Leonard R. Stamm
Work in Goldstein & Stamm, P.A.
Top Rated Family Law Attorney with 40 years of experience
Criminal Law, Drug Crime, Sex Crimes, Appellate
6301 Ivy Ln, #504, Greenbelt, MD 20770
About Leonard R. Stamm
Practice Areas
- Criminal Law
- Drug Crime
- Sex Crimes
- Appellate
Education
- Catholic University of America, Columbus School of Law, Washington, District of ColumbiaJ.D.
- Wesleyan University, 1977B.A.
Representative Cases
- In re Michael W., 134 Md.App.144, 759 A.2d 322 Cert. Granted (Md. Ct. of App. 2000)
- Simmons v. State, 333 Md. 547, 636 A.2d 463 Cert. Denied (Md. Ct. of App. 1994)
- State v. Jones, 340 Md. 235, 66 A.2d 128 (Md. Ct. of App. 1995)
- Klingenstein v. State, 330 Md. 402, 624 A.2d 532 (Md. Ct. of App. 1993)
- Tyler v. State, 330 Md. 261, 623 A.2d 648 (Md. Ct. of App. 1993)
- Harris v. State, 94 Md. App. 266, 617 A.2d 610 (Md. Special Ct. of App. 1992)
- Mustafa v. State, 323 Md. 65, 591 A.2d 481 (Md. Ct. of App. 1991)
- State v. Robertson, 72 Md.App. 342, 529 A.2d 847 (Md. Special Ct. of App. 1987)
- Birchfield v. North Dakota, 136 S.Ct. 2160, 195 L.Ed.2d 560 (2016)(co-authored NACDL's and NCDD's amicus brief)
- United States v. Millner, 2015 WL 3557546 (D.Md. 2015)(not reported)
- United States v. Muir, 2015 WL 2165570 (D. Md. 2015)(not reported)
- State v. Norton, 443 Md. 517, 117 A.3d 1055 (2015)(local counsel for amicus brief filed by the Innocence Network)
- Motor Vehicle Admin. v. Deering, Maryland Court of Appeals, 438 Md. 611, 92 A.3d 495 (2014)(filed an amicus brief)
- Motor Vehicle Admin. v. Sanner, 434 Md. 20, 73 A.3d 214 (2013)(filed an amicus brief)
- Commonwealth v. Yohe, 2013 WL 5826045 (Pa. 2013)(filed an amicus brief)
- Missouri v. McNeely, 133 S.Ct. 1552 (2013)(co-authored NACDL's and NCDD's amicus brief)
- Bullcoming v. New Mexico, 131 S.Ct. 2705 (2011)(co-authored NACDL's and NCDD's amicus brief)
- Shea v. Motor Vehicle Admin., 415 Md. 1, 997 A.2d 768 (2010)(co-authored MCDAA's amicus brief)
- Headen v. Motor Vehicle Admin., 418 Md. 559, 16 A.3d 196 (2011)
- Hill v. Motor Vehicle Admin., 415 Md. 231, 999 A.2d 1019 (2010)
- United States v. Darden, 656 F.Supp.2d 560 (2009)
- United States v. Jackson, 352 F. App'x 814 (4th Cir. 2009)
- Alavez v. Motor Vehicle Admin., 402 Md. 727, 939 A.2d 139 (2008)
- United States v. Atwell, 470 F.Supp.2d 554 (D. Md. 2007)
- Fowler v. Motor Vehicle Admin., 394 Md. 331, 906 A.2d 347 (2006)
- Warne v. State, 166 Md.App. 135, 887 A.2d 657 (2005)
- Gwin v. Motor Vehicle Admin., 385 Md. 440, 869 A.2d 822 (2004), cert. denied, 126 S.Ct. 359 (2005)
- State v. Weisbrod, 159 Md. App. 488, 859 A.2d 664 (2004), cert. denied, 384 Md. 582, 865 A.2d 589 (2005)
- White v. State, 142 Md.App. 535, 790 A.2d 754 (2002)
- United States v. Hawk, 2018 WL 3241345 (D.Md. 2018)(not reported)
- Owusu v. Motor Vehicle Admin., 461 Md. 687, 197 A.3d 687 (2018)
- United States v. Sugiyama, 113 F.Supp.3d 784 (2015)
- Melendez-Diaz v. Massachusetts, 557 U.S. 305, 129 S.Ct. 2527 (2009)(signed on to amicus brief of NACDL and NCDD)
Classes and Seminars
- Annual Criminal Law Seminar, The Fourth Amendment and Search & Seizure Update, Prince Georges County Bar Association, 1983
- Strategies in Handeling DWI Cases in Maryland, Lorman Educational Services, 1999 - 2000
- Cops as Experts: Law and Strategy, Public Defender Spring Conference, 1998
- Guest Lecturer, Pre-trial Motions, Georgetown University Law Center Criminal Justice Clinic, 1991 - 1994
- Defending DWI Cases, Maryland State Public Defender Training Program, 1995
- New Perspectives on Sentencing and Forfeiture, Maryland Institute for Continuing Professional Education of Lawyers, 1994
- Handling the DWI Case, MICPEL Seminar, 1991
- Handling the DWI Case, MICPEL Seminar, 1994
