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The manual intends to encourage the enthusiastic use of administrative, civil, and criminal forfeiture as a law enforcement tool. The first chapter addresses the law's specification of civilly forfeitable property. This includes contraband per se; controlled substances; raw materials, products, and equipment; containers; conveyances; books, records, and research; exchange money, traceable proceeds, and facilitating money; and facilitating real property. Chapter 2 presents guidelines for the seizure of property for civil forfeiture. After an overview of common seizure issues (constitutional requirements, illegality of seizure, and delay of seizure), the chapter discusses pre-seizure planning, methods of seizure, and the payment of property taxes on seized property. The third chapter address nonjudicial forfeiture proceedings, with attention to summary forfeiture, administrative forfeiture, and judicial review of administrative forfeitures. Chapter 4 profiles civil judicial forfeiture proceedings, and the remaining chapters address criminally forfeitable property; criminal forfeiture proceedings; settlement, dismissal, or discontinuance of Federal forfeiture proceedings; appellate review of forfeiture proceedings; petitions for remission or mitigation of civil or criminal forfeiture; the disposition of forfeited property; policies and practices of international forfeiture; and challenges to forfeiture enforcement under the excessive fines clause of the Eighth Amendment.

These guidelines have been unanimously approved by the National Commission on the Future of DNA Evidence. Created in 1998 at the request of Attorney General Janet Reno, the Commission's charge was to submit recommendations to the Attorney General that will help ensure more effective use of DNA as a crime-fighting tool and foster its use throughout the entire criminal justice system. The broad scope of input enabled the Commission to develop recommendations that both maximize the investigative value of DNA technology and address the issues raised by the application of a powerful technology. As a framework for the recommendations, five broad case categories are identified. The manual also discusses the kinds of legal issues that have already arisen and others that will probably develop as applications for postconviction DNA testing continue to be made and the technology to conduct those tests advances. Biological issues in the collection and development of DNA evidence are also considered. The recommendations for handling requests for postconviction DNA testing focus on the responsibilities for prosecutors, defense counsel, the judiciary, victim assistance, and laboratory personnel. A glossary and appended resource list, State statutes on notification of victims, sample DNA test brochure, a report of the working group on postconviction issues, a subject index, and a case index.

This publication provides a comprehensive guide to the legal issues that arise when federal law enforcement agents search and seize computers and obtain electronic evidence in criminal investigations. The topics covered include the application of the Fourth Amendment to computers and the Internet, the Electronic Communications Privacy Act, workplace privacy, the law of electronic surveillance, and evidentiary issues. This updated version includes discussion of significant changes to relevant Federal law arising from the USA PATRIOT Act of 2001, and supersedes the previous version of "Searching and Seizing Computers and Obtaining Electronic Evidence in Criminal Investigations," published January 2001, as well as "Federal Guidelines for Searching and Seizing Computers" (1994), and the Guidelines' 1997 and 1999 Supplements.

An invaluable tool for evaluating and litigating personal searches conducted by Customs Agents at ports of entry. Includes forms on which Customs personnel must acknowledge receipt of the Handbook and training regarding it. From preliminary discovery motions, execution of those forms by a Customs witness should permit cross-examination on the procedures mandated in the Handbook. Also addressed are: cause required for personal searches (from weapons pat-downs to medical exams), rules for detaining people, when warnings must be given, and forms to be completed during or when reporting a search. The Handbook directs, “Never use a person’s gender, race, color, religion or ethnic background as a factor in determining any level of suspicion.” That one sentence alone is reason enough to have a copy.

Comprehensive guide to federal criminal prosecution, ranging from electronic surveillance to witness security to forfeiture settlements, and hundreds of other topics, substantive and procedural. "These principles of federal prosecution provide to federal prosecutors a statement of sound prosecutorial policies and practices for particularly important areas of their work. As such, it should promote the reasoned exercise of prosecutorial authority and contribute to the fair, even-handed administration of the federal criminal laws." Now includes DOJ's Criminal Resource Manual - over 2,000 pages of detailed analyses, guidelines, policies and forms for investigating and prosecuting hundreds of federal crimes, including extensive treatment of juvenile and capital cases.

Many police officers and prosecutors have become increasingly frustrated by their inability to investigate and prosecute cases successfully when key witnesses refuse to provide critical evidence or to testify because they fear retaliation by the defendant or his family and friends. This problem is particularly acute, and apparently increasing, in gang- and drug-related criminal cases. Witnesses' refusal to cooperate with investigations and prosecutions should be a major concern: it adversely affects the justice system's functioning while simultaneously eroding public confidence in the government's ability to protect citizens. This report describes how several jurisdictions have carried out these victim/witness security strategies. It offers a blueprint for combining these discrete approaches into a comprehensive, structured program to protect witnesses and help ensure their cooperation with the justice system. Investigators and prosecutors can benefit by the approaches discussed here, which their colleagues have undertaken, to help ensure that offenders do not go unpunished and communities do not lose faith in the justice system.

Recognizing that interviews often play a key role in child sexual abuse investigations, the guide offers helpful hints for interviewing children and other possible victims, relatives, friends, nonoffending caregivers, and suspects. Specific questions to ask about the child, the suspect, and the relationship between the child and the suspect are identified. The guide also covers other investigative techniques, including searches and medical examinations, and focuses on the "secret" nature of child sexual abuse, the role of law enforcement in protecting children, interview procedures, physical evidence collection, and crime scene searches. A list of organizations involved in protecting children against sexual abuse is included.

Protecting suspects, prisoners, the general public, and themselves is an important goal for law enforcement officials. This report evaluates less-than-lethal weapons and technologies designed for use by police, sheriff, and corrections departments. Noting that this report, from the Department of Defense Joint Non-Lethal Weapons Program, is to be used to aid law enforcement officials in selecting effective non-lethal (NL) and less-than-lethal LTL weaponry, the authors detail the DOD’s NL/LTL equipment selection process. Following a discussion of the organizational structure and purpose of the DOD’s Joint NL Weapons Program, the authors define NL weapons as those that seek to incapacitate individuals while minimizing fatalities. Brief descriptions of the development of the NL weapons programs of the United States’ Army, Marine Corps, Navy, Air Force, Special Operations Command, Coast Guard, and Civil Law Enforcement departments is followed by a series of appendices detailing the various types of non-lethal weapons employed by each of these branches of law enforcement and protection services. Photographs, costs, descriptions, operational capabilities and use, and manufacturing information for each weapon are presented as well. NL weapons and equipment included within these appendices include non-ballistic face and body shields, ballistic shields, various batons, bullhorns, high intensity lights and accessories, disposable restraint systems, riot control gear, shotguns, grenades, obscuring smoke devices, and arrest barriers.

This manual was prepared by the Electronic Suveillance Unit, Office of Enforcement, Criminal Division, and is designed primarily to assist federal prosecutors and investigative agents in the preparation of electronic surveillance applications.

Guidelines for Seized & Forfeited Property

Quest for Justice is a bold, behind-the-scenes journey through the legal process, encompassing murder scenes, the courts, and prisons. In this unique perspective of America’s criminal justice system, Richard Jaffe tells the story of numerous sensational capital murder cases and walks you through tense courtroom trials as he advocates for those who are fighting for their lives. You will literally walk in Jaffe’s shoes as you learn about his lifelong quest in pursuit of justice and vindication of the men and women he has represented.

Richard Jaffe is known as one of the most successful attorneys ever at exonerating innocent people accused of murder and wrongfully sentenced death row inmates. He previously represented the Olympic and Birmingham bomber, Eric Rudolph, and served as a commentator during the O.J. Simpson trial.

