Christopher L. Baxter

Chris Baxter is an experienced and aggressive criminal defense attorney with a focus on DUI / DWI defense. With over 35 years of experience in DUI / DWI courtrooms and more than 11 years of experience as a tough municipal prosecutor, Christopher Baxter brings a unique advantage to the DUI / DWI defense cases of his clients. He is a DUI / DWI lawyer who has extensive knowledge of how both the defense and the prosecution work in DUI / DWI matters. Mr. Baxter has prosecuted cases in numerous towns in New Jersey, which include Moorestown, Delran, Burlington City, Westampton, Mt. Holly, Woodland, and Riverside. He also assisted in prosecuting cases in Edgewater Park, Pemberton, and Mt. Laurel. Mr. Baxter graduated summa cum laude with a B.S. from Boston College in 1986 and from Rutgers Law School in 1989 with Honors. While at Rutgers, Mr. Baxter was an associate editor of the Rutgers Law Journal and authored: “Right to a Free and Appropriate Education – The Education For All the Handicapped Act Does Not Contain An Implicit Dangerousness Exception”, 20 Rutgers L.J. 561 (1988). Mr. Baxter limits his practice to defending those accused of criminal and DUI / DWI offenses, with a special focus on forensic blood alcohol and drug testing. He frequently presents on legal and scientific topics to his peers. In statewide consolidated cases following a New Jersey forensic lab scandal, Mr. Baxter successfully challenged the New Jersey State Police Lab methodology for testing marijuana. As a result of Mr. Baxter’s efforts, the NJSP labs have eliminated the previous testing protocol and issued a revised methodology.