NCDD Sessions and Seminars

NACDL & NCDD's 26th Annual DUI Seminar - DWI Means Defend With Ingenuity™

NCDD Seminars and Sessions

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September 28, 2022 - October 01, 2022

NACDL & NCDD's 2022 Annual Seminar "DWI Means Defend With Ingenuity" Seminar "Practice Like a Pro" will be held on September 28 - October 1, 2022 at Planet Hollywood Hotel in Las Vegas, NV.

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: Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino

Wednesday, September 28, 2022

3:00p.m.–6:00p.m.Early Registration, Exhibit Hall

SEMINAR DAY ONE – Thursday, September 29, 2022

TimeEvent DescriptionGuest Speaker
7:30a.m.–8:30p.m.Registration, Exhibits & Continental Breakfast
8:30a.m.–8:50a.m.Welcome, Introductions, AnnouncementsDUI Program Chair Steve Oberman, NCDD Dean Andrew Mishlove & NACDL President Nellie King
8:50a.m. – 9:50a.m.Welcoming the Metaverse: An Overview of the Latest Tech Gadgets, Apps, Tools, and Tips for DUI AttorneysPhil Hampton and William Ramsay
9:50a.m. – 10:50a.m.HIPAA and the Law Enforcement ExceptionRachel V. Rose, JD, MBA
10:50a.m. – 11:10a.m.Refreshment, Exhibitor & Networking Break
11:10a.m. – 12:10p.m.The Way the Pros Do It: Jury Selection in DUI CasesRobert Hirschhorn
12:10p.m. – 1:10p.m.Remorse and Restorative Justice in Serious DUI Cases: Possibilities and PitfallsProf. Even Hanan, UNLV William S. Boyd School of Law
1:10p.m.DUI Seminar Adjourns for the Day
6:30pm.Opening ReceptionSponsored by Scorpion

SEMINAR DAY TWO – Friday, September 30, 2022

TimeEvent DescriptionGuest 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 RemindersSteve Oberman
9:05a.m. – 10:05a.m.Select a Track
Option AAnatomy Lesson: Body Parts and Common Injuries Arising from DUI AccidentsRachel V. Rose, JD, MBA
Option BThe Missing Link: THC, FSTs, and DUIShawn Dominy
10:05a.m. – 11:05a.m.Select a Track
Option AMaking or Breaking the DUI with NHTSA's Personal ContactAnthony Palacios
Option BElectronic Data Recorders-Not the Smoking GunDan Billington
11:05a.m. – 11:25a.m.Refreshment, Exhibitor & Networking Break
11:25a.m. – 12:25p.m.Select a Track
Option AThey Did What? Prosecutorial Misconduct and EthicsAndrew Mishlove
Option BNHTSA's SFSTs: What You Need to Know if You Want to Be a ProBell Island
12:25p.m. – 1:25p.m.Select a Track
Option AConstitutional Requirements for Gas Chromatography Lab ProceduresR. Michael Vang
Option BConverting $75 into a Successful DUI PracticeDon Ramsell
1:25p.m.DUI Seminar Adjourns for the Day

SEMINAR DAY THREE – Saturday, October 1, 2022

TimeEvent DescriptionGuest Speaker
7:30a.m. – 8:10a.m.Registration, Exhibits & Continental Breakfast
8:10a.m. – 9:30a.m.Workshops (Select from Options Below)
1Trying Your First DUI Case (Less than 5 years experience)John Webb and Joe St. Louis
2Using NHTSA Statistics to Discredit the SFSTsJohn Hunsucker
3Field Sobriety Tests Cross-Examination WorkshopTony Palacios and Steve Oberman
4What You See is Not What You Get-Visibility Analysis in Accident ReconstructionDan Billington
5Opening Statements-A New Approach That Works!Bruce Edge
6Pretrial Preparation: Preparing for the Big DayBell Island
7Jumpstarting Your Defense: Interviews/Investigation/Medical Consultants/A and D/Reputation Management/ER IssuesVirginia Landry
9:30a.m. – 9:50a.m.Refreshment, Exhibitor and Networking Break
9:50a.m. – 11:10a.m.Workshops (Select from Options Below)
1Trying Your First DUI Case (Less than 5 years experience)John Webb and Joe St. Louis
2Using NHTSA Statistics to Discredit the SFSTsJohn Hunsucker
3Field Sobriety Tests Cross-Examination WorkshopTony Palacios and Steve Oberman
4DUI Appeal of the Day: Case Law UpdateDonald Ramsell
5Opening Statements-A New Approach That Works!Bruce Edge
6Pretrial Preparation: Preparing for the Big DayBell Island
7Jumpstarting Your Defense: Interviews/Investigation/Medical Consultants/A and D/Reputation Management/ER IssuesVirginia Landry
11:10a.m.DUI Seminar Adjourns-See you September 20-23, 2023!
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