By Frederic Block

Written for the legal community and the general public, this book explains in practical terms, the perspective behind some of the most newsworthy and sensational cases of the last 20 years. Few, if any, judges have commented on the cases that have appeared before them. Judge Block critiques some of the historical practices of the legislature and the bench; educates readers about the death penalty, racketeering, gun laws, drug laws, discrimination laws, race riots, terrorism, and foreign affairs; and intimates the more humble aspects of being on the bench, e.g. the choice to use humor, death threats against members of the bench, brushes with celebrities, witnessing how popular sentiment can override the facts of a case, racist underpinnings of the drug laws, and more.

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"I have always found that mercy bears richer fruits than strict justice." - Abraham Lincoln

This one-of-a-kind t-shirt is beautifully screen printed on a high quality Haines T-Shirt.  The Lincoln image and quote are on the back and the NACDL logo is on the front.

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This black iPad case cover is beautifully de-bossed with the NACDL Logo on the front and includes a flip stand with multiple angle settings, a camera hole cutout, and full access to the charging port.  Fits all three iPad generations.

Celebrate the 50th Anniversary of Gideon with this beautifully printed, 100% cotton t-shirt.  The front of the shirt has the NACDL Gideon Anniversary Crest on the left chest area.  The back of the shirt depicts Mr. Gideon and his hand-written petition to the United States Supreme Court (pictured left).  Available in S through XXL.

This beautiful poster comes on glossy, photo-quality paper and fits a 16" x 20" frame.  Customize your poster with your firm's name.

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This beautiful poster comes on glossy, photo-quality paper and fits a 16" x 20" frame.  Customize your poster with your name.

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"Lawyers in criminal courts are necessities, not luxuries." - Supreme Court Justice Hugo Black

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CLE Credit Hours:  Up to 6 general credits

Program Summary: This seminar will help you take-on and win some of the most difficult cases. The program is exclusively devoted to what many lawyers feel is the most difficult part of their practice: litigating false confession cases. The topics will range from deconstructing police interrogation practices, pretrial motions, working with false confession experts and cross examining law enforcement officers. Some of the top experts in the false confession field present the latest research and techniques for these cases. This program will benefit anyone from lawyers handling their first false confession case to the experienced practitioner who wants to bone up on the latest that the experts have to offer.

Seminar Presentations
Interrogation, Coercion and False Confessions: Understanding the Issues
            - Prof. Richard Leo
False Confessions: Obtaining Clinical Psychological Evidence
            - Dr. Antoinette Kavanaugh
Working With Experts in False Confessions Cases - Paul J Casteleiro
Pre-Trial Motion Practice in False Confession Cases - Prof. Steven A Drizin
Cross-Examining Law Enforcement in False Confession Cases - Deja Vishny
The Intersection of Miranda Rights & Foreign-National Defendants
            - Kari Converse, Francisco Morales, Prof. Samuel Roll

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CLE Credit Hours:  Up to 6 general credits

Program Summary: This seminar will help you take-on and win some of the most difficult cases. Learn to win cases with the most sympathetic of prosecution witnesses: women and children. Psychologists and lawyers will present information on how to persuade a jury that women and children do lie in sexual assault and domestic violence cases. The presentations will include specifics on child development, techniques for cross-examining children, using electronic tools such as Facebook and My Space for preparing cross-examination, demystifying prosecution experts for the jury and preparing the successful direct examination of your client at trial. The faculty includes experts and lawyers who have successfully defended jury cases.

Seminar Presentations
Cross-Examination in Sex Cases in the Electronic Age – William Gallagher
Cross-Examining Children – Kathleen Stilling
Character Testimony as Substantive & Impeaching Evidence
              – Justice Charles W Daniels
Evaluating Testimony of the Child & the Expert Witness
              – Katherine Okla & Lisa Kirsch Satawa
Preparing Clients to Testify – Pamela Mackey
Themes & Theories in Child Sex Cases - Ricardo Pesquera

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CLE Credit Hours:  Up to 2.4 general credits

Program Summary: This program will show you how to use the Federal Rules of Evidence aggressively at trial. The lecture includes the following techniques with examples: impeaching hearsay declarants (FRE 806), using the government's admissions against it (FRE 801(d)(2)(C) and (D)), impeaching a witness with lies (FRE 608(b)), and the rule of completeness (FRE 106). Federal Rule of Evidence 404(b) generates more published opinions than any other provision of the rules. In large part, prosecutors love uncharged misconduct evidence because it is so highly prejudicial to the accused. This presentation analyzes Federal Rules of Evidence 104-105 and 403-04 to identify the most important restrictions on this type of evidence.

Seminar Presentations
Creative & Aggressive Uses of the Rules of Evidence – Barbara Bergman
Uncharged Misconduct Evidence Offered Under Federal Rule of Evidence 404(b)
            – Prof. Edward Imwinkelried

CLE Credit Hours:  Up to 3.6 general credits

Program Summary: Faced with defending allegations of child pornography? This program will provide an overview to help you know where to start and how to effectively cross a child witness. In the event your client has been convicted, it will address how defense counsel, in handling a federal sentencing, particularly in child pornography cases, can avoid common mistakes which frequently result in the defendant receiving a longer sentence than he would otherwise receive. It will demonstrate how the twenty-one year history of the child pornography sentencing practice has created an artificially enhanced sentencing guideline, and will provide practitioners source materials which they can readily use to obtain lower sentences for their clients in federal court.It includes Includes 10 guidelines that should be applied to every case.


Seminar Presentations
Defending Child Pornography Cases – Jay Clark & Michael Iacopino
Cross-Examination of Child Witnesses – Shaun McCrea
Child Pornography Sentencing – Larry Mathews & Troy Stabenow

Program Summary:
The Supreme Court has characterized pretrial asset restraint as a “nuclear weapon of the law” and the government consistently requests pretrial asset restraining orders in almost all forfeiture cases.  This program will explore that current state of law, trends in government tactics, and defense strategies for combating these requests and preserving client assets pretrial.  Moderated by forfeiture expert David B. Smith, the panel of highly experienced white collar defenders will dissect this complex area of criminal law and provide defense attorneys with critical tips for protecting client assets.

Participating Faculty:
David Smith
Sam Buffone
Nina J. Ginsberg
Andrew Weissmann

CLE Credit: This program is eligible for up to *2 hours of CLE credit in states where self-study CLE is authorized.

Program Summary:
The Classified Information Procedures Act (CIPA) establishes detailed procedures for “matters relating to classified information that may arise in connection” with a prosecution. In today’s world, the use of evidence the government would rather keep secret has started to, and will continue to, seep into a wide range of federal criminal prosecutions. Our panel of highly experienced white collar defenders will provide strategic guidance in how to respond when the government claims the evidence in your case is classified as well as when a defender might use CIPA to their own advantage for affirmative discovery.

Participating Faculty:
Joshua Dratel
Abbe David Lowell
Edward B MacMahon Jr.

CLE Credit: This program is eligible for up to *2 hours of CLE credit in states where self-study CLE is authorized.

Program Summary:
Clients in criminal cases are often involved in civil cases and other investigations and proceedings. What they say in these contexts can and will be held against them. This program will provide practical guidance on the often tricky issues that arise when considering whether and how a client may remain silent.





Participating Faculty:
Ross H. Garber
Benjamin D. Brown
Pamela J. Marple
Steven M. Salky

CLE Credit: This program is eligible for up to *2 hours of CLE credit in states where self-study CLE is authorized.

CLE Credit Hours:  Up to 4 CLE credits

Program Summary: Strengthen your practice! This CLE program offers presentations designed to make you more efficient and your firm more profitable.In these financially difficult times, every dollar in your practice is precious and some areas of criminal defense work will continue to increase and expand. Don’t be left out of the mix! Order this program today and begin working towards a better law practice.



