State Delegate Program

NCDD FoundationThe purpose of State Delegate Program is three-fold. First, the College, through the State Delegates, will achieve a more representative body of lawyers who have chosen to represent citizens accused of DUI/DWI. Second, through the knowledge and experiences of the delegates, the College curriculum planners can target special problem areas particular to certain areas of science and specific jurisdictions, and thereafter, work to remedy and/or improve them.

Delegates will be expected to attend at least one NCDD sponsored seminar per year. State Delegates attending an NCDD seminar will act as hosts assisting the Regents and Fellows at seminar receptions and dinners. Delegates are required to file bi-annual status reports for review by the Board of Regents. Delegates are also responsible to make sure that the laws in their respective state remain updated on the NCDD website as well as help with the posting of briefs and transcripts on the NCDD Virtual Library.

Initially, one delegate will be chosen from each state. The term will be three years and will be staggered. In the future, the College may have more than one delegate per state where the exact number of delegates would be based on population and/or geography.

The College has established several new committees that the delegates will be assigned to further their respective missions, i.e., delegates, legislative, administrative license revocation, FST's, Intoxilyzer, Datamaster, Drager, blood, urine, expert, amicus, strike force, etc., etc. Moreover, after receiving authorization, delegates will be expected to function as College Ambassadors to welcome and assist new College members from their respective jurisdictions.

Any NCDD member can apply for delegate consideration by directing email to the Chair of the State Delegate Committee, Bell Island, at bellisland@charter.net. In doing so, you are asked to tell us a little bit about yourself, your practice and experience with the law (in particular DUI/DWI), your National College for DUI Defense past experience and your future desires and interests with the College. Lastly, be sure to explain how you can help the College improve on its dual mission to make its members the best lawyers in America and to provide the best legal representation to the citizens of our country.

The NCDD has divided its membership into four (4) regions for delegate purposes with a supervising delegate for each region. The current Regional Directors are:

Region 1 - Sara E. Compher-Rice+

Regional Director: Sara Compher-Rice sara@tndui.com

State Delegates:

AlabamaPatrick Mahaneypdmahaney@aol.com
ArkansasPamela Eppersoneppersonpanasiuklaw@gmail.com
FloridaLeslie Sammislsammis@sammislawfirm.com
GeorgiaSylvia Goldmangoldman.sylvia6@gmail.com
KentuckyLarry Formanlforman30@gmail.com
LouisianaAllyson Melanconallyson@sm-da.com
MississippiVictoria WashingtonVW@washingtonlawfirmpllc.com
North CarolinaJohn K. Fanneyjohn@fanneylaw.com
OklahomaDave Stockwellfirm@stockwellandclark.com
South CarolinaDayne Phillipsdayne@pricebenowitz.com
TennesseeJulie MyrickJulie@themyricklawfirm.com
TexasChabli Alexanderchabli@chablialexander.com

Region 2 - Steven Hernandez+

Regional Director: Steven Hernandez steven@njdwiesq.com

State Delegates:

ConnecticutChristopher Llinas jcl@llinasdefense.com
Dist/ColumbiaMichael Bruckheim Michael@brucklaw.com
DelawareJohn Garey john@johngarey.com
MaineJohn Webb john@webblawmaine.com
MarylandAndrew Alpert adalpert@comcast.net
MassachusettsErica Bruno erica@bernardatlaw.com
New HampshireRyan Russman ryan@russmanlaw.com
New JerseySteven Hernandez steven@njdwiesq.com
New YorkDelton Caraway delton.caraway@ontariocountyny.gov
Pennsylvania
Rhode IslandRobert Humphrey rhh@rhumphreylaw.com
VermontJason Sawyer jason@sawyerlegal.com
Virginia
West VirginiaRobert McCoid robert@mccoidlaw.com

Region 3 - John Hunsucker+

Regional Director: John Hunsucker john@okdui.com

State Delegates:

AlaskaLeigh Ann Bauerleighann@leighannbauer.com
ArizonaMichelle Behanmichelle.behan@missduiarizona.com
CaliforniaKellee Parker Harrisparkerlawcenter@yahoo.com
ColoradoClay Shippclay@shipp-law.com
HawaiiKevin O’Gradykevin@kevinogradylaw.com
IdahoJohn Cutlerjohn@cutlerlawoffice.com
MontanaMatt Doddmatt@doddlawfirmpc.com
NevadaRoss C. Goodmanross@goodmanlawgroup.com
New MexicoMarc A. Granomarcgrano@granolaw.com
OregonNeil Halttunenhalt@jbhwlaw.com
UtahGlenn Neeleygneeley@gmail.com
WashingtonJonathan Dichter jonathan@duiheroes.com
WyomingChristina Williams christina@justcriminallaw.com

Region 4 - Kim Benjamin+

Regional Director: Kim Benjamin kim@benjaminlawkc.com

State Delegates:

IllinoisAndy Sotiropoulos andy@sotirolaw.com
IndianaScott Pejic scott@pejiclaw.com
IowaBryan Goodman bryan@thegoodmanfirm.com
KansasJay Norton jay@nortonhare.com
MichiganKevin Banyon kb@banyonfettelaw.com
MinnesotaCharles Ramsay charles@ramsayresults.com
MissouriJoseph Passanise joe@deewampler.com
NebraskaT. Charles James cjames@lvjlawfirm.net
North DakotaChad R. McCabe crmccabe@midconetwork.com
OhioShawn R. Dominy shawn@dominylaw.com
South Dakota
WisconsinAmanda Riek amanda@kirkobear.com

State Delegates

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