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2020 Winter Session

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January 17, 2020 - January 18, 2020
National College for DUI Defense 2020 Winter Session
"A.R.I.D.E. IN THE DESERT"
Omni Scottsdale Resort & Spa at Montelucia
Scottsdale, AZ
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60min States-11 Hours including 0.5 hour ethics
50min States-13.2 Hours Including 0.6 hour ethics
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SEMINAR DAY ONE-Friday January 17, 2020 | ||
8:00 a.m. – 8:20 a.m. | Registration and Continental Breakfast | |
8:20 a.m. – 8:30 a.m. | Opening Remarks | Paul R. Burglin, Dean |
8:30 a.m. – 9:30 a.m. | Breakdown & Introduction to Advanced Roadside Impairment Driving Enforcement (A.R.I.D.E.) | Anthony D. Palacios |
9:30 a.m. – 10:15 a.m. | A.R.I.D.E. Pre & Post Arrest Procedures & Interpretation Part 1 | Anthony D. Palacios |
10:15 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. | Morning Break | |
10:30 a.m. – 11:15 a.m. | A.R.I.D.E. Pre & Post Arrest Procedures & Interpretation Part 2 | Anthony D. Palacios |
11:15 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. | Signs & Symptoms of 7 A.R.I.D.E Drug Categories Part 1 | Anthony D. Palacios |
12:00 p.m. – 1:15 p.m. | Lunch | |
1:15 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. | Signs & Symptoms of 7 A.R.I.D.E Drug Categories Part 2 | Anthony D. Palacios |
2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. | Drug Combinations & Poly Drug Usage | Anthony D. Palacios |
3:00 p.m. – 3:15 p.m. | Afternoon Break | |
3:15 p.m. – 4:15 p.m. | SFSTs for Drugs: Probable Cause or Probably Not? | Steven Oberman |
4:15 p.m. – 4:45 p.m. | Seeing HGN from a New Angle of Onset | Craig J. Rosenstein |
4:45 p.m. – 5:15 p.m. | Portable Breath Testing for Marijuana/THC | Donald J. Ramsell |
5:15 p.m. | Attendees Cocktail Reception | |
SEMINAR DAY TWO-Saturday January 18, 2020 | ||
8:00 a.m. – 8:30 a.m. | Continental Breakfast | |
8:30 a.m. – 9:30 a.m. | Drug Testing: ELISA & LCQQQMS (& Other Stuff You’ve Probably Never Heard of) | James Nesci |
9:30 a.m.– 10:30 a.m. | DRE Trial Tactics | Lawrence Koplow |
10:30 a.m. – 10:45 a.m. | Break | |
10:45 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. | Unpacking the Drug Analysis, Report, and Opinion of the State’s Expert | Jeremy C. Brehmer |
11:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. | Ethics | Kathleen N. Carey |
12:00 p.m. – 12:45 p.m. | Top 10 Challenges to Breath & Blood Testing | Joseph P. St. Louis & Chester Flaxmayer |
12:45 p.m. – 1:00 p.m. | Giveaways and Conclude |
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