- Handling the DWI Case, MICPEL Seminar, 1996
- Handling the DWI Case, MICPEL Seminar, 1998
- American Chemical Society, Forensic Chromatography Course II, Chicago, Ill. (Nov. 10-14, 2010)
- Drug Recognition Expert (DRE) Overview, Atlanta, Georgia (May 20-22, 2004)
- Intoxilyzer 5000, Operator and Maintenance Technician Training, Stuart, Florida (June 26-28, 2003)
- The Robert F. Borkenstein Course on Alcohol and Highway Safety: Testing, Research and Litigation, Indiana University (May 18-23, 2003)
- National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (NACDL), DWI Means Defend With Ingenuity, Las Vegas, Nevada (1999)
- Mastering Scientific Evidence in DUI/DWI Cases, Atlanta, Georgia (2000-04); Dallas, Texas (2005)
- National College for DUI Defense, Inc., Summer seminar, Cambridge, Massachusetts (2000-01, 2003-05)
- Winter seminar, San Antonio, Texas (2003), San Diego, California (2004); New Orleans, La. (2005)
- Minnesota Society for Criminal Justice, Getting Tough on DWI: The Defense, Orlando, Florida (2002); Las Vegas, Nevada (2001, 2003-05)
- International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP)/National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) student course in administration of standardized field sobriety tests, San Francisco, California (2001)
- International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP)/National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) instructor course in administration of standardized field sobriety tests, Nashville, Tennessee (2001)
- The Top 20 Myths of Breath, Blood & Urine Testing, Masters of DUI Seminar, The Florida Bar CLE Committee and Criminal Law Section, Tampa, Fl. (Apr. 28, 2017)
- SFST Training, Maryland Association for Justice, Columbia, MD (Feb. 17-19, 2017)
- State's Attorney Training, Annapolis, Maryland (January 27, 2017)
- State's Attorney Training, Rockville, Maryland (December 7, 2016)
- Public Defender Training, Upper Marlboro, MD (November 18, 2016)
- DUI Update, Maryland Criminal Defense Attorneys' Association, Columbia, MD (November 2, 2016)
- Public Defender Training, Hanover, MD (August 30, 2016)
- Suppression Motions, National College for DUI Defense Summer Session, Cambridge, MA (July 22, 2016)
- Defending Federal DUIs, National College for DUI Defense Summer Session, Cambridge, MA (July 22, 2016)
- The Top 20 Guidelines for Bench Trials, Mastering Scientific Evidence in DUI/DWI Cases, Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association and National College for DUI Defense, New Orleans, LA (March 31, 2016)
- Defending Blood Test Cases, California Public Defenders, Marina Del Rey, CA (January 20, 2016)
- Handling Drinking and Driving Cases in Maryland, Maryland State Bar Association, Columbia, MD (November 13, 2015)
- Top 20 Myths of Blood, Breath and Urine Testing - Revisited, Oklahoma Public Defenders - Oklahoma City, Oklahoma (October 23, 2015)
- Defending DUI Cases, DC CJA and Maryland PDs, Washington, D.C. (Oct. 17, 2015)
- Cross Examination of the Breath Test Operator, NACDL and NCDD annual seminar - Las Vegas, NV (Oct. 3, 2015)
- Magical Techniques and Strategies to Win, NACDL and NCDD annual seminar - Las Vegas, NV (Oct. 1, 2015)
- Maryland State Bar Association, MVA Hearings, Annapolis, Maryland (April 29, 2015)
- Maryland Association for Justice, How to Survive an MVA Hearing, Columbia, Maryland (March 30, 2015)
- Calvert County Bar Association, Hot Topics in DUI Defense, Prince Frederick, Maryland (March 12, 2015)
- Charles County Bar Association, Hot Topics in DUI Defense, White Plains, Maryland (January 28, 2015)
- Using and Abusing (Direct and Cross of) Expert Witnesses, Florida Public Defender DUI Training Seminar, Orlando, Fla. (Jan. 21, 2015)
