Become a Member
We now offer members the choice to enroll in "AUTO-RENEW", which will automatically renew your annual membership based on your chosen payment method. The plans that do NOT feature "AUTO-RENEW" will require manual payments each year.
We now offer members the ability to enroll in "AUTO-RENEW", which will automatically charge your annual dues to the credit card provided. By selecting “Auto-Renew”, you agree that we may renew your membership automatically each year at the current applicable price and you authorize NCDD to charge that amount to the credit card provided, unless you cancel your membership prior to the renewal date. You can cancel your membership by sending an email to rhea@ncdd.com. If your charge is not successfully processed, for any reason, NCDD will send you an invoice.
If you choose not to select "AUTO-RENEW", your first year's dues payment will be prorated through the end of this year. Your next year’s dues payment will be due, in full, by January 31 of the next year and ever year thereafter.
NEW ATTORNEYS
in practice Less than 6 Years
$50
PRORATED
to end of 2024
($200/year)
Non Auto-Renew
SEASONED ATTORNEYS
in practice More than 6 Years
$100
PRORATED
to end of 2024
($250/year)
Non Auto-Renew
PUBLIC DEFENDERS
in practice as Public Defenders
$25
PRORATED
to end of 2024
($50/year)
Non Auto-Renew
BENEFITS OF MEMBERSHIP
Board Certification in DUI/DWI Defense - The American Bar Association, in 2003, recognized DUI Defense Law as a specialty area in the practice of law, and in 2004 the ABA awarded its "Certificate of Accreditation" to the Board Certification program of the National College for DUI Defense. The NCDD is the only organization in the country accredited to certify lawyers in the DUI Defense Law specialty practice area.
Seminars - The Summer Session, conducted at Harvard Law School in July, is the signature program to develop skills for trial, including methods for attacking field sobriety tests, breath and blood tests, for making opening statements and closing arguments, for learning techniques in cross-examining police officers and prosecution experts, and for developing and using defense expert witnesses. The Summer Session is limited in size to preserve a low student/faculty ratio. In addition to the Summer Session, the NCDD co-sponsors the annual "DWI Means Defend with Ingenuity"™ with the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, a seminar which is held each fall in Las Vegas. The College also co-sponsors with the Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association, the annual "Mastering Scientific Evidence" seminar held each spring in New Orleans.
You will be given opportunities to obtain, from our seminars, the highest legal training and information available in:
- Standardized Field Sobriety Testing
- Breath Alcohol Defenses
- Blood Alcohol Defenses
- Gas Chromatography for Alcohol Tests
- Mass Spectrometry for Drug Tests
CLE Reporting Fees and certificates of attendance are sent directly to reporting agencies on your behalf.
NCDD's Website features an integrative virtual forensic library, allows you to manage your entire NCDD experience from your own personalized dashboard and contains a new and improved and more searchable membership directory.
Virtual Forensic Library - Our Virtual Forensic Library comprises the largest collection of scientific journals, articles and studies to assist in the defense of impaired drivers. The library's Brief and Motions Bank is the repository of the collective wisdom of our membership at your fingertips. Members have access to transcripts of actual examinations of top experts and cross examinations of police officers by experienced DUI lawyers.
Access to Experts - our organization has access to some of the world's renowned forensic experts in every area of DUI defense-including alcohol, drug, and sobriety testing.
NCDD Journal - is a digital bi-annual newsletter discussing topics of interest to the DUI defense community.
"I need a repair or operators manual for a certain breath alcohol ..."When you join the National College for DUI Defense, your access to documents regarding the operation and functioning of virtually every breath alcohol machine used by law enforcement is just a click away. And you will win more cases. |
"I would like some training on DUI issues such as ..."When you join the National College for DUI Defense, your access to documents regarding the operation and functioning of virtually every breath alcohol machine used by law enforcement is just a click away. And you will win more cases. |
"I am looking for a scientific article on alcohol or drugs and ..."Become a member of NCDD and gain access to an online library which contains thousands of scientific articles dealing with alcohol, drugs, driving, testing, limitations, errors, and everything necessary to become the best attorney and expert in the courtroom. As a member you have the opportunity to attend our annual ‘Mastering Scientific Evidence' three day seminar to give you added expertise. And you will win more cases. |
"I need an expert that can testify on ..."Members of the National College enjoy access to experts in the fields of toxicology, pharmacology, drug or alcohol testing, blood or breath testing, accident reconstruction and field sobriety testing. If you simply have a question that needs answering, or are looking for a qualified witness for a trial, you will find them through the other members of NCDD. And you will win more cases. |
"I could use some help! I need a motion for an unusual case and unusual facts ..."When you join the National College for DUI Defense, it's like adding 1300 lawyers to your knowledge base and to your law firm. The NCDD listserver provides members access to lawyers and advice that will change a difficult case to one with copies of motions, ideas, and assistance unlike anything you may have received in the past. And you will win more cases. |
"What effect will this case have on my client's out-of-state license?"With over 1300 members representing all 50 states, plus Canada and as far away as South Africa, our members can assist you with any special licensing concerns that might effect that special client of yours. And you will win more cases. |
TEST YOUR KNOWLEDGE
- 1. If administered correctly, the HGN test takes approximately how long to perform?
- 2. According to NHTSA, speeding is one of the top 30 clues of impaired driving (true/false)
- 3. What effect does holding your breath have on a breath test result?
- 4. What is the ‘sale of the house' analogy in DUI closing arguments?
- 5. What effect does Ringer's lactate have on blood alcohol testing?
- 6. The scientific ratio for determining whole blood alcohol content from a serum test is 1.18 (true/false)
- 7. What does the Rho factor in Widmark's formula stand for?
- 8. The three phases of NHTSA's DUI Detection are?
- 9. What are 5 of the 20 myths of breath testing?
- 10. What is 'salting out' and how does it effect a blood test's accuracy?