Seminars

NCDD Seminars

32nd Annual Mastering Scientific Evidence

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March 26, 2026 - March 27, 2026

This year's MSE format is a combination of lectures and cross examination demonstrations by exceptional and experienced DWI lawyers and law enforcement and forensic experts. It will cover many aspects of a DWI trial -- including voir dire, SFSTs, breath alcohol tests, blood alcohol tests, blood drug cases, DRE and ARIDE cases, and both pre-analytical and laboratory standards issues. Other presentations include Daubert and evidentiary based challenges to the admissibility of scientific evidence, suppression issues and motions, and 1.25 hours of ethics. At the end of the day on Thursday, there will be a scavenger hunt with prizes followed by a Cajun buffet dinner. As always, the Bourbon Street Balcony Suite will be open in the evenings. For those interested, some of us will play golf on Wednesday.

Hotel Accommodations:

Hyatt Centric French Quarter
Discounted Room Rate $236

Thursday, March 26, 2026
Time	Event Description	Presenter
8:15 – 8:30 am	Opening Remarks	Troy McKinney & Doug Murphy
8:30 – 9:00 am	Voir Dire in Breath & Blood Test Cases Lecture	Doug Murphy
9:00 – 9:45 am	Voir Dire in Breath & Blood Test Cases Lecture	Troy McKinney
9:45 – 10:15 am	Demonstration-Voir Dire in Breath & Blood Test Cases	Doug Murphy
10:15 – 10:30 am	Break
10:30 – 11:00 am	Standardized Field Sobriety Testing Lecture	Ron Lloyd
11:00 am – 11:30 am	Standardized Field Sobriety Testing Lecture	Michelle Behan
11:30 am – 12:30 pm	Demonstration-Standardized Field Sobriety Testing	Michelle Behan & Ron Lloyd
12:30 – 1:30 pm	Lunch on your own
1:30 – 2:15 pm	Dean’s Address & Ethics	Bruce Edge
2:15 – 3:00 pm	The Cure for Bad Breath 4.1: Breathe Easy Lecture	James Nesci
3:00– 3:15 pm	Break
3:15 – 4:00 pm	Demonstration-Cross Examination of State’s Breath Test Expert	James Nesci & Don Ramsell
4:00 – 4:45 pm	Daubert & Evidentiary Challenges to Scientific Evidence	Troy McKinney
4:45 – 5:30 pm	Suppression Issues & Motions	Gary Trichter
5:30 pm	Adjourn
5:45pm	Scavenger Hunt
7:00 pm	Dinner Reception

Friday, March 27, 2026
Time	Event Description	Presenter
8:15 – 8:30 am	Opening Remarks	Troy McKinney & Doug Murphy
8:30 – 9:15 am	Blood Lecture on Pre-Analytical Errors	Joe St. Louis
9:15 – 10:00 am	Blood Lecture on Analytical Errors	Kevin Schug
10:00 – 10:15 am	Break
10:15 – 11:00 am	Forensic Laboratory Standards	Janine Arvizu
11:00 am – 11:45 am	Blood Drug Analysis using GC/MS & LC/MS	Kevin Schug
11:45 am – 12:45 pm	Lunch on your own
12:45 – 1:45 pm	Blood Analyst Cross Examination	Joe St. Louis, Kevin Schug, & Janine Arvizu
1:45 – 2:30 pm	20 Myths of Breath, Blood, & Urine	Lenny Stamm
2:30 – 3:15 pm	DRE & ARIDE Lecture	Don Ramsell
3:15– 3:30 pm	Break
3:30 – 4:30 pm	Demonstration-DRE & ARIDE	Don Ramsell & Ron Lloyd
4:30 – 5:00 pm	Coping with the Practice of Law & Ethical Fee Setting	Troy McKinney
5:00 pm	Adjourn

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