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29th Annual DWI Means Defend With Ingenuity

October 22, 2025 - October 25, 2025

NACDL & NCDD's 29th Annual "DWI Means Defend With Ingenuity" Seminar "Gaining the Winning Edge" will be held at the Sahara Las Vegas Hotel & Casino, October 22-25, 2025.

If you are serious about being an effective DUI defense advocate, or if you're considering adding DUI defenses to your firms portfolio, you need to know the latest scientific and legal strategies to optimize your success at trial. Join your nationwide colleagues in Las Vegas to learn from the best-of-the-best, and take advantage of the unique opportunity to network, mingle, and establish a reciprocal referral base with over 600 of your colleagues from around the country. There is no better opportunity to confer and learn from your peers! This one-of-a-kind CLE program is held in the mornings only, and consists of one day of general plenary session presentations, one day of split tracks for you to choose from, and one day with your choice of multiple workshops for small group, intense, and focused learning in the areas you need the most help. Whether you are a seasoned criminal defense practitioner, or just getting started and needing to learn the ropes, THIS IS THE NATIONAL GATHERING YOU CANNOT AFFORD TO MISS!

Hotel Information: Sahara Las Vegas Hotel & Casino

Wednesday, October 22, 2025
3:00p.m.–6:00p.m.	Early Registration, Exhibit Hall Open
SEMINAR DAY ONE – Thursday, October 23, 2025
Time	Event Description	Guest Speaker
7:30a.m.–8:30p.m.	Registration, Exhibits & Continental Breakfast
8:30a.m.–8:50a.m.	Welcome, Introductions, Announcements	DUI Program Chair Steve Oberman, NCDD Dean Bruce Edge & NACDL President Andrew S. Birrell
8:50a.m. – 9:50a.m.	Becoming the NHTSA Expert in the Courtroom	Anthony Palacios
9:50a.m. –10:50a.m.	Winning With Voir Dire	W, Troy McKinney
10:50a.m. – 11:10a.m.	Refreshment, Exhibitor & Networking Break
11:10a.m. – 12:10p.m.	Crossing the Breath Test Technician	Juanita Kimble
12:10p.m. – 1:10p.m.	Blood Alcohol Analysis and Method Validation Issues	Kevin Schug
1:10p.m.	DUI Seminar Adjourns for the Day
6:30pm.	Opening Reception	Sahara Las Vegas Hotel and Casino

SEMINAR DAY TWO – Friday, October 24, 2025
Time	Event Description	Guest Speaker
7:30a.m. – 8:00a.m.	Registration, Exhibits & Continental Breakfast
8:00a.m. – 9:00a.m.	Networking Tables: Network with other DUI lawyers on issues of interest over coffee and breakfast
9:00a.m. – 9:05a.m.	Plenary Session Begins: Remarks and Reminders	Steve Oberman
9:05a.m. – 10:05a.m.	Select a Track
Option A	Analysis Methods for Drugs Other Than Alcohol	Kevin Schug
Option B	Demystifying the ARIDE Drug Symptomology Chart (The Matrix)	Anthony Palacios
10:05a.m. – 11:05a.m.	Select a Track
Option A	Opening with Style	Matt Dodd
Option B	Exit Plans for Experienced Lawyers	Bruce Edge
11:05a.m. – 11:25a.m.	Refreshment, Exhibitor & Networking Break
11:25a.m. – 12:25p.m.	Select a Track
Option A	Direct of the Defendant	Juanita Kimble
Option B	How to Succeed in Private Practice	Don Ramsell
12:25p.m. – 1:25p.m.	Select a Track
Option A	Litigating Blood Test Discovery & Admissibility Motions	W. Troy McKinney
Option B	Honing Your Negotiation Skills	Lara Gressley
1:25p.m.	DUI Seminar Adjourns for the Day

SEMINAR DAY THREE – Saturday, October 25, 2025
Time	Event Description	Guest Speaker
7:30a.m. – 8:10a.m.	Registration, Exhibits & Continental Breakfast
8:10a.m. – 9:30a.m.	Workshops (Select from Options Below)
1	Trying Your First DUI Case (Less than 5 Years’ Experience)	John Webb
2	Winning With the Law: DUI Case Law Update	Don Ramsell
3	Crossing the FST Officer: Learn to Control, Confront, and Contradict	W. Troy McKinney
4	Breaking Down Your Case and Winning Without an Expert	Virginia Landry and Lisa Saltzman
5	The Science and Technology of Ignition Interlock Devices and Transdermal Technology	Michael Travars
6	Powerpoint Workshop	Sara Compher-Rice
7	Opening Statement Workshop	Matt Dodd
9:30a.m. – 9:50a.m.	Refreshment, Exhibitor and Networking Break
9:50a.m. – 11:10a.m.	Workshops (Select from Options Below)
1	Trying Your First DUI Case (Less than 5 years’ experience)	John Webb
2	Winning With the Law: DUI Case Law Update	Don Ramsell
3	Crossing the FST Officer: Learn to Control, Confront, and Contradict	SW. Troy McKinney
4	Breaking Down Your Case and Winning Without an Expert	Virginia Landry and Lisa Saltzman
5	Direct of a Defendant Workshop	Juanita Kimble
6	Powerpoint Workshop	Sara Compher-Rice
7	Opening Statement Workshop	Matt Dodd
11:10a.m.	DUI Seminar Adjourns Until October 21-24, 2026!

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