AboutPaul D. Friedman, M.A., Ph.D., J.D. Expertise I have been a civil litigation attorney since 1989 and am Certified as a Trial Specialist by the National Board of Trial Advocacy. I am licensed to practice law in Arizona, Colorado (inactive) and the District of Columbia (inactive). I am also licensed with the District Court of Arizona, Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals and the United States Supreme Court.
I can answer general questions regarding products liability and injury matters. I do not give legal advice over the internet and it is helpful if you list where you live such as the country and/or state.
I am a licensed attorney, real estate broker and adjunct professor.
Experience in the area I have been a civil trial attorney since 1989 and I have a masters degree in bioethics and a doctorate of philosophy regarding comparative ethics.
Organizations State Bar of Arizona
State Bar of Colorado (inactive)
District of Columbia Bar (inactive)
Federal Bar
Licensed in Arizona District Court
Licensed in Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals
Licensed in the United States Supreme Court American Bar Association National Board of Trial Advocacy
American Association for Justice Arizona Trial Lawyers Association
American Society for Bioethics and Humanities Kennedy Institute of Ethics National Association of Realtors
Education/Credentials Bachelor of Arts 1985
Juris Doctorate 1989
Master of Arts in Bioethics 2004 Doctorate of Philosphy 2006
Awards and Honors Phi Beta Kappa
Multiple Who's Who
Publications A list of my copyrighted publications and presentations is contained at WWW.EXPERTETHICS.COM
C Kinsey wrote at 2008-11-19 19:19:43
I have had a simular issue with Ambien I took it then blacked out, drank on it found my self 30 miles away from home with no memory of how I got there. I crashed my car then reported it stolen. I got off easy because I was only charged with false reporting. But I do understand that Ambien is the cause and the law does not have any mercy on the fact that this medication should be illegal. There will be lawsuits we should join in on them because ambien needs to be taken off the market. There should be no DUI for you I would fight it.
Steve Lasky wrote at 2009-08-23 00:59:50
Dear Paul,
This is nearly an identical situation to my own experience this last March. After driving for fifteen straight hours I took some ambien at approx. 3 a.m. Apparently I woke up at around 7, ate, got dressed and drove to work. I had a single car accident on the highway. I have no idea how I even made it that far. Of course I had no alcohol (as my blood alcohol level showed) and I only remember tiny bits and pieces of the entire morning. I am very fortunate that no one was hurt and that I have been able to keep my license. This was extremely costly (my attorney, court costs, other costs associated, time) but it could have ended much, much worse. I am taking court ordered classes on DUI but this is pretty worthless for me. I do not drink nor have been in any other legal situation in my life. Those in my class are multiple offenders. Believe me, no one needs to ever tell me to beware of the side effects of this dangerous medication.
