Seminars

NCDD Seminars

Gideon Behind the Wheel IV: The Basics of Defending a DUI Case

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August 21, 2025

A Webinar providing up to 5 hours of CLE credit offered free to Public Defenders nationwide and NCDD members

Because this Webinar is presented free of charge as a benefit to NCDD members, CLE forms will be provided to attendees. Attendees desiring CLE credit are responsible for filing the form with their State Bar and paying any costs charged by their State Bar, if applicable.

When: Thursday, August 21, 2025 8:00 AM PDT / 9:00 AM MDT / 10:00 AM CDT / 11:00 AM EDT

Agenda (all times listed are Pacific Daylight Time)

Time (PST)	Event Description	Guest Speaker
8:00AM – 8:10AM	Welcome and Introductory Remarks	Delton F. Caraway, Canandaigua, New York Lisa A. Saltzman, Forest Hills, New York Joseph P. St. Louis, Tucson, Arizona
8:10AM – 9:10AM	Getting High on Assumptions: The Truth About DRE Examinations	Delton F. Caraway, Canandaigua, New York
9:10AM – 10:10AM	Crossing the Cop Part I: Using Manuals and Studies to Make the Officer Your Expert	Ivana Hughes, Shelby, North Carolina
10:10AM – 10:20AM	Break
10:20AM – 11:20AM	BAC to the Drawing Board: Blood Testing and Error in the Lab	Joshua Egan, Salt Lake City, Utah
11:20AM – 11:50AM	Lunch Break
11:50AM – 12:50PM	Crossing the Cop Part II: Making the Arresting Officer Your Witness	JoVanni Allen, Denver, Colorado
12:50PM – 1:50PM	Legal Listerine: How to Handle Bad Breath	David Katz, Orlando, Florida
1:50PM – 2:00PM	Closing Remarks

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