense seminar has become one of the top DUI defense training seminars in the country.  Advanced training and lecture was provided in the areas of breath and blood testing in DUI cases, as well as defending the DUI-prescription drug case. Scotty is shown here with Jan Semenoff, one of the top breath test experts in the US and Canada.

Scotty Roberson returned to ITT Tech as a guest speaker on the topic of misdemeanor and felony South Carolina DUI laws.  He spoke to a collection of students from various majors on these topics.  He was joined by Adjunct Professor Eddie McCall from the Criminal Justice Department of ITT Tech. 

Attorney Steve Sumner recently conducted a seminar for Charlotte area attorneys dealing with “social media discovery and evidence in criminal cases”. Steve covered defense uses of social media and internet evidence in criminal cases, along with successful tactics for criminal defense attorneys to use in cases involving aspects of social media.

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Attorney Steve Sumner was recently selected by “Law Review CLE”, a nationwide provider of legal seminars, to teach the “DUI trial” section of a statewide DUI seminar which took place in Columbia, SC. Steve instructed about sixty (60) younger lawyers in the top areas of DUI defenses, jury voir dire, opening and closing statements and cross examination tactics.

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Attorney Steve Sumner was recently selected by "Law Review CLE", a nationwide provider of continuing legal education seminars for attorneys, to speak on several criminal defense topics for attorneys in the Atlanta, Georgia area.  Steve was tabbed to speak on negotiation tactics prior to criminal charges being filed, settlement negotiations, trial preparation checklists, jury selection, and working with the rules of evidence in criminal cases. 

Avvo rating service, one of the leading international ratings agencies for attorneys and doctors recently informed Attorney Steve Sumner that he had received their highest rating (10 out of 10/”Superb”). The factors used by Avvo are experience, industry recognition and professional conduct. Avvo’s mission is to “help people make the best decisions for their important legal needs. Finding the right lawyer often comes at a critical time in life and we offer informed answers to issues and problems that are often overwhelming and difficult to understand." Steve is one of only three attorneys focusing on DUI defense in South Carolina to achieve this rating.