NACDL: DWI Means 'Defend With Ingenuity'
Just received an email from the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers about this year’s annual DWI seminar.
First thing I always do is look at the agenda to see who is speaking and on what topics. This seminar is always “dual track” meaning sometimes you have to pick and choose who you want to see, because multiple presenters speak at the same time in different rooms.
If I were forced to choose now, I think my initial inclinations would be to see and hear:
- Jan Semenoff on The Top 10 Things You Need to Know About Breath Alcohol Testing
- Jim Nesci on SFSTs: Lies, Damn Lies and Statistics
- Flem Whited on Winning at Every Level
And the most difficult choice award (because they are speaking at the same time) goes to…
- Jan Semenoff on Raising Evidence to the Contrary: Simulation Studies in Support of DUI Defense, and
- Tommy Kirk on Opening Your Trial with a Royal Flush
That doesn’t even factor in the multitude of choices available for the Saturday workshop sessions.
True, very often we hear much of the same things at these seminars, especially when you have been to as many as I have. But I honestly believe it never hurts to go. DWI defense can be an uphill battle, and our clients potentially face overly harsh penalties if and when they are convicted.
But listening to other good lawyers, other ideas, and just the plain old fashioned pep talk can reinvigorate me, and get my competitive juices flowing at full speed once again. And for any DWI lawyers that have never gone to this seminar, I have only one thing to say: Go.
Based on this lineup, I can tell already that I’m going to be making some game time decisions this year.
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