Portland Maine Criminal Defense Attorney William Bly

Attorney William T. Bly is a graduate of Rutgers College where he majored in Political Science with a minor in U.S. History. Attorney Bly attended and graduated the University of Maine School of Law. During his time in law school, Attorney Bly focused on criminal defense. Attorney Bly worked at the Cumberland County District Attorney’s Office in Portland Maine as an intern prosecutor. During that time, Attorney Bly learned the “ins and outs” of criminal prosecution in Maine. This experience provided a solid background when he graduated law school and formed a law firm with Attorney Chris A. Nielsen.

Attorney Bly’s practice is devoted exclusively to criminal defense with a heavy focus and specialization in DWI defense.  He has successfully defended persons charged with crimes in both federal and state court on a myriad of charges including aggravated felony assault, simple assault, criminal threatening with a deadly weapon, reckless conduct with a deadly weapon, domestic violence assault, possession of drugs, trafficking in drugs, conspiracy to traffic in drugs, drunk driving, OUI, DUI, DWI, aggravated DWI, DWI involving serious accidents with bodily injury, high breath test DWI cases, DWI cases where a blood draw was performed and driving under the influence of drugs.

Attorney Bly is one of only a few attorneys who has received his certification as a Breath Alcohol Technician as recognized and issued by the United States Department of Transportation. In addition, Attorney Bly is qualified as both a practitioner and instructor in standardized field sobriety tests in accordance with the standards set forth by the International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP) and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). Attorney Bly is adept at recognizing and seizing upon the myriad of mistakes law enforcement makes during their collective investigation of DWI crimes.  It is extremely rare for a police officer to know as much about standardized field sobriety testing and breath testing as Attorney Bly does.

Attorney Bly attends numerous DWI seminars each year throughout the country as well as an annual DWI Defense Seminar sponsored by the National College of DUI Defense at Harvard Law School. Recently, Attorney Bly attended and passed an extremely rigorous course on forensic blood and urine testing in DWI cases in San Diego, California.

Attorney Bly has been recognized by his peers for excellence in the criminal and DWI field and is highly rated through www.avvo.com. His profile can be viewed on that site. In addition, Attorney Bly has written an EBook titled The DWI Survival Guide: Demystifying the Process.

Attorney Bly is admitted to practice in front of all New Hampshire and Maine State courts, including the Maine and New Hampshire Supreme Courts and the United States District Court - District of Maine and the United States District Court - District of NJ as a non-practicing member.

Attorney Bly is a member of the New Hampshire State Bar Association, the Maine State Bar Association, the American Bar Association, the National Criminal Association Defense Lawyers, the New Hampshire Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, the Maine Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, the American Trial Lawyers Association, Maine Association of Trial Lawyers, the National College of DUI Defense and the York County (Maine) Bar Association.

Attorney William Bly is a veteran of the United States Army and completed tours of duty in Ft. Benning, Georgia, Kuwait and Saudi Arabia during Operation Vigilant Warrior. He received his Honorable Discharge from the United States Army in 1997 and successfully completed an enlistment period from 1997 – 2004 in both the New Jersey and Maine National Guard. Attorney Bly spent nearly his entire career as a 19D Cavalry Scout and is proud to have served both his state and country in that capacity.