NCDD Sessions and Seminars
Mastering Scientific Evidence 2018

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March 22, 2018 - March 23, 2018
NCDD and TCDLA are proud to announce that the nation’s premier DUI forensic science seminar will once again be held, March 22-23, at the Royal Sonesta on Bourbon Street.
The 25th Annual MSE features nationally renowned experts and lawyers with more than three centuries of combined scientific and practical experience. It includes experts Dr. James T. O’Donnell, Dr. Jimmie Valentine, Dr. Fran Gengo, Ron Moore, and Janie Arvizu. MSE is proud to present NCDD Regents, Fellows, and DWI Defense Board Certified DWI trial lawyers Troy McKinney, Doug Murphy, Mimi Coffey, Mike Hawkins, Lenny Stamm, and Steve Oberman. The jury trial of a challenging blood test case includes experienced, exciting, and innovative trial lawyers Leslie Legrand, Katie Ferrell, Jordan Lewis, and Matt Dodd, with the exclusive live video feed of the jury deliberations and post-trial jury debriefing. The seminar includes the complimentary Bourbon Street Balcony and hospitality room (and the included balcony beads and libations) and the Thursday evening Cajun Seafood buffet reception. Celebrate the 25th Anniversary of MSE, this nation’s premier DUI forensic evidence seminar.
Agenda Day 1 – March 22, 2018 | ||
Time | Title | Description |
7:30am | Registration and Continental Breakfast | Registration and Continental Breakfast |
8:30am | Opening Remarks | MSE Chairs |
8:45am | SFST – The Science of Practicalities | Dr. Lance Platt. Texas. |
9:30am | Gas Chromatography – Tarnish or Gold Standard. How It Works and How It Doesn’t | Dr. Jimmie Valentine. Mississippi. |
10:30am | Break | Morning Break |
10:45am | DRE – Defeating DRE with the Studies and Reality | Doug Murphy. Texas. |
11:30am | Dean’s Address – Managing Professional Responsibilities | NCDD Dean, Mike Hawkins. Georgia. |
12:00pm | Lunch on Your Own | Lunch on Your Own |
1:15pm | Extrapolation – When a BAC is Not a BAC | Dr. Ron Moore. California. |
2:15pm | Disconnect – Explaining the Unreasonably High BAC | Dr. Fran Gengo. New York. |
3:15pm | Break | Afternoon Break. |
3:30pm | Pharmacology of Drugs, Alcohol and Combinations | Dr. James T. O’Donnell. Illinois. |
4:30pm | Daubert and Ethical Standards from Both Sides | W, Troy McKinney. Texas. |
5:30pm | Reception Feast and Festivities | Free New Orleans Seafood and Cash Bar at Royal Sonesta. |
6:30pm | Bourbon Street Balcony Hospitality Suite Opens | Beads and Booze Provided by TCDLA and NCDD |
Agenda Day 2 – March 23, 2018 | ||
Time | Title | Description |
8:45am | Choose Lecture Track or Trial Track | Lecture Track: Court Trials – Defensive Strategies and Approaches. Lenny Stamm, MD. Trial Track: Vire Dire – State and Defense. (For the Prosecution: Leslie Legrand, Tx and Katie Ferrell, Tx). (For the Defense: Jordan Lewis, Tx and Matt Dodd, Mt). |
9:45am | Lecture or Trial Track | Lecture: 20 Myths of Blood, Breath and Urine Testing. Lenny Stamm, Md. Trial: Opening Statements. |
10:15am | Break | Morning Break |
10:30am | Lecture or Trial Track | Lecture: Breath and Blood Trials Without an Expert. Mike Hawkins, GA. Trial: State Witness. Officer Direct and Cross Examination. (Ofc. Lance Platt). |
11:15am | Lecture or Trial Track | Lecture: Laboratory Accreditation, Validation and Uncertainty Measurement. Dr. Janine Arvizu. NM. Trial: State Witness Officer Continues. |
12:00pm | Lunch on Your Own | Lunch on Your Own |
1:15pm | Lecture or Trial Track | Lecture: Mining for the Gold Standar Issues in Blood Lab Discovery. Janine Arvizu. NM. Trial: State Expert Direct and Cross Examination. (Dr. James T. O’Donnell). |
2:30pm | Lecture or Trial Track | Lecture: The ABCs of Walking Down the BAC. Mimi Coffey, Tx. Trial: Defense Expert Direct and Cross Examination. (Dr. Ron Moore, Ca.) |
3:30pm | Break | Afternoon Break |
3:45pm | Lecture or Trial Track | Lecture: Strategies and Approaches to Examinations of Officer and Experts in DWI Trials. Steve Oberman, Tn. Trial: Expert testimony continues. |
4:00pm | Trial Track Only | Trial: Jury Charge and Closing Arguments |
4:45pm | Lecture and Trial Track | Jury Deliberations in Main Room (.25 ethics). |
5:30pm | MSE Adjourns | Seminar Adjourns |
6:00pm | Bourbon Street Balcony Hospitality Suite Opens | Beads and Booze Provided by TCDLA and NCDD |
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