NCDD Seminars and Webinars

29th Annual DWI Means Defend With Ingenuity

NCDD Seminars and Sessions

October 22, 2025 - October 25, 2025

NACDL & NCDD's 29th Annual "DWI Means Defend With Ingenuity" Seminar "Gaining the Winning Edge" will be held at the Sahara Las Vegas Hotel & Casino, October 22-25, 2025.

If you are serious about being an effective DUI defense advocate, or if you're considering adding DUI defenses to your firms portfolio, you need to know the latest scientific and legal strategies to optimize your success at trial. Join your nationwide colleagues in Las Vegas to learn from the best-of-the-best, and take advantage of the unique opportunity to network, mingle, and establish a reciprocal referral base with over 600 of your colleagues from around the country. There is no better opportunity to confer and learn from your peers! This one-of-a-kind CLE program is held in the mornings only, and consists of one day of general plenary session presentations, one day of split tracks for you to choose from, and one day with your choice of multiple workshops for small group, intense, and focused learning in the areas you need the most help. Whether you are a seasoned criminal defense practitioner, or just getting started and needing to learn the ropes, THIS IS THE NATIONAL GATHERING YOU CANNOT AFFORD TO MISS!

Hotel Information: Sahara Las Vegas Hotel & Casino

Wednesday, October 22, 2025

3:00p.m.–6:00p.m.Early Registration, Exhibit Hall Open

SEMINAR DAY ONE – Thursday, October 23, 2025

TimeEvent DescriptionGuest Speaker
7:30a.m.–8:30p.m.Registration, Exhibits & Continental Breakfast
8:30a.m.–8:50a.m.Welcome, Introductions, AnnouncementsDUI Program Chair Steve Oberman, NCDD Dean Bruce Edge & NACDL President Andrew S. Birrell
8:50a.m. – 9:50a.m.Becoming the NHTSA Expert in the CourtroomAnthony Palacios
9:50a.m. –10:50a.m.Winning With Voir DireW, Troy McKinney
10:50a.m. – 11:10a.m.Refreshment, Exhibitor & Networking Break
11:10a.m. – 12:10p.m.Crossing the Breath Test TechnicianJuanita Kimble
12:10p.m. – 1:10p.m.Blood Alcohol Analysis and Method Validation IssuesKevin Schug
1:10p.m.DUI Seminar Adjourns for the Day
6:30pm.Opening ReceptionSahara Las Vegas Hotel and Casino

SEMINAR DAY TWO – Friday, October 24, 2025

TimeEvent DescriptionGuest Speaker
7:30a.m. – 8:00a.m.Registration, Exhibits & Continental Breakfast
8:00a.m. – 9:00a.m.Networking Tables: Network with other DUI lawyers on issues of interest over coffee and breakfast
9:00a.m. – 9:05a.m.Plenary Session Begins: Remarks and RemindersSteve Oberman
9:05a.m. – 10:05a.m.Select a Track
Option AAnalysis Methods for Drugs Other Than AlcoholKevin Schug
Option BDemystifying the ARIDE Drug Symptomology Chart (The Matrix)Anthony Palacios
10:05a.m. – 11:05a.m.Select a Track
Option AOpening with StyleMatt Dodd
Option BExit Plans for Experienced LawyersBruce Edge
11:05a.m. – 11:25a.m.Refreshment, Exhibitor & Networking Break
11:25a.m. – 12:25p.m.Select a Track
Option ADirect of the DefendantJuanita Kimble
Option BHow to Succeed in Private PracticeDon Ramsell
12:25p.m. – 1:25p.m.Select a Track
Option ALitigating Blood Test Discovery & Admissibility MotionsW. Troy McKinney
Option BHoning Your Negotiation SkillsLara Gressley
1:25p.m.DUI Seminar Adjourns for the Day

SEMINAR DAY THREE – Saturday, October 25, 2025

TimeEvent DescriptionGuest Speaker
7:30a.m. – 8:10a.m.Registration, Exhibits & Continental Breakfast
8:10a.m. – 9:30a.m.Workshops (Select from Options Below)
1Trying Your First DUI Case (Less than 5 Years’ Experience)John Webb
2Winning With the Law: DUI Case Law UpdateDon Ramsell
3Crossing the FST Officer: Learn to Control, Confront, and ContradictW. Troy McKinney
4Breaking Down Your Case and Winning Without an ExpertVirginia Landry and Lisa Saltzman
5The Science and Technology of Ignition Interlock Devices and Transdermal TechnologyMichael Travars
6Powerpoint WorkshopSara Compher-Rice
7Opening Statement WorkshopMatt Dodd
9:30a.m. – 9:50a.m.Refreshment, Exhibitor and Networking Break
9:50a.m. – 11:10a.m.Workshops (Select from Options Below)
1Trying Your First DUI Case (Less than 5 years’ experience)John Webb
2Winning With the Law: DUI Case Law UpdateDon Ramsell
3Crossing the FST Officer: Learn to Control, Confront, and ContradictSW. Troy McKinney
4Breaking Down Your Case and Winning Without an ExpertVirginia Landry and Lisa Saltzman
5Direct of a Defendant WorkshopJuanita Kimble
6Powerpoint WorkshopSara Compher-Rice
7Opening Statement WorkshopMatt Dodd
11:10a.m.DUI Seminar Adjourns Until October 21-24, 2026!
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