For the past 26 years, National Child Safety Passenger Week has emphasized the safe transport of children through the correct use of car-seats and safety restraints. On September 19-25 of this year, we will celebrate a new and essential focus in the campaign: driver responsibility. That benchmark, now enforced by Leandras Law, comes in response to the tragic death of 11-year-old passenger Leandra Rosado a loss that no passenger seat could have prevented, only sober and responsible driving.
Leandras law is a big first-step in ensuring parents and siblings not only buckle responsibly, but drive responsibly, said Tom Anelli, founder of one of the largest national DWI firms. Its an important shift in how we perceive National Child Safety Passenger Week and its success.
As both a DWI lawyer and father to two young girls, Tom can also discuss:
Repercussions of driver negligence
Future child-passenger safety measures
How-to determine safe drivers for children
Tom Anelli, The DWI Guy, Senior Attorney and founder of New York States largest DWI Defense Firm, Anelli Xavier P.C.
Tom Anelli is founder of the law firm Anelli Xavier, P.C., a statewide DWI defense firm located in Syracuse, NY and is widely known as The DWI Guy due to extensive experience. He is sought after by those charged with DWI for representation in courts statewide.
Factory-trained by the President of the company that makes the breath test machines most used by law enforcement in NY, Tom is certified to instruct other lawyers and police officers in Field Sobriety Testing. Furthermore, he is an active member of the National College of DWI Defense and has been hired by companies to train other attorneys practicing DWI defense. Tom is also the author of the New York Edition of The DUI Book: A Citizen’s Guide to Understanding DWI – DWI Litigation in America.
The ongoing demand for the firm’s services is supported by in-house Supervising Attorneys and a local counsel network of over 50 lawyers in each county of the State of New York to handle ministerial appearances on the case at the direction of the Supervising Attorneys. This unique model gives the firm an advantage by providing its clients with two-fold benefitshaving both the local knowledge and relationships of a local practitioner as well as the expert consult of a nationally-trained and certified DWI Defense Attorney.
In addition, Tom is launching the Safe Ride Home Program, an initiative to help curb drunk driving and facilitate safe rides home for those attending bars and events in districts without accessible and dependable public transportation.
A regular guest on Tru TV (formerly Court TV), Tom has given expert trial analysis on numerous cases. Most recently, he was approached by CBS News in New York City to participate in two documentaries on the Natalee Holloway case and can be seen on The Learning Channel.
Tom is a member of the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, as well as the Onondaga and New York State Bar Associations. He 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.
For additional information, please visit www.anellilaw.com
