David G. Evans Attorney at Law

Law Firm Overview

Areas of Practice

• Civil Rights
• Sexual Harassment
• Class Actions
• Discrimination
• Criminal Law
• DUI/DWI
• Traffic Violations
• White Collar Crimes
• Election Campaign & Political Law
• Employment Law
• Government Agencies & Programs
• Social Security Disability
• Nursing Home
• Litigation & Appeals
• Personal Injury
• Motor Vehicle Accidents
• Products Liability Law
• Medical Malpractice
• Railroad Worker Injury/FELA
• State, Local & Municipal Law
• Toxic Torts
• Whistleblower/Qui Tam
• Workers' Compensation Law

Honors and Awards

• McGovern Award for Drug Abuse Prevention Leadership, Institute for Behavior and Health, Maryland, 2003
• Distinguished Service Award for 1996, Epilepsy Foundation of New Jersey, 1996
• Pioneer Award from the New Jersey Coalition Against Impaired Driving, Presented by the New Jersey Attorney General, 1992
• Achievement Award from the New Jersey Bar Association, Presented by the President of the New Jersey Bar Association
• Achievement Award from Mothers Against Drunk Drivers, 1991
• Pioneer Award from the Intoxicated Drivers Resource Centers Directors Association for Efforts and Initiatives Towards Creating a Safer New Jersey, 1990
• Selected as an "Outstanding Speaker of the Year" by the American Association for Clinical Chemistry, 1986
• Awarded Daughters of the American Revolution Gold Medal for Scholarship and Leadership, 1970

Published Works

• Federal and State Guide to Employee Medical Leave Benefits and Disabilities Law, West Group Rochester, NY, 1999
• Designing an Effective DrugFree Workplace Compliance Program, West Group, Rochester, NY, 1993
• Drug Testing Law, Technology, and Practice, West Group, Rochester, NY, 1990
• Kids, Drugs, and the Law, Hazelden Publishers, Center City, Minnesota, 1985
• A Practitioner's Guide to Alcoholism and the Law, Hazelden Publishers, Center City, Minnesota, 1983

Classes and Seminars

• "Federally Guaranteed Terrorism Insurance Needed", American Water Works Association Journal, Vol. 94 Number 12, 2002
• "Employers Face Difficult Questions In Initiatives Against Alcohol Abuse", Occupational Health and Safety Magazine, 1994
• "Disabilities Act to Affect Drug Testing", Forensic Urine Drug Testing, American Association for Clinical Chemistry, 1993
• "A Dose of Drug Testing"; Sponsor: Security Management Magazine", Security Management Magazine, 1992
• "Chain of Custody Errors Can Quickly Undermine the Case in Court", Occupational Health and Safety Magazine, 1992
• "Drug Testing in the Motor Carrier Industry", The Docket United Bus Owners of America, 1989
• "Drug Testing Decisions: Implications for EAPS" , The EAP Digest, 1989
• "Private Lives of Employees: How Much Should Employers Know?", Occupational Health and Safety Magazine, 1988
• "Drugs or Alcohol on the Job", Business for Central New Jersey, 1988
• "Keeping the Law on Your Side", Business and Health Magazine, 1988
• "Alcohol and Drug Testing in Industry", U.S. Journal of Drug and Alcohol Dependence, 1985
• "Confidentiality" , Addiction and Recovery, 1990
• "Is the War on Drugs a War on Civil Rights?", Human Rights Magazine
• "Legalization of Drugs Is Not An Alternative", The New Jersey Law Journal, October 26, 1989
• "AIDS Patients May Pose Legal Risks", U.S. Journal of Alcohol and Drug Dependence, 1986
• "Alcoholism, Domestic Violence, and the Law", Focus on Family Magazine, 1985
• "Insurance Coverage for Alcoholism", U.S. Journal of Alcohol and Drug Dependence, 1984

West Practice Categories

Civil Rights, Sexual Harassment, Class Actions -- Plaintiff, Discrimination, Criminal Law, DUI/DWI, Traffic Violations, White Collar Crimes, Election Campaign & Political Law, Employment Law -- Employee, Employment Law -- Employer, Government Agencies & Programs, Social Security -- Disability, Nursing Home, Litigation & Appeals, Personal Injury -- Plaintiff, Motor Vehicle Accidents -- Plaintiff, Products Liability Law, Medical Malpractice, Railroad Worker Injury/FELA, State, Local & Municipal Law, Toxic Torts, Whistleblower/Qui Tam, Workers' Compensation Law