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NCDD Seminars and Webinars
2019 Winter Session

SOLD OUT
January 18, 2019 - January 19, 2019
Lights, Camera, Action!
This one and half day program will examine the DRE process as it relates to cannabis and prescription drugs. It will include a live side by side DRE of three dosed subjects. AND for the first time ever, you can attend via online!!!
Thursday January 17, 2019 | ||
Time | Event Description | Presenter |
6:00 p.m. | Attendees' Cocktail Reception | Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel |
SEMINAR DAY ONE - Friday, January 18, 2019 | ||
Time | Event Description | Presenter |
7:00 a.m. – 8:15 a.m. | Registration and Continental Breakfast | |
8:15 a.m. – 8:30 a.m. | Announcements and Overview | William K. Kirk, Dean |
8:30 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. | Pulp Fiction: The DRE Overview | Anthony D. Palacios & Ron Lloyd |
10:00 a.m. – 10:15 a.m. | Morning Break | |
10:15 a.m. – 11:15 a.m. | Up in Smoke: Cannabis and Cars | George L. Bianchi |
11:15 a.m. – 12:15 p.m. | The Perfect Storm: Drug Combinations | Dr. Fran Gengo |
12:15 p.m. – 1:15 p.m. | Lunch | |
1:15 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. | Parts Unknown: The Questions the DRE Does Not Want You to Ask Them | Dr. Lance A. Platt, Ph.D. |
2:00 p.m. – 2:45 p.m. | Twelve Angry Men: Voir Dire in a DRE Case | Doug Murphy |
2:45 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. | Afternoon Break | |
3:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. | Silver Linings Playbook: Openings in a DRE Case | Kimberly J. Benjamin |
4:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. | Man on Fire: Cross Examination of a DRE | Felipe Plascencia |
5:00 p.m. | Attendees Cocktail Reception – Sponsored by: Scorpion |
SEMINAR DAY TWO - Saturday, January 19, 2019 | ||
Time | Event Description | Presenter |
7:45 a.m. – 8:15 a.m. | Continental Breakfast | |
8:15 a.m. – 8:30 a.m. | Announcements | William K. Kirk, Dean |
8:30 a.m.– 9:30 a.m. | LA Confidential: The Ethics of Representing Those Suffering From Addiction | Virginia L. Landry |
9:30 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. | Back to School: DRE Studies and Your Virtual Forensic Library | Bell T. Island |
10:00 a.m. – 10:15 a.m. | Break | |
10:15 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. | The Last Picture Show: Closing Arguments in a DRE Case | Donald J. Bartell |
11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. | To Live and Die in LA: Live DRE Examinations | Anthony D. Palacios, Ron Lloyd & Dr. Lance A. Platt, Ph.D. |
1:00 p.m. – 1:15 p.m. | The Last Samurai: Closing Argument Demonstration | Donald J. Bartell |
1:15 p.m. – 1:30 p.m. | Giveaways and Conclude |
Registration Fees:
LIVE
- NCDD Member – $575
- Non-Member – $750
- Public Defender (Individual) – $250
LIVE STREAMING
- NCDD Member – $525
- Non-Member – $700
- Public Defender Agency – $500
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