NCDD Recognition Award Winners

2024

Stephen Barnard Memorial Trial Advocacy Award: Michelle L. Behan
Leadership Award: Andy Sotiropoulos
Public Defender Award: Lauren Amongero
Public Defender Award: James Maloney
Appellate Advocacy Award: Kevin O'Grady

2023

Trial Advocacy Award: Chad Rory McCabe
Leadership Award: Craig J. Rosenstein
Public Defender Award: Barry J. Bisson
Appellate Advocacy Award: Steven W. Hernandez
Appellate Advocacy Award: John Menzel

2022

Trial Advocacy Award: R. Michael Vang
Leadership Award: Shawn Dominy
Public Defender Award: Delton F. Caraway
Appellate Advocacy Award: Donald J. Bartell

2019

Trial Advocacy Award: Michael M. Rajek
Leadership Award: J. Lynn Gorelick
Public Defender Award: Lisa A. Saltzman
Appellate Advocacy Award: Adam D. Stolte

2018

Trial Advocacy Award: Joseph D. Bernard & Thomas E. Workman, Jr.
Leadership Award: Carl M. Ward
Public Defender Award: Amanda K. Riek
Appellate Advocacy Award: Brian K. Morton & Sonja R. Porter

2017

Mentor Award: John Menzel
Trial Advocacy Award: Stephen P. Barnard
Appellate Advocacy Award: Matthew A Dodd
Leadership Award: Bennie E. Ray
Public Defender Award: Nancy E. Pryor
Pro Bono Award: D. Benjamin Sessions

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Personal Contact: Using the Officer's Observations Against Them

03/10/2025

Written by Charles GoodwinEdited by Michelle Behan and Steven Hernandez The typical DUI investigation has three phases. It begins with the vehicle in motion and focuses on driving patterns that officers are trained might indicate impairment. Next is personal contact, where the officer will observe physical manifestations that are also purportedly correlated with alcohol ingestion and impairment. Finally, the officer will...

Introduction of Autonomous Vehicles and SAE Levels of Driving Automation

02/12/2025

By By Lance Hendron An autonomous vehicle, in other words is self-driving car, is a car that is capable of operating with reduced or no human input.1 In 2014, the Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE), launched SAE J3016 Recommended Practice: Taxonomy and Definitions for Terms Related to Driving Automation Systems for On-Road Motor Vehicles, commonly referenced as the SAE Levels of...

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