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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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