- Maryland Public Defender, DUI Training, Baltimore, Maryland (November 3, 2014)
- Wisconsin Public Defender Seminar, Discovery, Fourth Amendment Defenses, Expert Witnesses, Lake Lawn Resort, Delavan, Wisconsin (October 8-10, 2014)
- Ethics Panel, NACDL and NCDD Annual Seminar - Las Vegas, NV (September 12, 2014)
- The Top 20 Myths of Breath, Blood, and Urine Testing - Revisited, Nebraska Criminal Defense Attorneys Association, Omaha, Nebraska (June 6, 2014)
- Handling the Difficult Judge, Nebraska Criminal Defense Attorneys Association, Omaha, Nebraska (June 6, 2014)
- The Top 20 Myths of Breath, Blood, and Urine Testing - Revisited, Utah Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, Salt Lake City UT (April 25, 2014)
- McNeely and What it Means, Mastering Scientific Evidence in DUI/DWI Cases, Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association and National College for DUI Defense, New Orleans, LA (March 22, 2014)
- Public Defender Training, Baltimore, Maryland (March 14, 2014)
- The Top 20 Myths of Breath, Blood, and Urine Testing - Revisited, National College for DUI Defense Winter Seminar, San Diego, Ca. (Jan. 24, 2014)
- Defending DUIs from A-Z, Maryland Criminal Defense Attorneys' Association, BWI Marriott (Jan. 17, 2014)
- Missouri v. McNeely: A View from the Supreme Court, Mississippi DUI Defenders Annual Conference, Gulfport, MS (Oct. 25, 2013)
- Motions to Suppress Workshop, NACDL and NCDD Annual Seminar, Las Vegas, NV (October 5, 2013)
- SFST Training, Maryland Association for Justice, Glen Burnie, MD (Sep. 26-26, 2013)
- Implied Consent and Administrative Per Se Hearings at the MVA, Maryland Criminal Defense Attorneys' Association, Baltimore, MD (May 17, 2013)
- The Top 20 Guidelines for Bench Trials, New Hampshire Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, Manchester, NH (April 19, 2013)
- The Top 102 Medical Defenses to DUI, New Hampshire Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, Manchester, NH (April 19, 2013)
- MVA Hearings, MCDAA Zoom Webinar, 2021 - Present
- Hot Issues in DUI Cases, Alan Goldstein Criminal Law Seminar, 2021 - Present
- Baltimore City Public Defender Training, 2021 - Present
- Public Defender Training, Webinar, 2020 - Present
- Tips on Openings and Closings, MCDAA Zoom Webinar, 2020 - Present
- Public Defender Training, Linthicum, MD, 2020 - Present
- Traffic Law, Essentials of Maryland Practice, Conference Center at Shephard Pratt, Towson, Maryland, 2019 - Present
- Public Defender Training, Linthicum, MD, 2019 - Present
- DUI Seminar, Maryland State Bar Association, Columbia, MD, 2019 - Present
- Cross-examination of the Arresting Officer Demonstration, National College for DUI Defense Summer Session, Cambridge, MA, 2019 - Present
- Public Defender Training, Cross-examination of the Arresting Officer in a DUI Case and Other Nuggets, Ocean City, MD, 2019 - Present
- MVA Hearings - Panel discussion, MCDAA's 16th Annual Advanced DUI Defense Seminar, Maryland Criminal Defense Attorneys' Association, BWI Marriott, 2019 - Present
- Public Defender Training, Linthicum, MD, 2018 - Present
- 15th Annual Advanced DUI Defense Seminar, Maryland Criminal Defense Attorneys’ Association - Glen Burnie, MD, 2018 - Present
Qualifications
Bar Admissions
- Maryland, 1984
- District of Columbia, 1984
- U.S. District Court District of Maryland, 1984
- U.S. Court of Appeals 4th Circuit, 1997
- U.S. Supreme Court, 1983
- U.S. Court of Appeals District of Columbia Circuit, 1984
Other Affiliations
- National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
- Maryland Criminal Defense Attorneys Association, 1991 (Board of Directors)
- Maryland Criminal Defense Attorneys Association, 1984 (Member)
- National College of DUI Defense, Inc.
