* Applicable Membership or Subscription discounts will be added in your shopping cart
Description: "Toxicology Pearls for Attorneys” will give a broad overview of what attorneys need to know about the effects of alcohol as well as common street and prescription drugs on the body, interpreting drug screens, how alcohol absorption can be delayed or increased, and the connection between drug levels and impairment. There is so much to know about the science behind drug and alcohol-related impairment, but this one-hour program will establish useful basic principles.
Learning objectives:
-
List the expected effects on the body from common street and prescription drugs Differentiate between drug/alcohol levels obtained from blood, urine, breath Identify common false positives when interpreting drug screen results
-
Assess the utility of drug levels for commonly encountered street and legal drugs Describe the correlation between drug and alcohol levels and level of impairment
Presenter Bios
Dr. Muller is a board-certified toxicologist, fellow of the American Academy of Clinical Toxicology, and registered pharmacist with over 20 years’ experience in the field of clinical toxicology. After a nearly 20-year career leading the Poison Control Center at The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, which included consulting on toxicology cases from 21 counties in Pennsylvania and Delaware, Dr. Muller is presently an independent consultant specializing in providing expert witness testimony on cases involving medications, street drugs, alcohol, chemicals, and environmental toxins. She is also adjunct faculty at the University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine.
Jason Rubin serves as Chief Operating Officer and has been representing our clients in civil litigation lawsuits since 1996.
Jason concentrates his practice on ADR, products liability, and toxic torts and has managed the firm’s well-regarded mass tort department for over two decades. Jason represents clients in their toxic tort matters filed in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and New York and has tried several cases to favorable verdicts for his clients. The vast majority of toxic tort cases he has defended have been dismissed without any settlement payment by his clients. He also handles plaintiff personal injury, general liability, employment law, and cybersecurity defense matters. Thomson Reuters has selected him as a Super Lawyer every year from 2016 to the present.
Jason devotes a significant portion of his practice to mediation, arbitration, and pro bono activities and is proud to be on the Philadelphia Court’s Honor Roll for his pro bono service. Jason devotes several weeks each year to volunteer legal work, including serving as a Judge Pro Tem and a Philadelphia Bar Association Fee Dispute Mediator and Arbitrator. Jason also handles pro bono matters for the Support Center for Child Advocates and the Volunteers for the Indigent Program. In addition, he has mediated over 100 landlord-tenant cases in Philadelphia’s successful post-Covid Eviction Diversion Program, where he has helped several dozen parties come to agreements that resulted in tenants staying in their homes.
Before his career at GMR, Jason clerked for the Honorable G. Craig Lord in the Civil Trial Division of the Court of Common Pleas in Philadelphia. Jason is also a certified arbitrator for the 1st Judicial District of Pennsylvania, where he regularly sits as an arbitrator. Additionally, he has completed a mediation certificate program with the Good Shepherd Mediation Program and uses these skills for his volunteer mediation work and mediating personal injury cases.
Jason lives in Philadelphia with his wife and two daughters. He serves as Co-President of The Friends of Cianfrani Park and volunteers with the Bella Vista Neighbors Association. In addition, Jason is a Pennsylvania Horticultural Society Member and Certified Tree Tender. An avid runner, he captains the GMR running team participating in the Annual Philadelphia Bar Association 5K Run.
 | | Practice Areas: | | Business Organizations & Contracts, Healthcare & Pharmaceutical Law, Personal Injury & Negligence | | | Online Media Type: | | Audio | | | Production Date: | | 03/09/2022 12:00 PM EST | | | Level: | | Intermediate | | | Category: | | Standard | | | Duration: | | 1 Hours, 0 Minutes | | | Online Format: | | Live | | | Course Type: | | Public |
Click here for information on subscription discounts and Group Viewing opportunities.
Purchase of this product provides online access for 180 days. If you are purchasing a live webcast, you will receive complimentary access to the on demand version for 180 days once it becomes available. Please note that the on demand and podcast versions may, or may not be accredited in your state.
If you intend to take a course for CLE credit, please make sure your state is listed in the "Accreditation" section to the upper right of the program description. Accreditation displayed is unique to the purchased program format (live conference, live webcast, on demand, podcast). Credit totals listed for live conferences are the maximum credits available. Credits issued will be based upon actual time in attendance. Credit totals for other formats are for complete programs. Partial credit is not available for any online or downloadable format.
West LegalEdcenter will not provide accreditation for states not listed.
CLE Scholarship information
Tuition Assistance for legal professionals taking our programs. Learn more about the program.
This product is intended for individual use by the named purchaser. Group viewings for online programs may be arranged for five or more attorneys within the same organization prior to viewing by emailing west.wlec-sales@thomson.com.
People who bought this program also bought:| There are no current recommendations |
| | |
|
| | • | Allison Muller - PHARMD - Acri Muller Consulting | | • | Jason W. Crotty - Goldberg, Miller & Rubin |
| | |
|