Program Sessions:
Building, Running & Enjoying the Million Dollar Solo Practice - J. Cheney Mason
Ethically Managing Your Practice in a Fast-Paced World - Debra Bruce
Office Automation & the Reduced Paper Office - Gerry Morris
Developing and Following a Business Plan for Your Practice - Debra Bruce

CLE Credit Hours: 12 General

Program Summary: NACDL's Eyewitness Identification DVDs provide an easy and accessible way to give complete training on this essential topic to new attorneys and seasoned trial veterans. This program represents the most up-to-date course on how best to attack eyewitness testimony, conducted by the country's foremost experts on the subject, including Barry Scheck. The set contains two full days of training covering eyewitness identification in every stage of the criminal case from investigation through jury instructions.

Seminar Presentations
Jennifer Thompson’s Story
Themes & Theories
Developing the Right Facts: Investigation and Discovery
Suppression and More: Moving Past Boilerplate Motions
Dealing With Experts
Voir Dire: Educating the Jury
More on Voir Dire
Opening Statements: Telling the Eye ID Story
Cross-Examination: Complainants and Cops
Jury Instructions: Giving Guidance

CLE Credit Hours: 10 General; 1 Ethics

Program Summary: The biggest names in criminal defense will teach you how to be a "Warrior for the Defense."







Seminar Presentations:
Cross With Pictures – Jeff Robinson
Summation: A Work in Progress – Benjamin Brafman
Amazing Insights Into Millennium Jurors – Randi McGinn
65 Ways to Enjoy Practicing Law – Lawrence Goldman
Ethics: Do Not Reveal Client Perjury - Prof. Monroe Freedman
Winning Against All Odds – Albert Krieger
FISA Panel Discussion – Moderated by Martin Pinales
Getting & Exploiting Kyles/Brady Material – Jack Litman
The Relationship of Closing Arguments to Cross – Larry Pozner
Confronting Issues of Race & Poverty - Bryan Stevenson
The Lost Art of Advocacy – Juanita Brooks

CLE Credit Hours: 13.25 General; 1 Ethics

Program Summary: This seminar will benefit anyone from the new law graduate to all levels of experienced lawyers who want to learn the latest methods and ideas in cross. You'll learn methods that are common to all trials including impeaching witnesses, uncovering biases, and using technology during cross-examination. Specific techniques and paradigms for crossing specialized witnesses such as informants, law enforcement officers, and children are also addressed.


Seminar Presentations:
The Art & Technique of Impeachment – Cathleen Bennett
The Law and Ethics of Cross Examination – Stephen Glynn
Cross Examination in a Consent Rape Case – Cynthia Roseberry
Cross-Examining Co-Defendants – David Rudolf
Dismantling/Neutralizing Government Experts – Eric Vos
Representing the Accused in Sexual Assaults of Children – Kathleen Stilling
From Pointillism to Pixels: Using Technology in Cross – Andrea George
Stripping the Canvas Bare: Cross of an Informant – Steve Harmon
Crossing Dogs: Drug Dogs, Cadaver Dogs – Stephen Hurley
Giving Jurors What They Want to Hear – John Wesley Hall & Michael Monico
Cross-Examining Law Enforcement - Steven Wells
Cross-Examining Eyewitnesses and Police in Identification Cases – Barry Scheck

CLE Credit Hours: 12.5 General

Program Summary: In the modern world, you need to know and understand the forensic sciences in order to effectively represent your clients. This one-of-a-kind CLE seminar will give you a better understanding of forensic evidence and an arsenal of tools to win your next case.




Seminar Workshops
Computer Forensic Evidence – Rick Albee
Defending Cases With Digital Evidence: Child Porn and More – Jay Clark
DNA: Forensic Science & the Courts – Marc Scott Taylor
Challenging Forensic Firearms ID: Innovation vs. Inertia – Joan Griffin
Seeing Through All the Smoke: Defending Arson – Chris Adams
Fingerprints: A Paradigm in Transition – Kenneth Moses
Crime Lab Errors – Prof. William Thompson
Crime Scene Analysis – Keith Inman
Child Sexual Abuse & Homicide – Lisa Wayne
Junk Science – Michael Burt
Time of Death: Pathology – Jim Cooney

CLE Credit Hours: Up to 15.0 General; 1 Ethics

Program Summary: This one-of-a-kind seminar provides you with a better understanding of modern drug cases in order to effectively represent your clients before, during, and after trial. Improve your arsenal of necessary tools to win your next drug case!





Seminar Presentations:
K-9 Dogs and Drug Searches - Jeff Weiner
Choosing the Right Jury - Robert Hirschhorn
Lab Issues - Janine Arvizu & W. Troy McKinney
Investigative Techniques to Attack Credibility and to Impeach Witnesses
            - Todd Foster
A View from the Bench: What You Need to Know about Trying Drug Cases
Drug Defenses - Margie Meyers
Bail & Detention - David Chesnoff
Money Laundering – Jerry Beard
Forfeiture - Cynthia Orr
Ethics: Fees, Joint Defense Agreements, Etc. - Martin Pinales
Cross-Examination of Experts and Cops - Billy Murphy, Jr.
Opening Statements - Randi McGinn
Motions to Suppress - Gerald Goldstein
Cross-Examination of Informants, Cooperatives, Co-Defendants
            - Marc L. Mukasey
Closing Arguments - Frank Rubino

CLE Credit Hours: Up to 12.5 General and 1 Ethics

Program Summary: The biggest names in DUI defense will teach you how to defend with ingenuity at NACDL's 2008 DUI Seminar.







Seminar Presentations
Surviving & Thriving in Your Law Practice - Mark Herrmann
Persuading the Appellate Court - Hon. Roderick Kennedy
Chemical Test Discovery – W. Troy McKinney
Ethics Jeopardy: What is the Right Thing to Do? - Bruce Kapsack
FSTs-- Running Through the Drills - Gus McDonald
Suppressing the Evidence - John Wesley Hall
Was Your Client Tested on a Broken Machine? - Tom Workman
Voir Dire of the Expert - Dr. SunWolf
The Inquest of the Death of Princess Diana - Dr. Robert Forrest & Jess Paul
Advanced FSTs-- For Whom Are They Designed? – Mimi Coffey
Scoring the Winning Touchdown with Your Closing Argument
            - Les Hulnick & Vic Pellegrino
Blood Lab Secrets - Dr. Robert Forrest & Jess Paul

CLE Credit Hours: Up to 11.8 General Credits: Ethics: Up to 1

Program Summary: The seminar will focus on two critical aspects of jury trial which will greatly increase your ability to win cases: persuasion & storytelling techniques and jury selection. After a half day focusing on opening statements, the seminar will pinpoint cross examination techniques and use of technology in the courtroom which enable you to pave the way to victory in trial. The second day of the seminar will center on jury selection-- an under-taught skill crucial to winning at trial. Presenters will focus on the most up-to-date techniques to assist you in picking the best possible jury to win your case. The seminar will also feature some of Florida’s top criminal defense lawyers.

Seminar Presentations
Being a Lawyer to be Reckoned With – Jeffrey Weiner
Ethics Panel – Moderated by Todd Foster
Impeachment: Why, Whether, How? – Deryl Dantzler
Taking Persuasion to New Heights Using Technology – Natasha Silas
The 50 Minute Guide to the 4,138 Principles of Voir Dire - Marvin Schechter
The Vanishing Jury Trial: Why Trials Matter – Scott Srebnick
Brush ‘Em Off: Making & Winning Challenges for Cause – Ann Roan
Picking and Persuading Jurors in Terrorism Cases – Linda Moreno
Uncovering and Speaking to a Juror’s Morals & Brain – Dr. SunWolf
The Secret Electronic Life of Jurors – Anne Reed
Luncheon Keynote – Steve Wax, author of Kafka Comes to America

CLE Credit Hours: Eligible for up to *2 General (Depending on state specific approval and individual self-study requirements)

Program Summary: An in-depth and close-up panel discussion with Martin Tankleff, his attorney, and leading national experts on confronting the custodial interrogation and false confession. Learn important practice lessons from one of the most high-profile false confession cases in the nation’s history. Arm yourself for your next case and know how to handle these issues from the moment of detention.


Moderated by: Ivan J. Dominguez, Esq.

