NCDD Sessions and Seminars
27th Annual Mastering Scientific Evidence
REGISTRATION CLOSED
March 25, 2021 - March 26, 2021

REGISTRATION CLOSED
March 25, 2021 - March 26, 2021
The 27th Annual MSE seminar features nationally renowned experts and lawyers with more than three centuries of combined scientific and practical experience. The science and trial tactics are not only taught in lecture format; the concepts from the lectures are also demonstrated and applied in a courtroom setting in a mock jury trial. Come learn about DWI science, its limitations, and proven winning DWI trial strategies from some of the country's preeminent and highly acclaimed experts and DWI trial lawyers.
Thursday, March 25, 2021 | ||
8:40 – 8:45 | Opening Remarks | |
8:45 – 9:45 am | What You Need to Know about Gas Chromatography & Validation | Dr. Kevin Schug (Arlington, TX) |
9:45 – 10:45 am | Emerging (and Ongoing) Issues in Breath Testing that Affect your Client | Jan Semenoff (Saskatoon, Canada) |
10:45 - 11:00 am | Break | |
11:00 – 12:00 pm | DUI Math: Ten Math Concepts Essential to DUI Defense | James Nesci (Tucson, AZ) |
12:00 – 12:15 pm | Lunch Break | |
12:15 – 1:15 pm | Defending Drugged Driving Cases: Factual & Legal Challenges | Brad Williams (Conway, AR) |
1:15 – 1:30 pm | Dean's Address: Doug Murphy (.25 hr Ethics) (Houston, TX) | |
1:30 – 2:15 pm | How to Counsel Your Client and Address Substance Abuse Issues (.75 hr Ethics) | Paul Burglin (San Rafael, CA) |
2:15 – 2:30 pm | Break | |
2:30 – 3:15 pm | Parrot or Expert – Daubert Challenges to Exclusion of Expert Opinions | W. Troy McKinney (Houston, TX) |
3:15 – 4:00 pm | Do the Blood Tubes Really Matter? | Janine Arvizu (Tijeras, NM) |
4:00 – 4:45 pm | Cannabis DUI 101: Chemical Confirmation, Effects of Cannabis, Evaluation of Drivers for Cannabis DRE and SFST Findings | Dr. Traci Aladeen & Dr. Fran Gengo (Buffalo, NY) |
Friday, March 26, 2021 | ||
8:25 – 8:30 am | Opening Remarks | |
8:30 – 9:45 am | Medical Cannabis & Marijuana Sensitivity Studies | Dr. Traci Aladeen & Dr. Fran Gengo (Buffalo, NY) |
9:45 – 10:45 am | Defending Asleep at the Wheel Cases | Mimi Coffey (Fort Worth, TX) |
10:45 – 11:45 am | Crossing State's Analyst into Your Expert | Doug Murphy (Houston, TX) |
11:45 – 12:00 pm | Lunch Break | |
12:00 – 1:15 pm | Roadside THC Testing / Ambien: Defenses | Shawn Dominy (Columbus, OH) |
1:15 – 2:15 pm | Gates into Hell: Crime Lab Problems | Dr. Frederic "Fred" Whitehurst (Bethel, NC) (Former FBI scientist who reported misconduct within the FBI crime lab, resulting in massive reforms) |
2:15 – 2:30 pm | Break | |
2:30 – 3:30 pm | Common Sense Blood Test Defenses | Courtney Miller (Fort Worth, TX) |
3:30 – 4:30 pm | The Disconnect Defense & Defeating Retrograde Extrapolation | Jordan Lewis (Houston, TX) |
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