Tom Anelli is the Senior Partner at Tom Anelli & Associates, a practice focused solely on defending DWI charges. For almost 20 years, Tom has invested all his time learning and practicing the best methods to defend those charged with DWI. Tom’s accolades include, but are not limited to, selection to Super Lawyers, Nation’s Top One Percent, and Nation’s Top 100 Trial Lawyers.
Tom has been factory trained by National Patent Analytical Systems, the company that manufactures the breath-testing device used most by local police agencies. Tom is a NHTSA certified Instructor of Standardized Field Sobriety Testing.
Simply put, Tom is skilled in defending against all the strategies police officers and district attorney’s offices’ use in prosecuting DWI cases. Tom’s experiences gives him valuable insight in handling DWI cases, as well as relationships with all of the courts and court personnel throughout New York.
Tom Anelli received his B.A. degree from Syracuse University and a J.D. Degree from St. Thomas University School of Law in Miami, Florida, and was admitted to the New York State Bar Association in 1997.
- St. Thomas University School of Law
- J.D. (1996) | Law
- Syracuse University
- B.A. (1993) | English & Pre-Law
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- Founding Partner and Senior Attorney charged with the responsibility of building firm protocol, as well as handling the firms more serious hearings and trials.
- DWI prevention, not penalty.
- Syracuse Post Standard
- Only Half of Interlock Devices Ordered After Leandra Law Violations Are Actually Installed
- New York Law Journal
- New York DWI Survival Guide
- A Citizen's Protection Manual
- DUI Masterminds Group, DWI Defense
- Criminal Law, Joran Van Der Sloot Documentary
- Strategies in Defending DWI, DWI Defense
- Basic Science of Evidential Breath Alcohol Testing
- National Patent Analytical Systems
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- NHTSA/IACP Standardized Field Sobriety Testing Instructor Certification
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- Martindale Hubbell Peer Review
- Peer Rated for High Professional Achievement Selected: 2019-2020
- Top 100 Trial Lawyers
- National Trial Lawyers
- Rating of Superb Attorney
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- Top New York Lawyer
- Newsweek
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- National College of DUI Defense, Inc.
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Three Reasons You Should Worry About a DWI Arrest Even If You Never Drive Drunk
DWI is serious, and if charged, you’re in harm's way. When you're charged with DWI, you are facing significant fines, DMV fees, massive auto insurance increases, and even jail time. To further complicate matters, three (3) major flaws exist in the way DWI is investigated: First, officers are trained to look for and record evidence proving you are drunk, but at times, ignore and fail to record evidence you are sober.
Why Hire a DWI Lawyer vs a Regular Lawyer? [Who Is Tom Anelli]
Many attorneys will tell you they can handle your DWI case but are they aware of the most recent changes in the DWI law? Are they aware of how field sobriety tests are effectively administered? Are they aware of how fuel cell and infrared breath test machines operate? Do they know what a blood-breath partition ratio is? Do they know anything about forensic toxicology? I don't know whether they know these things or not, and I honestly hope they do.
Tom Anelli is now DWITOM.COM [New York State DWI Lawyer]
Tom Anelli has made a career and a national reputation helping people charged with DWI. Fifteen years ago, Tom Anelli saw the deficiencies in the way DWI’s are investigated and prosecuted and made it his passion to stand by and defend people charged with DWI.
Should you REFUSE a breathalyzer or chemical test when arrested for DWI? [New York]
In this video, we discuss whether or not you should blow into the chemical test at the police station when you are arrested for driving while intoxicated. DWI Tom, Tom Anelli. 0:00 Intro 0:16 Should you blow into the chemical test? 1:01 Understand the consequences 1:25 The DA and Judge's 1:57 When NOT to blow 2:18 Call an attorney