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2022 Mastering Scientific Evidence-New Orleans, LA

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March 24, 2022 - March 25, 2022
MSE is the original and preeminent national DUI/DWI Scientific Evidence seminar of its kind, featuring not just science but also successful and proven trial strategies in challenging police pseudo-scientific evidence. Learn about DWI science and its limitations and proven and winning DWI trial strategies from some of the country’s preeminent and highly acclaimed experts and DWI trial lawyers and enjoy live chats during the seminar for camaraderie with the experts, lawyers, and attendees.Thursday, March 24, 2022 | ||
8:30 – 8:45 | Opening Remarks | |
8:45 – 9:45 am | Standardized Field Sobriety Testing | Anthony Palacios (Atlanta, GA) |
9:45 – 10:45 am | Jury Selection in Breath & Blood Test Cases | W. Troy McKinney (Houston, TX) |
10:45 - 11:00 am | Break | |
11:00 – 12:00 pm | Gas Chromatography & Validation | Dr. Kevin Schug (Arlington, TX) |
12:00 – 1:00 pm | Lunch on your own | |
1:00 – 1:30 pm | Dean's Address: Dealing with Ethical Challenges During the Pandemic | Donald J. Ramsell (Chicago, IL) |
1:30 – 2:00 pm | Ethically Plowing the Fields with the State's Experts | Donald J. Ramsell (Chicago, IL) |
2:00 – 3:00 pm | Drug Toxicology | Dr. Jimmie Valentine (Buffalo, NY) |
3:00 – 3:15 pm | Break | |
3:15 – 4:00 pm | Exposing Pre-Analytical Error in Blood Testing | Dr. Jimmie Valentine (Ocean Springs, MS) |
4:00– 4:45 pm | Winning Breath/Blood Test Cases | Courtney Miller (Fort Worth, TX) |
4:45– 5:30 pm | Blood Test Discovery: Using Blood Discovery to Win | Tyler Flood (Houston, TX) |
5:30 pm | Adjourn | |
5:30– 7:30 pm | Alcohol Absorption Research Project |
Friday, March 25, 2022 (Lecture Track): | ||
8:30 – 9:30 am | A.R.I.D.E.: Brief Overview | Anthony Palacios (Atlanta, GA) |
9:30 – 10:30 am | Persuasive Breath Testing Tactics that Win | Doug Murphy (Houston, TX) |
10:30 - 10:45 am | Break | |
10:45 – 11:45 am | Cannabis & Cars: Marijuana DUI/DWIs-Part 1 | George Bianchi (Seattle, WA) |
11:45 – 1:15 pm | Lunch on your own | |
1:15 – 2:15 pm | Cannabis & Cars: Marijuana DUI/DWIs-Part 2 | George Bianchi (Seattle, WA) |
2:15 – 3:15 pm | Cross Examination of the Arresting Officer | Tyler Flood (Houston,TX) |
3:15 – 3:30 pm | Break | |
3:30 – 4:30 pm | Exposing Drug Recognition Expert Evidence as Junk | Steven Hernandez (Toms River, NJ) |
4:30 – 5:30 pm | Persuasive Motion Practice & Bench Trial Techniques | Lenny Stamm (Greenbelt, MD) |
Friday, March 25, 2022 (Trial Track): | |
8:30 – 9:45 am | Jury Selection |
9:45 – 10:15 am | Opening Statements |
10:15 – 12:00 pm | Direct and Cross Examination of the Arresting Officer & Direct of State's Expert |
Noon – 1:15 pm | Lunch Break – on your own |
1:15 – 2:15 pm | Cross Examination of State's Expert |
2:15 – 3:30 pm | Defense Expert – direct and cross |
3:30 – 3:45 pm | Break |
3:45 – 4:15 pm | Jury Arguments |
4:15 – 5:30 pm | Jury Deliberations & Debriefing |
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