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2 4. Appellate and Trial Experience GDO Law has successfully handled the appeals of numerous criminal cases. We recently prevailed in two DWI appeals where the Court of Appeals reversed the dismissal of these cases by trial judges, and in numerous appeals upholding convictions in DWI cases, including one for the City of New Brighton. In a case that potentially has state-wide implications, Robb Olson won the appeal of a DWI case regarding the reliability of the DataMaster breath test machine used to test suspected drunk drivers. On an annual basis, our office handles about six jury trials, dozens of contested evidentiary hearings in DWI cases, and numerous court trials in traffic ticket cases. Despite being paid a flat monthly fee for our prosecution work, our attorneys vigorously pursue all cases for our prosecution clients. 5. Office Locations GDO Law’s main office is located at 4770 White Bear Parkway, Suite 100, White Bear Lake, Minnesota 55110. We also have a small satellite office located in Plymouth, Minnesota. Our prosecution department can be reached at 651-426- 1533 or by calling our main line at 651-426-3249; our fax number is 651-426-9501. 6. Legal Library / Use of Technology We subscribe to Westlaw, the leading computerized legal research service. We also subscribe to a number of deskbooks/handbooks put out by the Minnesota State Bar Association or Minnesota CLE that cover issues relating to criminal law, DWI law, courtroom evidence and procedure, and municipal law. We have access to resources addressing municipal law issues through the League of Minnesota Cities’ website. We utilize an in-house network server with cloud-based emails, up-to-date computers, and the latest Microsoft Office products. Outlook is utilized for our email communication as well as calendaring court dates and other tasks. Our prosecution department is virtually paperless. All of our police reports, complaints, and other documents are retained electronically. Instead of paper files, our attorneys bring Microsoft Surface tablets or laptops to court. This allows them to access all court files electronically, and obtain up-to-date criminal record checks on defendants. By switching to a paperless prosecution process it has allowed us to save time preparing and managing our cases, and helped us to save paper and reduce our office supply expenses. We are a registered user with MNCIS, the Minnesota Court Information System. Our firm also utilizes the Minnesota Government Access system, which is an updated and enhanced version of MNCIS. We are proficient in e-Charging and have met all BCA requirements since its adoption several years ago.