Panelists:
Richard J. Ofshe, Ph.D.
Barry J. Pollack, Esq.
Barry C. Scheck, Esq.
Martin Tankleff

CLE Credit Hours: Up to 12 general credits

Program Summary: This seminar will help you work your way through a case from start to finish. Beginning with the all important advice from a leading expert on how to assess a case and establish an appropriate fee for potential clients who come in seeking to retain you. Then, back-to-back presentations will address a panoply of creative pretrial motions before focusing on the latest in creative trial techniques to enable you to win. The seminar will also cover the back-end, focusing on storytelling to move judges to reduce or bypass incarceration, as well as the latest strategies for sentencing in the post- mandatory guidelines era. Additionally, a special training program is included on successful negotiation strategies, using the latest techniques which have proven successful for civil lawyers.

Seminar Presentations:
Prelude & Fanfare: Landing the Client & the Fee- Abraham Hutt
Can’t Stop, Won’t Stop: Causing a ComMotion– Gail Shifman
Recognizing Prosecutorial Misconduct – Mary Moriarty
Jury Selection – Robert Hirschhorn
Race & the Criminal Justice System: Lessons from the Jena 6 Case
            - Moderator: John DiGiulo
Demonstrative Evidence for the Winning Cases - Lisa Wayne
Minimizing Sentences by Persuasive Storytelling– Colette Tvedt
Virtuoso Negotiation Strategies – Keith Belzer
Closing Arguments – Robert Glass
Sentencing Litigation in the Post Guidelines Era– Henry Bemporad
I Second (Third, Fourth, Fifth) that E-Motion– Martin Sabelli

CLE Credit Hours:  up to 12 General

Program Summary: This 2nd annual forensics seminar expands the focus from last year's extremely popular program to new areas of science that affect your cases. In the modern world, you need to know and understand the forensic sciences in order to effectively represent your clients. This one-of-a-kind CLE seminar will give you a better understanding of forensic evidence and an arsenal of tools to win your next case.


Seminar Workshops
Facts & Fiction of Shaken Baby Syndrome - Mark Satawa
DNA Database Issues - Bicka Barlow
Eyewitness Identification: Problem Areas - Barry Scheck
Handling the Mass Child Abuse Case – Cynthia Orr
Time of Death - Jim Cooney
Transfer of DNA Evidence - Marc Scott Taylor
Forensic Pathology – Dr. Terri Haddix
Technology in Crime Scene Reconstruction - Jeff Adachi
Computer & Digital Forensics - Larry Daniel
Cross-Examining Expert Witnesses - Traci Owens
Challenging Fingerprint Evidence - Patrick Kent
Investigating Crime Labs - Jennifer Friedman

CLE Credit Hours: Up to 1 general credit

Program Summary: The National Academy of Sciences' Committee on the Forensic Sciences recently released a sweeping critique of evidence used to convict defendants which includes controversial recommendations that would substantially change the field. NACDL Leader Marvin Schechter participated on the task force that produced this highly anticipated report entitled: "Identifying the Needs of the Forensic Sciences Community." In this program, Mr. Schechter provides an update on the Task Force's findings and the content of the Report.

Marvin E. Schechter - A former NACDL Board Member, Mr. Schechter is a 31-year veteran attorney specializing in criminal defense. He is a past president of the New York State Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, and previously chaired the Indigent Defense Committees for both organizations. Schechter began his legal career as a staff attorney int he criminal defense section of the Legal Aide Society, rising to Attorney in Charge. A respected lecturer, he has served as an instructor and adjunct professor at several New York City-based law schools.

CLE Credit Hours: Up to 2 general credits

Summary: Robert B. Hirschhorn of Cathy E. Bennett & Associates, Inc., in Lewisville, Texas, is an attorney and a nationally recognized expert in jury and trial consultation. He is a co-author of Blue’s Guide to Jury Selection, which is currently available from Thompson-Reuters Publishing. A jury consultant since 1985, he has selected juries that returned more than $750 Million in verdicts. Those cases include Lexar v. Toshiba (breach of fiduciary duty; $461 Million) and Ernst v. Merck (1st Vioxx litigation; $253 Million). He has also assisted lawyers in many high-profile criminal cases including State of Florida v. William Kennedy Smith (sexual assault charges, not guilty verdict), State v. U.S. Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison (ethics charges, not-guilty verdict), and State v. Robert Durst (acquitted of murder charges). Mr. Hirschhorn has appeared on Good Morning America, MSNBC, Court TV, CNN, Dateline NBC, 48 Hours, Nightline, and many national radio programs.

CLE Credit Hours:  Up to *2 hours Ethics credits

Program Summary:  This programs features a panel discussion with Joshua Dratel, lead civilian counsel for David Hicks and co-editor of The Enemy Combatant Papers, Charles Swift, lead military counsel for Salim Hamdan and former Visiting Professor of Professional Ethics at Emory University School of Law, and Lt. Col. Stuart Couch, lead prosecutor in the case of Mohamedou Ould Slahi and now appellate judge for the Navy-Marine Corps Court of Criminal Appeals. The discussion was moderated by Michael Price, National Security Coordinator for NACDL and director of NACDL’s John Adams Project. The panel focused on the ethical considerations associated with participating in the commission proceedings from the perspective of prosecutors and defense attorneys who have worked in the system since its inception. The discussion addressed both universal and case-specific ethical problems involved in defending and prosecuting cases where evidence may have been obtained under torture or cruel, inhumane, or degrading treatment. It also explored the ethical obligations of the organized bar and the individual attorney when confronted with a new criminal justice system that tests the limits of international and U.S. constitutional law. NACDL is pleased to make this panel available for sale via Audio or Video recording.

Presenters:
Moderated by: Michael Price, NACDL National Security Coordinator
Panelist: Lt. Colonel Stuart Couch, Lawyer and Officer in the US Marine Corps.
Panelist: Joshua Dratel, Defense Attorney for David Hicks
Panelist: Charles Swift, former Lt. Commander, Office of Military Commissions

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CLE Credit Hours: up to 16 General; including up to 1 Ethics

Program Summary: Stars of Criminal Defense, Cross, and Direct Examination will let you in on the secrets of their successes! The best and brightest criminal defense lawyers, investigators, judges, and even top-notch prosecutors will demonstrate effective direct and cross-examination and show you how to deal with the most troublesome issues in criminal defense cases. Purchase your personal recording today, and hear about some of the hottest recent cases directly from the lawyers who participated in them.

Seminar Presentations
Cutting Edge Visual Exhibits for 'People of the Screen' - Randi McGinn
Excluding Evidence from Auto Searches - Henry Bemporad
GITMO: The John Adams Project & Beyond - Joshua Dratel; Tim Evan; Nancy Hollander
Mortgage Fraud and Corporate Crime - Todd Foster
Defending Allegations of Sexual Abuse by Effective Cross - Stephen Komie
Ghosts of Nuremberg: Military Tribunals - Lt. Col. Stephen Abraham
Revolutionizing Your Demonstrative Evidence - Gerald Lefcourt
The Fine Art of War: Direct and Cross Demos - Moderated by Jon May
Sentencing Advocacy in White Collar Cases
           - Blair Brown; Greg Gilchrist; Janet Levine; Tess Lopez
Callin' Them a Liar! Winning a Franks Issue - Gerald Goldstein
Ethical Post-Conviction in Light of Innocence
            - John Wesley Hall; Evan Jennness; Andrea Lyon; Barry Scheck, Rob Tabak
Victim Evidence in Criminal Cases - Amy Baron-Evans

CLE Credit Hours: Up to 8 General credits

Program Summary: Whether you are a seasoned DUI veteran or just getting started in DUI Defense, this is the seminar for you! Hear from THE biggest names and most talented DUI lawyers in the country as well as consultants from around the globe.





