About ACS-CHAL Forensic Lawyer-Scientist Andy Sotiropoulos from Illinois
EDUCATION
-BS Political Science, University of Illinois, Chicago 1991
-JD, Touro College, Jacob D. Fuchsberg Law Center 1999, Huntington, NY (Deans List)
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
-NCDD
Sustaining Member
Illinois State Delegate
Impaired Driving & Forensic Evidence Task Forces
-ILLINOIS STATE BAR ASSOCIATION
Traffic Laws & Courts Committee (2024)
Traffic Law Newsletter Editor (2024-25)
-DUPAGE COUNTY BAR ASSOCIATION
Sustaining Member
-CHICAGO BAR ASSOCIATION
Traffic Laws Committee Chairman (2003)
-NACDL
-DUIDLA
-TEXAS ASSOCIATION OF CRIMINAL DEFENSE LAWYERS
PUBLICATIONS
INNOVATIVE DUI TRIAL SKILLS (West Publishing)
-Editorial Board
“Common Mistakes in Administration of the HGN Test” (The Champion-Nov/Dec 2024)
SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS
-Hot Topics on DUI Discovery Issues (Chicago Bar Association-2004)
-Attorney Q & A
(Plato Academy/Des Plaines, IL-2024 & 2025)
-The Socratic Method
(Plato Academy/Des Plaines, IL-2024)
-Preparing for Law School
(IUNW Pre Law Club/Gary, IN-2025)
DUI SEMINARS & TRAINING
NCDD
WINTER SESSION
-Biloxi, MS (2002)
-San Antonio, TX (2003)
-Amelia Island, FL (2006)
SUMMER SESSION
-Harvard University (2003 & 2004)
Cambridge, MA
-Chicago, IL (2022 & 2023)
-Denver, CO (2025)
SERIOUS SCIENCE
-Blood Drug Analysis Course (2024)
-Blood Alcohol Analysis Course (2025)
(UT-Arlington/Shimadzu Laboratory
Arlington, TX)
ADVANCED BREATH TESTING SEMINAR
Phoenix, AZ (2024)
AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY
-FORENSIC CHROMATOGRAPHY (2024 & 2025)
-FORENSIC DRUG ANALYSIS (2025)
-FORENSIC DUI DRUG ANALYSIS (2025)
(Axion Labs, Chicago, IL)
DUIDLA
-SUMMER SESSION
Chicago, IL (2021)
-SFST-ARIDE-DRE SEMINAR
Indianapolis, IN (2022)
NACDL
DWI MEANS DEFEND WITH INGENUITY
Las Vegas, NV (2001 & 2002)
IMPAIRED DRIVING SPECIALISTS
-NHTSA SFST Student Course (2023)
Philadelphia, PA
-NHTSA DRE Overview Course (2023)
Alpharetta, GA
-NHTSA ARIDE Course (2023)
Nashville, TN
-NHTSA SFST Instructor Course (2023)
Alpharetta, GA
-Advanced Breath Testing Seminar (2025)
Alpharetta, GA
BrAtt BREATH ALCOHOL TRAINING AND TESTIMONY
INTOX EC/IR TRAINING SEMINAR (2003)
Chicago, IL
TACDL
-MASTERING SCIENTIFIC EVIDENCE (2024)
New Orleans, LA
-17th ANNUAL DWI DEFENSE: DEFENDING FREEDOM (2024)
Dallas, TX
ILLINOIS STATE BAR ASSOCIATION
-FIELD SOBRIETY TESTING
Bradley University (Peoria, IL)
-PRE TRIAL MOTIONS, REQUESTS TO ADMIT, AND BILLS OF PARTICULARS IN DUI CASES (Oakbrook, IL)
CHICAGO BAR ASSOCIATION
-DUI AND BLOOD DRAWS: A PRACTICAL GUIDE FOR THE DEFENSE
-HOT TOPICS IN TRAFFIC LAW
WEST SUBURBAN BAR ASSOCIATION
-DUI DEFENSE AND JURY TRIALS
Cicero, IL
ARKANSAS ASSOCIATION OF CRIMINAL DEFENSE LAWYERS
ANNUAL DUI SEMINAR
Fairfield Bay, AK
TRIAL SKILLS TRAINING
TRIAL LAWYERS COLLEGE
Cross Examination Workshop
-Texas Southern College of Law
(Houston, TX)
ROGER DODD TRIAL SKILLS
Cross Examination Seminar
(Chicago, IL)
CERTIFICATIONS
-NHTSA Standardized Field Sobriety Test (SFST) STUDENT Certification
-NHTSA Standardized Field Sobriety Test (SFST) INSTRUCTOR Certification
-NHTSA Advanced Roadside Impaired Driving Enforcement (ARIDE) Certification
-NCDD Forensic Science and Trial Advocacy Certification
-ACS-CHAL (American Chemical Society-Chemistry and the Law Division) LAWYER-SCIENTIST Designation
*not recognized in Illinois
AWARDS
LEADERSHIP AWARD (2024)
National College for DUI Defense
HONORS
SUPER LAWYERS ILLINOIS (2025 & 2026)
JUSTIA “10” RATING
AVVO “10” RATING
AVVO CLIENTS CHOICE AWARD
MARTINDALE & HUBBEL PEER RATED
APPELLATE CASES
State v Pedro Caraballo, 127 NE3d 1116
LANGUAGES
Fluent in English and Greek
Website: www.Illinois-dui-defender.com