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DAVID M. HOOVER, ESQ.

Attorney Hoover comes to The McShane Firm after serving eighteen (18) months as the Judicial Law Clerk to The Honorable John A. Boccabella of the Berks County Court of Common Pleas. Judge Boccabella handles each and every DUI and DUI related case in Berks County and is also periodically assigned homicide cases. During his time working for the Judge, Attorney Hoover was tasked with conducting extensive research on Pennsylvania’s DUI laws and also drafted numerous judicial opinions.

Attorney Hoover earned his Juris Doctorate from The Pennsylvania State University – The Dickinson School of Law. While there he participated in the annual mock trial competition, was a senior editor of the International Law Review and a senior member of the Penn State Arts, Sports and Entertainment Law Clinic. He also interned with The Honorable Kevin A. Hess of the Cumberland County Court of Common Pleas.

Prior to attending Dickinson, Attorney Hoover earned a bachelors degree in Political Science from Rider University. While there he was a member of the Division I Rider University Swimming and Diving Team where he was a national qualifier and a member of a conference championship team. While at Rider he was also a peer tutor, a member of the Rider Law Society and an honors student.

Attorney Hoover, like all of the attorneys has highly specialized training in DUI defense. He has attended and successfully completed the 2009 Intoxilyzer 8000 Operator’s Course where he passed the proficiency-based testing program to become a Breath Alcohol Technician recognized by the US Department of Transportation. He, like all of the attorneys at the Firm, has obtained both Practitioner and Instructor rating in the administration of the Standardized Field Sobriety Tests. He, like all of the attorneys at the Firm, has also attended and passed the proficiency based examinations at the once-in-every-ten-years “Forensic Blood and Urine Testing” seminar where experts like A. Wayne Jones, Alfred Staubus, Ron Moore, and Dr. Wanda Marlowe lecture on issues surrounding blood and urine analysis. He has also attended and received recognition in the area of Drug Impaired Driving called “Drug Recognition Expert”. He has also attended the National College for DUI Defense summer session at Harvard Law School.

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Attorney Hoover is admitted to practice in front of the Pennsylvania Supreme Court. Attorney Hoover is admitted to practice before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania [the federal court for Central Pennsylvania], and all Pennsylvania courts. He is a member of the following associations:

• National College for DUI Defense (NCDD)
• Dauphin County and Berks County Bar Association
• American Bar Association
• Pennsylvania Bar Association
• The Pennsylvania Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (PACDL)
• The National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (NACDL)

While he handles all types of criminal cases from preliminary hearing to trial and beyond the bulk of his cases have involved drug-related offenses and DUI with a particular focus on search and seizure issues. He has also developed a niche in representing those who have been accused of hand-to-hand deliveries of a controlled substance involving confidential informants.

He has been a lifelong resident of Central Pennsylvania and can think of no better place to practice law. He is dedicated to helping others in their times of need and is committed to doing what it takes to provide the best possible legal representation. He believes and practices a common-sense solution oriented style of lawyering. He is one who believes in providing a passionate defense on an individualized case-by-case basis.