Seminar Presentations:
The State's Blood Lab--Inside & Out - Ron Moore
When Your Armed Service Member is in Trouble - Jane L. Siegel
The Story You Tell Creates the Verdict You'll Hear - Dr. Paul Homoly
Case Law Update - Flem Whited
Bad Science, Bad Tests, Good Cross - Mike Hawkins
The Care & Feeding of Your Expert - Jan Semenoff
Legal Writing for Motions & Jury Instructions - George Bianchi
Persuading the Trier of Fact from Beginning to End - Sherry Boston

CLE Credit Hours:  Up to 13.2 CLE credits

Program Summary: Stimulate  your practice! This CLE program offers a wide-variety of presentations designed to show you how to diversify your area of expertise in areas of the latest prosecution trends and defenses to prepare you to be the leading local counsel in new and emerging offenses. Don’t be left out of the mix! Order this program today and begin working towards a better law practice.



Seminar Presentations:
Health Care Fraud - Tracy Green
Border & Immigration Offenses - Francisco Morales
Securities Fraud - Per Ramfjord
Environmental Crimes - Irwin Schwartz
Defending Against the Efforts to Find & Prosecute Undisclosed Foreign Bank &
            Financial Assets - Elizabeth Copeland
Modern Technology in Cross-Examination - David Angeli
Getting the Whole Picture in Mega Cases: Case Management - Maria Sandoval

CLE Credit Hours: Up to 15.0 General; 1 Ethics

Program Summary: This one-of-a-kind seminar provides you with a better understanding of modern drug cases in order to effectively represent your clients before, during, and after trial. Improve your arsenal of necessary tools to win your next drug case!





Seminar Presentations:

BONUS PRESENTATION: Cross of the Analyst in Drug Prosecutions - James Shellow
K-9 Dogs and Drug Searches - Stephen Hurley
Choosing the Right Jury in a Drug Case - Robert Hirschhorn
PANEL Discussion: Openings & Closings
Lab Issues - Janine Arvizu
Sentencing Issues & Crack Disparity - Marcia Shein
Bail & Detention - Alexander Bunin
Motions to Suppress – Gerald Goldstein
Ethics & Fees - Jon May
Being Effective in Your Defense: Avoiding Common Mistakes in Drug Cases
            - Josh Schaffer
Forfeiture - Stephen Komie
Cross-Examination of Experts & Cops - Abe Hutt
Anticipatory Cross - John Farrell
Advanced Techniques in Multi-Defendant Cases - Mike Pancer
Cutting-Edge Drug Defenses - Blair Berk

CLE Credit Hours:  up to 16 General; 1 Ethics

Program Summary: Not Guilty! ...two words you can never hear enough! This Program tackles cutting-edge defenses and addresses hot-topics presented by some of the most successful defense lawyers in the country. Whether it be storytelling, eyewitness preparation, 4th Amendment developments, or the current state of forensics in criminal cases, you will most assuredly acquire special insightto help improve the likelihood of success at trial.

Seminar Sessions
Storytelling & the Art of Persuasion - Tyrone Moncriffe
The Confrontation Clause After Crawford - Marjorie Bachman
Drug Case Defenses - Jose Gonzalez-Falla
Pre-Trial Asset Seizures, Seizures of Foreign Assets
            - David Smith & Cynthia Hujar Orr
The State of Forensics in Criminal Cases:  - Steve Benjamin
Problem Solving Courts - Are They? - Rick Jones
It's Not Just an Accusation, It's Sexual Assault - Lisa Wayne
4th Amendment Developments in the Law and Practice - Gerald Goldstein
Avoiding Ineffective Assistance of Counsel - Randy Schaffer
The Latest in Jury Selection Techniques - Robert Hirschhorn
Sentencing Memos after Booker: Addressing Sec. 3553 Factors
            - Jason D. Hawkins
Eyewitness Preparation: From Investigation to Cross-Examination - Marvin Schechter
Brady Issues – the Latest from the Battlefront - Solomon L. Wisenberg

CLE Credit Hours:  up to 16 General

Program Summary: This 3rd annual forensics seminar expands the focus from last year's extremely popular program to new areas of science that affect your cases. In the modern world, you need to know and understand the forensic sciences in order to effectively represent your clients. This one-of-a-kind CLE seminar will give you a better understanding of forensic evidence and an arsenal of tools to win your next case.


Seminar Workshops
fMRI & Future Neuroscience - Kristen Rogers & Alan DuBois
Cross of Medical Examiners - Michael Burt
Using Technology in the Courtroom - Cris Arguedas & Chris Ritter
Cross Examination Issues in Sex Assault Cases - Lisa Wayne
Challenging Firearms & Toolmark ID - Prof. Adina Schwartz
Effective Use of Data Forensics - Aaron Hughes
NAS & the State of Scientific Evidence - Prof. Edward Imwinkelried
Challenging Criminalists in Drug Cases - Al Menaster
Junk Science: A Case Study - David Rudolf, Ronald Guerette, and Doug Passon
Using Online Technology in Your Investigation - William Gallagher
Analyzing Audio & Video Evidence - James Griffin
DNA Statistics 101 - Prof. Laurence Mueller
Presenting Mental Health Issues - Larry Ainbinder

CLE Credit Hours:  up to 16 General; 1 Ethics

Program Summary: This program addresses a wide-ranging variety of "street level" criminal charges. Presenters include some of the country’s foremost litigators and experts in street crimes defenses as they share their stories and successful methods of debunking the prosecution’s efforts to demonize your clients in the bread and butter cases you handle every day. Topics include litigation techniques for attacking police practices in the cases that arise from the all too pervasive police-citizen encounter, the auto stop--- from drunk driving to drugs to felony possession. Also, learn the latest trial strategies and tactics for the tough cases like homicides, gangs & sexual assaults.

Seminar Workshops
Helping the Jury See What the Witness Did Not - Jonathan Rapping
Forensic Science, The NAS Report, and a Case Analysis - Brent Turvey
Ethically Dealing With Witnesses, Snitches, Family & Friends - Stephen Glynn
Sexual Assault Cases Involving Children – Investigation & Preparation
            - E.G. 'Gerry' Morris
Sexual Predator Defenses - Robert LeBell
Beating the Assault & Battery Charge - Drew Findling
Felony Gun Possession - Doris Holt
Defeating Car Stops -- How to Put the Brakes on the Government
            - Brandi Harden & Heather Pinckney
DUI -- Cross of the Field Sobriety Test - Steven Oberman
Gang Defenses - Katherine Corrigan
Cross of a Snitch in a Drug Case - Robert Fickman
Debunking the Prosecution's Claim of a Drug Conspiracy - Thomas Decker
Did the Dude Deserve to Die? Self Defense in Homicide Cases - Deja Vishny
Conspiracy to Commit Murder - Robert Jones

CLE Credit Hours:  Up to 14 credits

Program Summary: This special compilation represents the 12 highest-rated speakers and presentations from all NACDL seminars throughout 2009. Rest assured, you will find each of these presentations as interesting and informative as those who saw them LIVE and rated them as the year's best!




Seminar Presentations:
Cross-Examination in Sex Cases in the Electronic Age – Bill Gallagher
Cross-Examining Law Enforcement in False Confession Cases – Deja Vishny
Interrogation, Coercion & False Confessions: Identifying the Issues
            - Prof. Richard Leo
Choosing the Right Jury – Robert Hirschhorn
Prelude & Fanfare: Landing the Client & the Fee – Abe Hutt
Demonstrative Evidence for the Winning Case – Lisa Wayne
Eyewitness Identification: Problem Areas – Barry Scheck
Motions to Suppress – Gerald Goldstein
Bad Science, Bad Tests, Good Cross – Mike Hawkins
Minimizing Sentences by Persuasive Storytelling – Colette Tvedt
Excluding Evidence from Auto Searches – Henry Bemporad
The Story You Tell Creates the Verdict You'll Hear – Dr. Paul Homoly

Program Summary: This special compilation represents the highest-rated speakers on cross-examination from all NACDL seminars. Rest assured, you will find each of these presentations as interesting and informative as those who saw them LIVE and rated them as the year's best!






