About the author

• Author: James G. Wigmore
• Pages: 269-269

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About the Author

James G. Wigmore worked as a forensic alcohol toxicologist at one of

the foremost forensic laboratory in North America — the Centre of For-

ensic Sciences in Toronto, Ontario — for over twenty-nine years. He

has testif‌ied in over  crimin al cases throughout Canada, in persona l

injury civil cases, coroner’s inquests, Alcohol and Gaming Commission

of Ontario hearings, a nd a military court marti al in Germany. He has

published numerous scientif‌ic studies in this area , which have been

cited by the Supreme Court of Canada (R v St. Onge-Lamoreux, ). In

 he was awarded the prestigious Derome Award from the Canadian

Society of Forensic Science in recognition of outstanding contributions

in the f‌ield of forensic science. Between  and , he taught on

the Robert F. Borkenstein Course at Indiana University in Blooming ton.

He has presented many seminars a nd alcohol workshops to numerous

medicolegal organizations, including the Ont ario Crown Attorneys, the

California DUI L awyers Association, the Southwestern A ssociation of

Forensic Scientists (Texas), the Osgoode Hall Law School (York Univer-

sity), and at various judges’ meetings.