Resumé of Sara Compher-Rice

Sara Compher-Rice: Attorney at Law; 550 Main Street, Suite 730; Knoxville, Tennessee 37902; Phone: (865) 249-7200; Fax: (865) 540-1696; Websites: http://www.duiknoxville.com; http://www.tndui.com; http://www.tnduicenter.com; E-mail: sara@tndui.com; CURRICULUM VITAE (current through January 2012); EDUCATION; UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE COLLEGE OF LAW, Knoxville, Tennessee Doctor of Jurisprudence, Magna Cum Laude 2002; UNDERGRADUATE EDUCATION; DENISON UNIVERSITY, Granville, Ohio Bachelor of Arts 1999; BAR ADMISSIONS; Tennessee State Courts (2002); U. S. District Court, Eastern District of Tennessee (2003); PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS; National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (2002 – Present); Member of DUI Committee (2007 – Present); Vice-Chair of DUI Committee (2009 – Present); National College for DUI Defense, Inc. (2002 – Present); Tennessee Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (2002 – 2006; 2011 – Present); Board of Directors (2011 – Present); Knoxville Bar Association (2002 – 2006, 2010 – Present); Phi Delta Phi (International Legal Ethics Fraternity) (2000 – Present); Province President (2003 – Present); LEGAL RELATED EMPLOYMENT HISTORY; 2010 – Present The Oberman & Rice Law Firm Knoxville, Tennessee (Partner); 2008 – 2010 The Oberman Law Firm An Association of Trial Lawyers Knoxville, Tennessee; 2002 – 2008 Daniel & Oberman An Association of Trial Attorneys Knoxville, Tennessee; PUBLICATIONS; Compher-Rice, Sara and Steven Oberman, Vehicular Homicide by Intoxication: Preparation, Strategy and the Law, in Defending DUI Vehicular Homicide Cases, 2012 Edition, pp. 7-30 (Thomson Reuters/Aspatore).; Compher-Rice, Sara and Steven Oberman, The Standardized Field Sobriety Test Validation Myth, The Champion (published by the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers), June 2006.; Compher-Rice, Sara and Steven Oberman, Have You Told Your DUI Client . . . ?, Dicta (published by the Knoxville Bar Association), April 2008.; Compher-Rice, Sara and Steven Oberman, Investigating the DUI Case: Things to Do, Places to Go, People to See, The Champion (published by the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers), March 2009.; SPEAKER FOR LECTURES AND SEMINARS (in alphabetical order by organization); East Tennessee Lawyers' Association for Women (ETLAW); Topic: DUI Legislative Update: The Good, The Bad & The Ugly (April 2011); Knoxville Bar Association; Topic: DUI Legislative Update: The Good, The Bad & The Ugly (February 2011); Lorman Educational Services; "Strategies in Defending DWI Cases in Tennessee," Knoxville, TN (April 2009); Topic: Investigating a DUI Case; Topic: DUI Case Law and Legislative Update; National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers; “DWI Means Defend with Ingenuity®: Winning with DUI: Offense, Defense and Special Teams,” Las Vegas, Nevada (September 2008); Topic: A Defense Lawyer’s Practical Guide to Analyzing the Police Videotape; NACDL Spring Seminar: “Ethics and White Collar Work,” Philadelphia, PA (May 2006); Topic: Enhancing Your Trial with PowerPoint®; “DWI Means Defend with Ingenuity®: Winning at Every Level” Las Vegas, Nevada (September 2011); Topic: Technology in the Courtroom; Tennessee Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers; "DUI Training," Nashville, TN (October 2011); Topic: Back to Basics; "Taking Care of Business," Tunica, MS (October 2010); Topic: DUI Legislative Update: The Good, The Bad & The Ugly; "Making the Case for the Defense: Getting Back to the Basics," Nashville, TN (August 2009); Topic: The Nuts and Bolts of PowerPoint to Make the Story Come Alive; DUI Defense Seminar, Knoxville, TN (2005) (Co-presenter with Steven Oberman); Topic: Crossing the Officer on Field Sobriety Tests: Throw the Book at Them; “Ethics on the Square,” Knoxville, TN (2002); Topic: Bonding with Your Bail Bondsman; Tennessee Public Defender's Conference; Tennessee Legislative & Case Law Update, Kingsport, TN (October 2011); Tennessee Supreme Court, Administrative Office of the Courts; Judicial Impaired Driving Training Seminar (Knoxville, TN 2005) (Co-presenter with Steven Oberman); Topic: Tennessee Law Relating to Probable Cause in a DUI Case; AWARDS; Best Lawyers in America (2012); Appointed by the Tennessee Supreme Court as a Tennessee Board of Professional Responsibility Hearing Committee Member (2011 - Present); Rising Star, Mid-South Super Lawyers (2011); Rising Star, Mid-South Super Lawyers (2010); Elected to the Order of the Coif, University of Tennessee College of Law (2002); ACTIVITIES; Knoxville March of Dimes; Volunteer (2007 – Present); Signature Chefs Auction- Auction Committee Co-chair (2008); Knoxville Delta Gamma Alumnae Group; Gamma Alpha Chapter Advisor (2000 – 2003), Vice President (2003-2004); Denison University; Reunion Planning & Fundraising Committee (2008 – 2009)

The information within this web site is intended to provide some general information about DUI laws about Knox County DUI Lawyer Steve Oberman and his associate, Sara Compher-Rice . He anticipates that you will have questions about how he and Ms. Compher-Rice can best represent you in your Tennessee DUI, criminal, or civil case.

Please do not hesitate to discuss with Knox County DUI Attorney Steve Oberman any aspect of your Tennessee DUI case, his resources, or how he can better represent you. It is his hope that you will be completely satisfied with his work and will become one of his many clients who refer him to their family and friends.

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Steve Oberman is certified as a DUI Defense Specialist by the Tennessee Commission on Continuing Legal Education and Specialization and The National College for DUI Defense, Inc.

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ACKNOWLEDGMENT: Most of the beautiful photographs of the Knoxville area exhibited on this site are provided through the courtesy of and with the permission of acclaimed photographer Gary Heatherly. Mr. Heatherly retains all intellectual rights to his photographs. Mr. Heatherly may be contacted at Gary Heatherly’s Photography.

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