Matthew J. Olszewski practices in criminal defense, but limits his practice to DUI and all traffic related crimes. He is admitted to practice law in the State of Florida.

Experience:

Before founding the FL DUI Group law firm, Mr. Olszewski served as the coordinator of the Florida Traffic Safety Resource Prosecutor (TSRP) Program. As the state-wide coordinator of the Florida TSRP Program, Mr. Olszewski was responsible for conducting training and providing guidance for Florida prosecutors and law enforcement officers in matters related to DUI investigation and prosecution. Mr. Olszewski coordinated DUI training seminars for the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) with funding from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). Mr. Olszewski has trained thousands of Florida prosecutors and law enforcement officers spanning each of Florida’s 20 judicial circuit courts. Mr. Olszewski has trained thousands of prosecutors and law enforcement officers in the State of Florida as well as throughout the country on DUI investigation and prosecution, breath testing, drugged driving, DUI report writing, courtroom testimony, jury selection, opening statements, direct and cross examinations, and closing arguments.

Mr. Olszewski is one of 6 people in the State of Florida and the only DUI defense lawyer in the state that has worked with the Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE) to write the DUI curriculum used by the State of Florida at its law enforcement training academies.  Mr. Olszewski co-authored the book that is used to train every law enforcement officer in the State of Florida when it comes to making DUI arrests.  Mr. Olszewski has attended the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) Standardized Field Sobriety Testing Course (presented by the Orlando Police Department) and attended the NHTSA Standardized Field Sobriety Testing Instructor Course (presented by the Orange County Sheriff’s Office). These courses are designed to teach law enforcement officers how to properly conduct roadside field sobriety tests like the walk and turn and one-leg stand.

Mr. Olszewski also attended the Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE) Breath Test Operator Class, a course designed to teach law enforcement officers how to properly conduct breath alcohol tests. Mr. Olszewski has attended the factory training from the manufacturer of the breath test machine used in the State of Florida. As part of this training, Mr. Olszewski learned the intricate parts of the machine and the science behind the machine. Additionally, Mr. Olszewski was taught how to take apart and reassemble an actual breath test machine.

In his role as TSRP Coordinator for the State of Florida, Mr. Olszewski was sworn in as a Special Prosecutor by the State of Florida to argue motions to exclude breath test results in Orange, Osceola, Seminole, Volusia, Brevard, Hernando, Marion, Alachua, Broward, Lee, Collier and Monroe counties. Mr. Olszewski worked closely with members of the Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE) Alcohol Testing Program on breath test machine issues.

Mr. Olszewski has instructed on DUI cases in Texas, Georgia, North Carolina, Tennessee, Alabama, Mississippi, Missouri, Oregon, North Carolina, Arkansas and Alaska and at three international conferences.

Prior to his experience as TSRP Coordinator, Mr. Olszewski served as an Assistant State Attorney for the Orange/Osceola State Attorney’s Office in Florida’s 9^th Judicial Circuit. While a prosecutor, Mr. Olszewski had the opportunity to handle over 100 criminal trials. At the State Attorney’s Office, Mr. Olszewski was designated a Lead DUI Prosecutor for Orange County and was assigned to handle high profile DUI cases.

Education:

• University of Florida College of Law – J.D.
• University of Florida – B.A. in Business Administration

Awards:

• Special Recognition Community Champion Award (MADD) – 2009
• Award of Distinction (MADD) – 2009
• Prosecution Award of Distinction (MADD) – 2008
• Top DUI State Attorney Award (MADD) – 2006

Professional Associations and Memberships:

• Florida Bar Association
• Orange County Bar Association
• Florida Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers

Elliott Wilcox limits his trial practice exclusively to Driving Under the Influence (DUI) cases.  Mr. Wilcox is Of-Counsel to the FL DUI Group.

Extensive Courtroom Experience

Mr. Wilcox is internationally recognized for his courtroom skills.  He has trained thousands of trial lawyers how to win jury cases, and publishes a weekly trial skills program ready by 7500+ trial lawyers around the country and around the world.  In the courtroom, Mr. Wilcox has more than 10,000+ hours of courtroom experience, and has served as the lead trial lawyer in nearly 200 jury trials, as well as countless non-jury trials.  He has served as an adjunct professor of Trial Advocacy at Barry Law School since 2005, teaching law students (several of whom are now accomplished trial lawyers in their own right) how to successfully try jury cases.  Mr. Wilcox has written several manuals and training programs on trial advocacy skills, including The Complete Trial Lawyer Success Manual and Telling the Winning Story in Opening Statement. Since 2004 he has written a monthly column on courtroom presentation skills for the Orange County Bar, and has also been published in several national legal publications, including Trial Magazine, The Journal of the New York State Bar (monthly column), and The Florida Bar News.

Trained Prosecutors and Police Officers How to Handle DUI Cases

Before defending drivers accused of DUI, Mr. Wilcox worked as a Florida Traffic Safety Resource Prosecutor and served on the faculty of every DUI Trial Advocacy School between 2001 and 2009.  During that time, he trained thousands of attorneys how to successfully try DUI cases.  Mr. Wilcox has taught hundreds of police officers around the state and country how to testify in court and how to properly write a police report.  Additionally, Mr. Wilcox has served on the faculty of the National College of District Attorneys Trial Advocacy I program and the Florida Bar’s Prosecutor/Public Defender Trial Training Program, training hundreds of attorneys how to present winning cases.

Prior to going into private practice, Mr. Wilcox served for more than a decade as an assistant state attorney in both the 15th (Palm Beach) and 9th (Orlando) circuits, prosecuting cases ranging from DUI to Home Invasion Robbery to Murder.

Awards

• “Distinguished Faculty Award” (Florida Prosecuting Attorneys Association, 2003)
• “Best of the Bar” – Area of Practice: Prosecution (Orlando Business Journal, 2004)

Education

• B.S., University of Florida, College of Business Administration
• J.D., University of Florida, College of Law

Professional Memberships

• Florida Bar (1997)
• Orange County Bar Association (2001)
• American Association for Justice  (2007)

Elizabeth Parker practices in criminal defense.  Ms. Parker is Of-Counsel to the FL DUI Group. She is admitted to practice law in the State of Florida.

Ms. Parker began her career as an Assistant State Attorney in the Palm Beach County State Attorney’s Office in 1998.    During her time as DUI Chief beginning in 2003, she trained hundreds of prosecutors how to successfully try DUI cases both in Palm Beach County and around the state.