Darcy Richardson, MS, is a toxicologist and the owner of Vermont Forensic Services, an independent firm offering forensic consulting services for toxicology, DNA and serology cases. Darcy has worked in forensic toxicology for over twenty years and over that time has worked in all aspects of the field: from bench top to the courtroom, quality control to the police academy, state government to private firms, she has provided expert testimony for the prosecution and defense in civil and criminal matters and testifies before professional and licensing boards. In addition to consulting on alcohol and drug cases, she regularly provides education in the form of classes, presentations and panels to aid attorneys, new scientists, and the lay person in having a basic comprehension of forensic toxicology.