Kenan Cooper

In Q&A Episode 9: What’s happened to our Miranda rights? host Massachusetts attorney and educator Kendra Cooper (kendracooperlaw.com) discusses with guests Attorney James Milligan (MassDrunkDriving.com) and Attorney Mark Stevens (ByeByeDWI.com) the potential impact of a U.S. Supreme Court June 1, 2010 decision which erodes Miranda rights.

In Q&A Episode 8: Melanies Law, host Kendra Cooper, a Massachusetts attorney and educator, discusses with guests Attorney James Milligan (Jones, Milligan & Geraghty, Norwell, MA, MassDrunkDriving.com) and Attorney Mark Stevens (Salem NH, ByeByeDWI.com) several serious consequences triggered by Melanies Law, 2005 Massachusetts drunk driver legislation. These include the lifetime look back period used to determine serial habitual offender status, the reliability of breath tests and car Ignition Interlock Devices, changes in youthful offender requirements and the impact of out-of-state Driving While Intoxicated/Impaired (DWI) / Operating Under the Influence (OUI) charges on a Massachusetts license.

In Q&A Episode 5: Roadblocks, host Kendra Cooper, Attorney at Law, and her guests Attorney James Milligan (Jones, Milligan & Geraghty, MassDrunkDriving.com) and Attorney Mark Stevens (Salem NH, ByeByeDWI.com), discuss roadblocks, also known as sobriety checkpoints, which are intended to deter drunk driving. They elaborate on what roadblocks are and what the public can expect to encounter, including “the pit” and field sobriety tests. The guests explain some of the differences in New Hampshire and Massachusetts law regarding checkpoints, the impact of Federal funding and question the effectiveness of roadblocks in making the roads safer.