Presentations included:
Cross-Examination of Experts & Cops – Billy Murphy, Jr
Cross with Pictures– Jeff Robinson
Cross-Examining Law Enforcement – Steven Wells
Cross-Examining Co-Defendants– David Rudolf
Cross-Examining Expert Witnesses – Traci Owens
Modern Technology in Cross-Examination – David Angeli
The Art & Technique of Impeachment – Cathleen Bennett
Cross-Examining Eyewitnesses & Police in Identification Cases – Barry Scheck
Cross Examination of Informants, Cooperatives, Co-defendants – Marc Mukasey
Defending Allegations of Sexual Abuse by Effective Cross – Stephen Komie
Cross-Examination of Experts & Cops – Abe Hutt

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CLE Credit Hours: Up to 8 CLE credits

Program Summary: Whether you are a seasoned DUI veteran or just getting started in DUI Defense, this is the seminar for you! Hear from THE biggest names and most talented DUI lawyers in the country as well as consultants from around the globe.





Seminar Presentations:
Using Voir Dire Techniques to Communicate with the Trier of Fact
            - Robert Hirschhorn
Communicating Your Case Theory to Optimize Success - Jonathan Rapping
Using Brady to Your Advantage - Jim Lavine
The Perils of Communicating with the Police - Prof. James Duane
Making the Most of Your Opening & Closing - Jonathan Rapping
Blood Tests: The Good & the Bad - Lenny Stamm
Ethics and Client-Centered Representation - Jonathan Rapping
Case Law Update - Robert Chestney
Preservation of Error - Perfecting Your Appeal - Prof. James Duane
SFSTs: What it Takes to Make Them Valid - Bill Kirk
The DRE 12-Step Evaluation - Tony Palacios
The Science Behind Breath Test Devices - Tom Workman

CLE Credit Hours: Up to 12 CLE credits

Program Summary: Defending sexual assault cases is often daunting. This DVD program will enlighten you to the best strategies for defending clients accused of sexual assault. Topics range from investigation (including the latest on computer technology), challenging child interview techniques, jury selection, developing theories and themes all the way through acquittal or sentencing. And, if you're faced with defending allegations of child pornography, this program will provide an overview to help you know where to start and how to effectively cross a child witness. In the event your client has been convicted, it will address how defense counsel, in handling a federal sentencing, particularly in child pornography cases, can avoid common mistakes which frequently result in the defendant receiving a longer sentence than he would otherwise receive. It will demonstrate how the twenty-one year history of the child pornography sentencing practice has created an artificially enhanced sentencing guideline, and will provide practitioners source materials which they can readily use to obtain lower sentences for their clients in federal court. Some of the best litigators and communicators in the country will show you how to avoid or minimize the impact of the mob mentality you will inevitably face when representing a client charged with these harsh accusations.

Seminar Presentations:
Online Investigations of Complaining Witnesses - Bill Gallagher
Cross-Examination Issues in Sexual Assault Cases – Lisa Wayne
Computer Forensics in Predator Cases - Rick Albee
Fresh Complaint Evidence - Brian Steel
Handling the Media in High Profile Sex Cases - Bruce Lyons
Voir Dire in Child Molestation Cases - Christine Koehler
Saving Tonya Craft: Blending Science and Law - Demosthenes Lorandos
Ethically Defending Sex Assault Allegations - Pamela Mackey
Defending Child Pornography Cases – Jay Clark & Michael Iacopino
Cross-Examination of Child Witnesses – Shaun McCrea
Child Pornography Sentencing – Larry Mathews & Troy Stabenow

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CLE Credit Hours: Up to 15 CLE credits; including 2 Ethics

Program Summary: This one-of-a-kind 3rd annual seminar will provide you with a better understanding of modern drug cases in order to effectively represent your clients before, during, and after trial. Improve your arsenal of necessary tools to win your next drug case!





Seminar Presentations:
Jury Nullification - Just Say No - Tommy Spina
Cross of a Snitch - Robert Fickman
Immigration Consequences of Drug Convictions - Saul Huerta
Tackling Title III Wiretaps: What to Do When Your Client is on the Line
          - Josh Cohen & Gail Shifman
Advanced Cross-Examination Techniques - Richard Sharpstein
Ethics in Drug Cases - If It Feels Bad, Don't Do It! - Mike Stepanian
Sentencing - Erik Hanshew
K-9 Dogs and Drug Searches - Jeff Weiner
Walking the Line - Creative Drug Defenses - Mike Nasatir
Effective Opening & Closing - Ed Shohat
Getting Your Client Out on Bond: Bail & Detention - David Chesnoff
Ethical Considerations in Setting & Collecting Fees - Christina Sarchio
Suppression Issues - Gerald Goldstein

CLE Credit Hours:  up to 14 General, including 1 Ethics

Program Summary: The rules of evidence haven’t changed much over the years, but the way we present evidence in court has become more dynamic than ever. This self-study program will teach you the skills necessary to effectively deal with evidence throughout the entire trial, from investigation through closing. Learn new techniques for presenting evidence to increasingly tech-savvy juries while brushing-up on the basics of solid lawyering. You'll finish this program armed with strategies to admit the evidence you need, keep out what you don’t, and neutralize the rest.

Presentations Include:
Find Out Early: Dealing With Scary Evidence in Voir Dire - Jeff Kearney
Creative & Aggressive Uses of Evidence - Nancy Hollander
Crawford 2011: Where We Are and Where We're Headed - Mary Moriarty
Using Your Evidence in Storytelling - Tyrone Moncriffe
Using 404(B) as a Weapon & Defending Against the Government's Use
          - Marjorie Meyers
A Five Step Analytic Approach to Dealing With an Expert - James McKay
Demonstrative Evidence on a Budget - Stephen Lindsay
Ethically Dealing With Modern Evidence - Heather Williams
Objecting With Style - Martin Sabelli
Neutralizing Bad Evidence - Jeff Robinson
Electronic Evidence: Finding It, Obtaining It, and Getting It Admitted
          - Bill Gallagher
Forfeiture by Wrongdoing - Prof. Richard Kling

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Program Summary: This 4th annual forensics seminar expands the focus from last year's extremely popular program to new areas of science that affect your cases. In the modern world, you need to know and understand the forensic sciences in order to effectively represent your clients. This one-of-a-kind CLE seminar will give you a better understanding of forensic evidence and an arsenal of tools to win your next case.




Microscopic Analysis - Laura Schile
Finding, Funding, and Using an Expert - Steve Benjamin
Drug Addiction & the Brain - Dr. Alex Stalcup
Determining Cause of Death - James Cooney
Sexual Assault & Child Molestation - Dr. Rich Kaplan
Forensic Accident & Scene Investigation - Steven Schorr
Principles of DNA Evidence - Bicka Barlow & Marc Scott Taylor
Advanced DNA: Understanding and Challenging Low Level Results
          - Dr. Simon Ford & David Lynch
Trial by Numbers: Bias & Uncertainty in the Quest for Justice - Ted Vosk
Scientific Evidence in DUIs - Steven Oberman
Trace Evidence & Crime Scene Examination - Hal Arenstein & Drew Findling
Investigating the Government's Forensic Investigation - Dr. Frederic Whitehurst
Unraveling the Mind of the Green River Killer - Mark Prothero

Program Summary: Whether you are a seasoned DUI veteran or just getting started in DUI Defense, this is the program for you! Learn the how to win your next DUI case with best-in-practice cross-examination techniques that specifically highlight the shortcomings of field sobriety tests. This one-hour DVD takes you through the steps of the standardized field sobriety and shows you how to use the tests to prove your client’s innocence. Presented by Steven Oberman, one of the criminal defense bar’s leading experts on DUI defense.

