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Robert Michael Vang

Robert Michael Vang

Hire the Wyoming attorney who teaches other attorneys DUI and criminal law
  • DUI & DWI, Criminal Law
  • Wyoming
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Biography

Mr. Vang has been teaching other attorneys criminal and DUI law for more than 20 years. Mr. Vang has thirty-six (36) - reported cases before the Wyoming Supreme Court. Approximately ninety percent (90%) of Mr. Vang’s practice is dedicated to defending those accused of impaired driving by drugs and/or alcohol. Mr. Vang is a founding member of the DUI Defense Lawyers Association (DUIDLA); a sustaining member of National College of DUI Defense, and is currently as well as a co-chairperson of the NCDD Amicus and Research Committee. Mr. Vang is the only lawyer in the State of Wyoming who has earned “The ACS-CHAL Forensic Lawyer Scientist Designation as recognized by the Chemistry and Law Division of the American Chemical Society (ACS).” In 2022, Mr. Vang was awarded the "NCDD Trial Advocacy Award." This award goes to the NCDD member who has most personified the mission of the National College through an aggressive, creative and ethical trial practice dedicated to defending those accused of impaired driving. This individual has set themselves apart in their local community as a premier DUI defense trial attorney and has litigated a number of DUI-related cases to verdict. This individual is recognized, in his local legal community, as a tenacious yet ethical litigator.

