2026 Summer Session - DUI Trials Unleashed: From Voir Dire to Victory

July 16, 2026 - July 18, 2026

This summer in Nashville, NCDD is breaking the mold. Our Summer Session DUI Trials Unleashed; From Voir Dire to Victory will be shorter presentations, sharper, and intensely practical—designed around live demonstrations and real-world skill application rather than traditional lecture blocks. You will see techniques performed, explained, and deconstructed in real time, giving you tools you can immediately carry back into your courtroom practice. This is about how great DUI defense is actually done.

The faculty lineup alone makes this a must-go event:

• a sitting judge offering a candid, inside-the-bench perspective on what truly makes an effective lawyer
• a defense attorney who successfully argued the commutation hearing for Leonard Peltier of AIM, sharing hard-earned lessons from one of the most consequential advocacy moments of his career
• a nationally recognized law professor whose “Don’t Talk to the Police” video has reached over 23 million viewers on YouTube

Access, insight, and demonstration at this level are rare—combined in one room, they are extraordinary.

Not Just a CLE-It's a Trial Lab with a Destination Wrapper

Omni Nashville Hotel

Room rate $299 per night

Seminar Registration Fees:

NCDD Members: $1,250
Non-Members: $1,500
*Dropbox Link of materials included in Registration fee
$150 - for a hard copy of materials

CLE Credit Hours:

60min States-13.75 Hours including 1.25 hours of ethics

50min States-16.50 Hours Including 1.50 hours of ethics

Wednesday, July 15, 2026
6:00pm - 9:00pm	Attendees Reception & Awards Dinner

Thursday, July 16, 2026
6:30am - 7:30am	12 Step Attorney Wellness: Friends of Bill Meeting
7:30am - 8:30am	Registration and Breakfast
8:30am - 8:45am	Announcements	NCDD Dean-Bruce Edge
8:45am - 9:15am	Where Do You Start? Indictment, Instructions, Theme	Joseph P. St. Louis
9:15am - 9:45am	Voir Dire Lecture	Andrew Mishlove
9:45am - 10:00am	Voir Dire Demonstration: State Case on Trial	Christopher McKinney
10:00am - 10:15am	Voir Dire Demonstration: Challenge for Cause	Justin K. Hall
10:15am - 10:30am	Break
10:30am - 12:00pm	Voir Dire Workshops	Workshop Leaders
12:00pm - 1:00pm	Lunch
1:00pm - 1:45pm	A View From the Bench-From the Trenches to the Benches: A Different Perspective on Persuasion	Ken Smith
1:45pm - 2:15pm	Cross Examination	Frank Mungo
2:15pm - 2:30pm	Cross Demonstration: McCarthy, Tell Your Story	Steven W. Dowding
2:30pm - 2:45pm	Cross Demonstration: Challenging the State’s Expert Witness on Voir Dire	J. Christopher Llinas
2:45pm - 3:00pm	Break
3:00pm - 3:30pm	Chemical Testing-Breath	Charles Ramsay
3:30pm - 4:00pm	Chemical Testing-Blood	Joseph P. St. Louis
4:00pm - 4:30pm	SFST-Not Valid for Marijuana/Drugs: Use of Manuals/Studies	Sara E. Compher-Rice
4:30pm	Adjourn

Friday, July 17, 2026
6:30am - 7:30am	12 Step Attorney Wellness: Friends of Bill Meeting
7:30am - 8:30am	Breakfast
8:30am - 8:45am	Announcements	NCDD Dean-Bruce Edge
8:45am - 9:15am	Opening Statements	Kimberly J. Benjamin
9:15am - 9:30am	Opening Demonstration-1st Person	Sally Vecchiarelli
9:30am - 9:45am	Opening Demonstration-2nd Person	Brecken Wagner
9:45am - 10:00am	Opening Demonstration-3rd Person	Donald R. Hammond
10:00am - 10:15am	Break
10:15am - 11:45am	Opening Statement Workshops	Workshop Leaders
11:45am - 1:00pm	Lunch & Ethics	Douglas V. Hazelton
1:00pm - 1:30pm	Closing Arguments	Joshua D. Egan
1:30pm - 1:45pm	Closing Demonstration-Proof BRD	Phillip W. Goff
1:45pm - 2:00pm	Closing Demonstration-Demonstratives, Captivating	George C. Creal, Jr.
2:00pm - 2:15pm	Closing Demonstration-Freight Train Closing Using Jury Instructions	Michael S. Bowser
2:15pm - 2:30pm	Break
2:30pm - 2:45pm	Announcements	NCDD Dean-Bruce Edge
2:45pm - 3:30pm	Motion Practice: Before, During and After Trial	Bobby Don Gifford
3:30pm - 4:00pm	Objections: Preserve the Record/Offer of Proof	Bell Island
4:00pm - 4:30pm	SFST Screening: ADHD, Hearing, Age & Weight	Ashley Morgan
4:30pm	Adjourn

Saturday, July 18, 2026
6:30am - 7:30am	12 Step Attorney Wellness: Friends of Bill Meeting
7:30am - 8:30am	Breakfast
8:30am - 8:45am	Announcements	NCDD Dean-Bruce Edge
8:45am - 9:15am	DRE: Attacking Admission and Administration	Neil Halttunen
9:15am - 9:45am	Defending Refusal Cases: Burden Shifting	Lara J. Gressley
9:45am - 10:15am	Jury Instructions: Tips and Types	Adam P. Nero
10:15am - 10:30am	Break
10:30am - 11:30am	Keynote Address	Professor James Duane
11:30am - 12:00pm	Incoming Dean’s Address	Joseph P. St. Louis
12:30pm - 12:45pm	Graduation-Champagne Toast

Cancellation Policy: Cancellations must be received in writing to Rhea@NCDD.com before 5:00 p.m. CST on June 10, 2026 to receive a refund less a $75 processing fee. No refunds will be given after June 10th

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