Steve Oberman - Knoxville, TN
Outgoing Dean and NCDD Fellow Steven Oberman has served as Chair or Co-Chair of NACDL’s DUI Committee since 1995, and is an Adjunct Professor at the University of Tennessee Law School. Certified as a DUI Defense Specialist by the Tennessee Commission on CLE and Specialization, he has successfully represented thousands of clients charged with alcohol-related driving offenses. Oberman is the author of DUI: the Crime & Consequences in Tennessee (Thomson Reuters), and co-author with Lawrence Taylor of Drunk Driving Defense (Aspen Publishers).

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CLE Credit Hours:  Up to 14 credits

Program Summary: This special compilation DVD represents the 12 highest-rated speakers and presentations from all NACDL seminars throughout 2010. Rest assured, you will find each of these presentations as interesting and informative as those who saw them LIVE and rated them as the year's best!




Presentations included:
Voir Dire in Child Molestation Cases – Christine Koehler
It’s Not Just an Accusation - It’s Sexual Assault - Lisa Wayne
Junk Science: A Case Study – David Rudolf, Doug Passon, Ronald Guerette
Wrongful Convictions in Child Homicide Cases – Jeffrey Manishen
Storytelling & the Art of Persuasion – Tyrone Moncriffe
Helping the Jury See What the Witness Did Not – Jonathan Rapping
The State of Forensics in Criminal Cases - Prof. Edward Imwinkelried
Self Defense in Homicide Cases – Deja Vishny
Cross of a Snitch - Robert Fickman
Effective Opening & Closing - Ed Shohat
Using Technology in the Courtroom - Cris Arguedas & Chris Ritter
Beating the Assault & Battery Charge – Drew Findling

CLE Credit Hours:  Up to 14 credits

Program Summary: In many ways, cross is the most fun part of trial practice, but it is even better when you have the necessary skills to take it to the next level. This program’s nationally-renowned faculty delves into a wide-array of presentations specifically focused on the most challenging areas of cross-examination. Rest assured, you will find each of these presentations as interesting and informative as those who saw them LIVE!


Presentations included:
Reaching New Heights in Cross-Examination – Lisa Wayne
Exposing the "Eyewitness" Who is Really a Snitch – Pamela Mackey & David Kaplan
Cross-Examining Police Officers in Confession Cases – Deja Vishny
Cross of Experts – Andrea Lyon
Crossing Crime Scene Investigators – David Rudolf
Searching CODIS & AFIS Databases and Crossing Print Experts – Barry Scheck
Cross-Examining Kids – Colette Tvedt
DWI Cross-Examination – Abe Hutt
On the Edge of the Ethical Cliff: When Prosecutors Go Too Far
          – Virginia Grady and Evan Jenness
Revealing True Character Through Cross – Keith Belzer
Towering Above: Impeachment – Hugo Rodriguez

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CLE Credits Hours: Up to 12 General including 1 Ethics

Don't miss your opportunity to purchase this new informative self-study DVD with a wide array of presentations on DWI strategies and tactics presented by some of the best litigators and communicators in the country.  Whether you are just starting a DUI practice or are a seasoned practitioner, you are sure to improve your expertise of DUI defense strategy with this all-encompassing 12-hour DVD program.
 
Seminar presentations:
The Cure for Bad Breath - Jim Nesci 
Winning with Your FST Cross - Denis deVlaming
Winning at the Top: "Confronting" the Supremes - Jeff Fisher
Closing for the Win - Lisa Wayne
Winning Appellate Arguments - Jeff Fisher
Understanding Gas Chromatography - Jim Nesci & Joe St. Louis
From Voir Dire to Opening, 1st Impressions, Lasting Effects - Denis deVlaming
Evaluation of Suspected DUI Drug Cases - Dr. Jennifer Souders
Ethically Winning New Clients - Evan Levow
When the Breath Machine Malfunctions - Jan Semenoff
Winning Before Trial: The Art of Negotiation - Keith Belzer
Winning at Every Level - Flem Whited   

CLE Credit Hours:  Up to 10 general CLE credits

Program Summary: Courtroom communication, persuasion, and the ability to effectively convey a story to a judge or jury are must-have skills. This special compilation DVD will help you learn these important skills from some of the best NACDL speakers and presentations on these topics.



Presentations included:
Storytelling & the Art of Persuasion – Tyrone Moncriffe
The Constitutional Right to Tell Your Client’s Story – Bill Nettles
Taking Persuasion to New Heights Using Technology – Natasha Silas
Selling a Not Guilty With Non-Verbal Communication – Eric Oliver
Storytelling in the Courtroom – Heather Forest
Minimizing Sentences by Persuasive Storytelling – Colette Tvedt
Enhancing Your Courtroom Communication – Joshua Karton
Communicating Your Case Theory to Optimize Success – Jonathan Rapping
Communicating with the Police- Prof. James Duane
Making the Most of What Little You Have Through Persuasion – Jodie English

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CLE Credit Hours:  Up to 9.6 self-study CLE credits

Program Summary: This special compilation DVD represents the highest-rated NACDL speakers on dealing with expert testimony. Rest assured, you will find each of these presentations as interesting and informative as those who saw them LIVE and rated them as the year's best!




Presentations included:
The Care and Feeding of Your Expert – Jan Semenoff
Dismantling/Neutralizing Government Experts – Eric Vos
Voir Dire of the Expert - Dr. SunWolf
Including Experts in Your Defense Strategy – Bruce Lyons
Cross-Examining the Expert – David Lewis
Experts: Sinking With Them, Swimming With Them,
      or Blowing Them Out of the Water – Richard Jaffe
Cross-Examining Expert Witnesses – Traci Owens
Cross-Examination of Experts & Cops – Abe Hutt

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CLE Credit Hours:  Up to 14.4 self-study CLE credits

Program Summary: This special compilation DVD represents the highest-rated NACDL speakers on dealing with evidence--both in getting yours admitted, and discrediting the prosecution's. Rest assured, you will find each of these presentations as interesting and informative as those who saw them LIVE and rated them as the year's best!



Presentations included:
Ruling the “Rules of Evidence” – Roberta Nieslanik
Suppression Issues – Gerald Goldstein
Fresh Complaint Evidence – Brian Steel
Using Demonstrative Evidence – Song Richardson
Suppressing the Evidence – John Wesley Hall
Creative & Aggressive Use of the Rules of Evidence – Barbara Bergman
Victim Evidence in Criminal Cases – Amy Baron-Evans
Obtaining Clinical Psychological Evidence – Dr. Antoinette Kavanaugh
Character Testimony as Substantive & Impeaching Evidence – Charles Daniels
Demonstrative Evidence for the Winning Cases – Lisa Wayne
NAS & the State of Scientific Evidence – Prof. Edward Imwinkelried
Defending Cases with Digital Evidence: Child Pornography & More – Jay Clark


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CLE Credit Hours:  Up to 10.8 credits available

Presentations included:
Practice on the Cutting Edge: Staying Alert to Current Issues
     - Joshua Dratel
Dealing With the Unappealing: Storytelling on Appeal
     - Amy Adelson
The Mechanics and the Art of the Brief - Mark Mahoney
Effective Appellate Advocacy-- A View from the Bench
Writing Your Brief - Henry Bemporad

Standards of Review and Preserving Issues for State & Federal Post-Conviction
          - Rebecca Hudsmith
Getting the Last Word: Reply, Rehearing, and Cert - Karen Landau
Learning from the Masters: Oral Arguments from the Supreme Court Archives
          - Peter Goldberger

CLE Credit Hours: 1 hour of self-study CLE credit

Program Summary: When evaluating chemical test evidence in DUI Cases, the defense practitioner must first understand how alcohol is processed in the human body. In this must-have program, leading DUI Defense practitioner Steven Oberman addresses the science behind the absorption, distribution & elimination of alcohol in the human body, and issues with blood-alcohol concentration measurement. This one-of-a-kind program also covers the measurement of alcohol in the human body with breath testing—including fuel cell devices, infrared devices, and factors affecting breath test analyses, as well as blood testing—including measuring alcohol in the blood, and factors that affect blood test analyses.