Practice Areas
DUI & DWI
Criminal Law
Criminal Appeals, Drug Crimes, Expungement, Gun Crimes, Theft, Violent Crimes
Fees
  • Free Consultation
  • Credit Cards Accepted
Jurisdictions Admitted to Practice
Wyoming
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10th Circuit
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U.S. Supreme Court
ID Number: 315493
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Professional Experience
Attorney and Owner
R. Michael Vang P.C.
- Current
Attorney & Shareholder
Fleener & Vang LLC
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Magistrate Judge
Albany County Circuit Court
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Resigned due to conflict created by amendments to implied consent law warrant requirements under W.S. 31-6-102(d)
Attorney & Shareholder
Brown & Hiser
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Committee Member
Wyoming Fee Dispute Committee
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Appointed Member
Wyoming Governor's Conference on Impaired Driving
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Served on Committee as appointed person from the DUI defense Bar
Attorney & Shareholder
Kirkwood, Nelson & Vang
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Education
University of Wyoming College of Law
J.D. | Law
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Activities: Student Member- ACLU; Defender Aid Program
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University of Wyoming
B.S. (1989) | Political Science
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1 of 2 College Students named to US Debate team for Spring 1990
Activities: College Debater
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Awards
The ACS Forensic Lawyer-Scientist Designation as recognized by the Chemistry and the Law Division of the ACS”
ACS-CHAL
Awarded to attorneys with special training in forensic sciences used in DUI cases, who have passed an examination to prove their proficiency in forensic science
Professional Associations
DUI Defense Lawyers Association (DUIDLA)
Founding Member
- Current
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DUI Defense Lawyers Association (DUIDLA)
Chairperson - Amici Committee
- Current
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National College of DUI Defense (NCDD)
Wyoming State Delegate
- Current
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National College of DUI Defense (NCDD)
Sustaining Member
- Current
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Wyoming Trial Lawyers Association (WTLA)
Member
- Current
Activities: Frequent lecturer on Wyoming DUI laws for the WTLA
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Wyoming State Bar  # 6-2842
Member
- Current
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Speaking Engagements
Cutting Edge Case Law for Excluding Scientific Evidence, Institute of Continuing Legal Education in Georgia (ICLEG) and National College for DUI Defense (NCDD), Buckhead Georgia
Institute of Continuing Legal Education in Georgia (ICLEG) and National College for DUI Defense (NCDD)
Pretrial Practice in DWUI cases., Wyoming Trial Lawyers Association, on line Webinar
Wyoming Trial Lawyers Association (WTLA)
Wyoming’s Drinking and Driving Laws, Wyoming Governors Conference on Impaired Driving, Casper Wyoming
Wyoming Governors Conference on Impaired Driving
Filing and Arguing Killer Motions in DUI cases, Institute of Continuing Legal Education in Georgia (ICLEG), Atlanta Georgia
Institute of Continuing Legal Education in Georgia (ICLEG)
Understanding the Intricacies of a DWUI Case, Wyoming Trial Lawyers Association and National College of DUI Defense, Laramie Wyoming
Wyoming Trial Lawyers Association (WTLA) and National College of DUI Defense (NCDD)
Speaker and Organizer of two (2) day, sixteen hour intensive CLE concerning DUI and implied consent laws conducted jointly with WTLA and NCDD
Winning DUI cases with Motions and preparing for the new Breath Machine., Wyoming Trial Lawyers Association, on line Webinar
North Carolina Advocates for Justice (NCAJ)
Defending Clients in Implied Consent Hearings Including CDL Issues, Wyoming Trial Lawyers Association, on line Webinar
Wyoming Trial Lawyers Association (WTLA)
2010 Wyoming DWUI Update, Wyoming Trial Lawyers Association, on line Webinar
Wyoming Trial Lawyers Association (WTLA)
2011 Wyoming DWUI Update, Wyoming Trial Lawyers Association, on line Webinar
Wyoming Trial Lawyers Association (WTLA)
2011 Wyoming DWUI Law Update and Overview, Wyoming State Bar Association Annual Convention, Cheyenne Wyoming
Wyoming State Bar Association
2012 Wyoming DWUI Update, Wyoming Trial Lawyers Association, on line Webinar
Wyoming Trial Lawyers Association (WTLA)
Defenses to the EC/IR II Breath Machine., Wyoming Trial Lawyers Association, on line Webinar
Wyoming Trial Lawyers Association (WTLA)
Attacking the Admissibility of Chemical Test Results in Implied Consent and DWUI Cases., Wyoming Trial Lawyers Association, on line Webinar
Wyoming Trial Lawyers Association (WTLA)
Fundamentals, Short comings and Legal Challenges to Drug Recognition Expert/Evaluator (DRE) evidence, Wyoming Trial Lawyers Association Annual Convention, Laramie Wyoming
Wyoming Trial Lawyers Association (WTLA)
Defending Client’s whose BAC Results are above the Legal Limit, Wyoming Trial Lawyers Association, On line Webinar
Wyoming Trial Lawyers Association (WTLA)
Trends in Raising Constitutional Claims in DUI and Implied Consent Cases, Wyoming Trial Lawyers Association, On line Webinar
Wyoming Trial Lawyers Association (WTLA)
Using Rules of Evidence and the Constitution to Suppress Chemical Test Results in DWUI Cases: or; How Did the Department of Health (DOH) acquire the imprimatur to Determine the Admissibility of Chemical Testing Evidence in DWUI Cases?”, Wyoming Public Defender DWUI Training, Chicago Illinois
DUI Defense Lawyers Association (DUIDLA)
Pretrial Motion Practice to Help you Win your DWUI cases, Wyoming Public Defender DWUI Training, Casper Wyoming
National College of DUI Defense (NCDD)
Organized and a speaker for 8 Hour CLE put on by the NCDD to help Wyoming Public Defender understand DWUI law
Demanding Complete Discovery and a Daubert Hearing to Determine the Scientific Validity of a Chemical Test Result in DWUI, Wyoming Trial Lawyers Association, On line Webinar
Wyoming Trial Lawyers Association (WTLA)
The Current State of Research for Proving Marijuana Impairment: Green Tongue and Other Myths Propagated to Prove Marijuana Impairment, Wyoming Trial Lawyers Association, On line Webinar
Wyoming Trial Lawyers Association (WTLA)
“DWUI Cases in Wyoming – Representing people accused of impaired driving, who are required to provide blood samples”, Wyoming Trial Lawyers Association and National College of DUI Defense, Casper Wyoming
Wyoming Trial Lawyers Association (WTLA) and National College of DUI Defense (NCDD)
Speaker and Organizer for the WTLA/NCDD 8 hour CLE: “DWUI Cases in Wyoming – Representing people accused of impaired driving, who are required to provide blood samples”
Certifications
Certification of Completion, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) DWI Detection and Standardized Field Sobriety Testing Practitioner’s Course
Platt & Associates
Certification of Completion, Drug Evaluation and Classification Program (DRE/DCEP) Overview Course
Platt & Associates
Forensic Chromatography IX: Theory and Practice
The American Chemical Society - Axion Labs Chicago
Forensic Chromatography XV: Theory and Practice
The American Chemical Society - Axion Labs Chicago
Forensic Drug Analysis IV
The American Chemical Society - Axion Labs Chicago
Forensic Principles of DUID III
The American Chemical Society - Axion Labs Chicago
Websites & Blogs
Website
R. Michael Vang P.C.
Contact & Map
Benchmark Building
1050 N. 3rd Street, Suite B-2
P.O. Box 1186
Laramie, WY 82073-1186
Telephone: (307) 460-9252
Fax: (307) 460-7338