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Rory Gene Safir
Better Safir than sorry!
Safir Injury & Criminal Defense Law
3530 1st Ave N
Ste 105
Saint Petersburg, FL 33713
Phone: 727-354-6673
Website: thesafirlawyer.com

About Rory Gene Safir
Rory Safir is a DUI and criminal defense attorney in St. Petersburg, Florida, and one of fewer than 120 attorneys nationwide and just 6 in Florida to earn the ACS-CHAL Forensic Lawyer-Scientist designation from the American Chemical Society. This means he is trained to challenge forensic evidence with the same scientific principles used in crime labs and toxicology reports. His practice is focused almost entirely on DUI defense, with a heavy emphasis on cases involving chemical testing (breath, blood, and urine) and drug DUIs. Rory earned his certification after completing intensive hands-on training at Axion Analytical Labs in Chicago, where he studied forensic gas chromatography, pharmacology, and toxicology. He knows how DUI blood testing actually works because he’s run the machines himself. His science background allows him to find errors and flaws in testing procedures that other attorneys may miss. In addition, Rory is certified by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) as both a practitioner and instructor of Standardized Field Sobriety Testing (SFST). He is qualified to teach law enforcement officers and attorneys how these tests are supposed to be administered, which gives him a strong advantage when cross-examining police officers or challenging roadside procedures. Before starting his own firm, Safir Injury & Criminal Defense Law, Rory served as an Assistant Public Defender in Tampa, where he handled thousands of criminal cases and earned a reputation for being a tough and strategic trial attorney. Rory’s clients rely on him to challenge unreliable evidence, expose flawed science, and deliver personalized, aggressive defense. He doesn’t settle for shortcuts, and he doesn’t blindly trust the government’s science. He checks the data himself. If your case involves a DUI with blood or breath evidence, you need a defense attorney who speaks the language of the lab. Rory Safir is that lawyer.
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