- Maryland State Bar Association
- Prince Georges County Bar Association Criminal Law Section, 1992 - 1993 (Co-chair)
- Montgomery County Bar Association
- National College for DUI Defense, Inc., Dean Emeritus (General member 1999-2004)(Sustaining member 2004---) (Regent 2005---)(Treasurer 2012-13)(Secretary 2013-14)(Assistant Dean 2014-15)(Dean 2015-16)
- Maryland Criminal Defense Attorneys' Association (President 2003-04) (President-Elect 2002-03) (First Vice-President 2001-02) (Board of Directors 1991) (Member 1984)
- Maryland Criminal Pattern Jury Instruction Committee (2001)
- Prince George's County Bar Association (Co-chair, Criminal Law Section (1992-93)
Past Positions
- Hon. Rita C. Davidson, Court of Appeals of Maryland, Legal Intern, 1981
- Hon. Howard S. Chasanow, Circuit Court for Prince George's Community, Law Clerk, 1983 - 1984
- Horowitz, Oneglia, Goldstien, Foran & Parker, 1984 - 1985
- Alan J. Goldstein P.A., Associate Attorney, 1985 - 1991
Articles
Published Works
- The State's Weak Link: Simulator Solutions, The Champion, April, 1998
- The Maryland DWI Manual (Contributing Editor), Hanford Publishing Company, 1995
- Casper v. State and DWI Discovery, The 1992 Maryland DWI Manual, Hanford Publishing Company, 1991
- The Application of Grady v. Corbin to DWI Cases, The 1993 Maryland DWI Manual, Hanford Publishing Company, 1992
- Handling Implied Consent and Administrative Per Se Hearings at the Motor Vehicle Administration, The 1994 Maryland DWI Manual, Hanford Publishing Company, 1993
- Practice Manual for the Maryland Lawyer, Chapter 15, Traffic Law, MICPEL, 1996
- Pocket part for Maryland Evidence State and Federal by Professor Lynn McLain (coming fall/winter 2015)
- Offensive Use of Discovery by the Defense in DUI Cases, in Trends in DUI Discovery, 2012 ed.: Leading Lawyers on Developing Effective and Innovative Discovery Practices for DUI Cases (Inside the Minds)(Aspatore 2012)
- Contributing Editor, The Maryland DWI Manual (Hanford Pub. Co. 1995-2007)
- Handling MVA Hearings, Maryland Bar Journal (January/February 2006)
- The Top 20 Myths of Breath, Blood, and Urine Testing, The Champion (Part 1, August 2005) (Part 2, September/October 2005), reprinted in, Lawrence Taylor and Steven Oberman, Drunk Driving Defense (Aspen Publishers 6th ed., 2007 supplement)
- Essential Cases to Know to Challenge Scientific Evidence, The Champion (Part One, August 2003) (Part Two, September/October 2003)
- I May Be Crazy - But I Ain't Drunk: The Psychiatric Defense to Drunk Driving, The Champion (July 2002)
- The State's Weak Link: Simulator Solutions, The Champion (April 1998)
- The Fourth Amendment and Search and Seizure Update, Prince George's County Bar Association Alan J. Goldstein Annual Criminal Law Seminar (1983---)
- Casper v. State and DWI Discovery, The 1992 Maryland DWI Manual, Hanford Publishing Company (1991)
- The Application of Grady v. Corbin to DWI Cases, The 1993 Maryland DWI Manual, Hanford Publishing Company (1992)
- Handling Implied Consent and Administrative Per Se Hearings at the Motor Vehicle Administration, The 1994 Maryland DWI Manual, Hanford Pub. Co. (1993)
- Practice Manual for the Maryland Lawyer, Chapter 15, Traffic Law, MICPEL (1996-2012).
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