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2021 Summer Session: DUI Talks: Defense Ideas Worth Spreading
SOLD OUT
July 15, 2021 - July 16, 2021

SOLD OUT
July 15, 2021 - July 16, 2021
The National College for DUI Defense presents its 2021 Summer Session: DUI Talks: Defense Ideas Worth Spreading. This virtual seminar is the “super spreader” of DUI defense ideas featuring 22 nationally renowned speakers presenting on a wide array of DUI topics that run the gamut for the serious and focused DUI practitioners. These ideas are designed to help lawyers combat and quarantine faulty government “science” and prevent an outbreak of wrongful DUI convictions. This completely new format allows us to adapt to the circumstances while continuing our mission of achieving Justice Through Knowledge. Join us as we come together in a safe way to share DUI Defense Ideas Worth Spreading.
CLE Credit Hours:
60min States-9 CLE Hours including 1 hour ethics
50min States-10.8 CLE Hours Including 1.2 hour ethics
LIVE STREAMING:
$225 - NCDD Member
$300 - Non-Member
$150 - Public Defenders
NCDD 2021 Summer Session: DUI Talks: Defense Ideas Worth Spreading
Times listed for the Summer Session are Central Daylight Time
SEMINAR DAY ONE – Thursday, July 15, 2021 | ||
Time (CDT) | Event Description | Guest Speaker |
9:55a.m. – 10:00a.m. | Introductory Remarks | Doug Murphy |
10:00a.m. – 10:30a.m. | Reframing Defensive Theories in Voir Dire | W. Troy McKinney |
10:30a.m. – 11:00a.m. | Debunking and Defeating Field Sobriety Tests | Michelle L. Behan |
11:00a.m. – 11:30a.m. | Psychology of Cross-Examination | Peter Gerstenzang |
11:30a.m. – 12:00p.m. | Myth Busting: Therapeutic Blood Drug Levels and The D.R.E. Pupil | Stefan Rose, M.D. |
12:00p.m. – 12:30p.m. | Lunch Break and Awards Presentation | |
12:30p.m. – 12:50p.m. | Boating While Intoxicated: Squashing Seated Sobriety Exercises | Glen W. Neeley |
12:50p.m. – 1:10p.m. | Blood Testing: Exposing Pre-Analytical Error | Lawrence Koplow |
1:10p.m. – 1:30p.m. | Implied Consent: Confronting a Legal Fiction | R. Michael Vang |
1:30p.m. – 2:00p.m. | 37 Years of DUI Tactics and Tips in 30 Minutes | Donald J. Bartell |
2:00p.m. – 2:30p.m. | The Art of Persuasion | Letitia Quinones |
2:30p.m. – 3:00p.m. | The Ethical Use of Electronic Technology: Protecting You and Your Clients (ETHICS) | Steven Oberman |
SEMINAR DAY TWO – Friday, July 16, 2021 | ||
Time (CDT) | Event Description | Guest Speaker |
9:55a.m. – 10:00a.m. | Introductory Remarks | Doug Murphy |
10:00a.m. – 10:20a.m. | Most Effective Breath & Blood Defenses | James Nesci |
10:20a.m. – 10:40a.m. | DWI Checkpoints and Legal Defenses | Steven W. Hernandez |
10:40a.m. – 11:00a.m. | How to Translate Expert Testimony for a Jury | Briteney A. Mercer |
11:00a.m. – 11:20a.m. | Persuasive Themes and Techniques in Cross Examination and Closing Argument | Michael S. Bowser |
11:20a.m. – 11:40a.m. | Do's and Don'ts for Preserving Appeal | Donald J. Ramsell |
11:40a.m. – 12:00p.m. | Considerations for Dealing with Military Client's Offpost DUI | Kevin O'Grady |
12:00p.m. – 12:30p.m. | Lunch Break and Awards | |
12:30p.m. – 1:00p.m. | DUI E.R.-Managing Your Client's Trauma (ETHICS) | William K. Kirk |
1:00p.m. – 1:20p.m. | 0.05 Per Se Bac: The New Frontier Propaganda | Jason Schatz |
1:20p.m. – 1:40p.m. | Don't believe DUI convictions cause permanent inadmissibility to Canada? It's Trudeau. | Marisa Feil |
1:40p.m. – 2:00p.m. | Case Investigation: Winning Starts the Moment You First Speak with Your Client | Michael J. Nichols |
2:00p.m. – 2:20p.m. | DRE Scientific Basis? Doesn't Really Exist | John Menzel |
2:20p.m. – 2:40p.m. | Sleep Driving: Actus Reus + Automatism | Lloyd L. Boyer |
2:40p.m. – 3:00p.m. | Dean's Address and Closing Remarks | Donald J. Ramsell |
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