Steve Oberman - Knoxville, TN
Past Dean and NCDD Fellow Steven Oberman has served as Chair or Co-Chair of NACDL’s DUI Committee since 1995, and is an Adjunct Professor at the University of Tennessee Law School. Certified as a DUI Defense Specialist by the Tennessee Commission on CLE and Specialization, he has successfully represented thousands of clients charged with alcohol-related driving offenses. Oberman is the author of DUI: the Crime & Consequences in Tennessee (Thomson Reuters), and co-author with Lawrence Taylor of Drunk Driving Defense (Aspen Publishers).

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CLE Credit Hours:  up to 10.8General including 1 Ethics

Program Summary: These powerful presentations include time-tested techniques used by some of the best litigators in the country. Gain the insight you need to have the upper hand in your next case and learn the power to persuade when communicating with all audiences, including judges, jurors, and prosecutors.


Presentations Included:
Effective Client Communication - Cynthia Roseberry
The Ethical Limits of Persuasion - Martin Pinales
Sway: The New Art of Persuading Predictably Irrational Jurors
     - Dr. Sunwolf
Personality as Persuasion - Sam Adam, Jr
Persuasion Through Storytelling - Jodie English
Persuading With Science - Brendan Max
Mockery: The Prince of Persuasion- Tony Axam
Persuasion Across Generational Lines - Joe Guastaferro
Archetypes & Persuasion - Amy Thompson

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CLE Credit Hours: Up to 15 General including 1 Ethics

Program Summary: Gain a better understanding of modern drug cases and strategies to better represent your clients before, during, and after trial.  Whether you are new to trying drug cases or a seasoned practitioner - you are sure to find strategies that will help you succeed your next drug case  on this encompassing 13 session DVD.

Seminar Presentations:
Drug Searches & K-9's - Jeff Weiner
Cross-Examination of Informants - Steve Harmon
Defending Difficult Clients - Shawn Holley  
Federal Sentencing in Drug Cases - Margy Meyers
Strategies in Drug Cases - Randy Schaffer 
Recent Developments in Search and Seizure - Gerald Goldstein
Collateral Consequences of Drug Convictions - Complying with Padilla - Paola Armeni
Highway Stops & Searches - Chuck Ward 
Selecting Dream Jurors and Avoiding those Who Give You Nightmares
     - Randi McGinn
GPS Cases: Battling 21st Century Surveillance - Susan Walsh 
Right Drug-Wrong Dose- Ethics for the Criminal Lawyer - Marty Pinales
Litigating E-mail & Text Searches - John Wesley Hall
Cross of Expert Witnesses - Melinda Sarafa

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CLE Credit Hours: 1 hour of self-study CLE credit

Child Sexual Assault & Molestation Pediatric child abuse specialist Dr. Rich Kaplan brings forth a dynamic and captivating presentation style to shed light on one of the most difficult of all cases confronting a defense counsel -- sexual assault & molestation of a child. In this one-hour presentation, Dr. Kaplan addresses a brief history of the medical response to child sexual abuse, what medical providers don’t know, guidelines for proper medical care, classification of medical findings, differentiating a medical history from a forensic interview that has been characterized as a medical history, and explains in detail what the medical diagnosis of sexual abuse means.

Dr. Rich Kaplan, MD - Minneapolis, MN
Dr. Rich Kaplan has been working with child abuse victims for over 30 years. A board certified pediatric child abuse specialist at the Children’s Hospitals and Clinics of Minnesota, he serves as an Associate Professor of Pediatrics at the University of Minnesota Medical School. Dr. Kaplan is the Medical Director of the Center for Safe and Healthy Children - the University of Minnesota Amplatz Children’s Hospital Child Abuse Program and the Associate Medical Director at Midwest Children’s Resource Center, a regional medical child abuse evaluation program at Children’s Hospitals and Clinics of Minnesota. He is a member of the Executive Board of the American Academy of Pediatrics Section on Child Abuse and Neglect (SOCAN) and has been named as the Section’s representative to the Academy’s Committee on Child Abuse and Neglect (COCAN). Dr. Kaplan established and is the Medical Director of Telehealth Institute for Child Maltreatment – a national program to provide expert review to child abuse medical providers regardless of their location. Most recently he has become board certified in the new pediatric specialty: Child Abuse Pediatrics.

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CLE Credit Hours: 1 hour of self-study CLE credit

Drug Addiction & the Brain: Understanding the Science
In this highly-rated program, Dr. Alex Stalcup will walk you through the science and provide specific details about the drug / crime relationship. He addresses addiction effects on behavior control, behavior dysregulation, addicting drugs and the mechanisms of action, neuroadaptation, tolerance, and withdrawal, and the factors affecting judgment in drug users. After seeing this presentation, you will have a better understanding of why decisions made by addicts are part of a disease process, are not rational application of free will, and understand why reflection, deliberation, and consideration are precluded in addictive behavior. With this information in-hand, you’ll have the necessary knowledge and a deeper understanding of drug addiction and the brain, and be well on your way to effectively demonstrate and communicate your drug defense—“but not for the drug, the crime would not have occurred.”

Dr. S. Alex Stalcup, M.D. - Lafayette, CA
Dr. S. Alex Stalcup is Board Certified in Pediatrics and Addiction Medicine, and is certified as a Medical Review Officer by the American Society of Addiction Medicine (A.S.A.M.). In 1990, after three years as Medical Director of the Drug Detoxification, Treatment & Aftercare Project at Haight Ashbury Free Clinic in San Francisco, Dr. Stalcup opened a private practice in addiction medicine. Since 1996, he has served as the Medical Director of the New Leaf Treatment Center in Lafayette, California.

CLE Credit Hours: Up to 16 General, including 1 Ethics

Program Summary: With the mob mentality becoming more prominent in modern society, effectively defending sexual assault cases is increasingly difficult. The scrutiny of 24-hour media cycle, coerced confessions, discovery battles, scientific evidence, harsh sentencing, and unexpected collateral consequences all play major roles and create obstacles in your defense of the clients everyone loves to hate.

This self-study program will provide you with the best strategies for defending those accused of sex crimes, shed light on modern science to effectively dispute the prosecution’s claims of wrongdoing, and minimize the influence and impact of the media on your client’s chances of an acquittal.

Give your client and yourself a fighting chance of success in the most difficult of cases order this seminar today and get the tools you need to minimize the impact of the mob mentality you will inevitably face.

Seminar Presentations:
Cross of the Medical Expert in a Sexual Assault Case – Bill James
Representing Juveniles Accused of Sex Offenses – Brad Meryhew
Mitigating the Offender: The Impact of Early Childhood Sex Abuse
          – Jeff Robinson
Dealing with Child Witnesses – Dr. Sherrie Bourg Carter
Ethically Representing the Accused Sex Offender – John Wesley Hall
SANE Examinations – Cathleen Bennett & Stephanie Page
Defending the Professional Accused of a Sex Crime – John Arrascada
Litigating False Accusations of Rape – William W. Taylor, III
Beyond Registration: Collateral Consequences of Sex Crimes Conviction
         – Nellie King
The Rape Shield Statute and Developing Your Cross Examination
         – Cynthia Roseberry
Picking a Jury – Denise De la Rue
Online Evidence and Technology in Porn Cases – Dr. Michael Brannon

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CLE Credit Hours:  Up to 1.5 credits available

Program Summary:
A hypothetical company with a deferred prosecution agreement, a whistleblower alleging bribery and non-compliance, and all the players in between – this diverse cast of panelists dissects these facts masterfully to uncover the complexity of defending the individual. FCPA prosecutions are high stakes games with every party working for their own interest. For the individual, zealous and strategic representation has never been more life or death.

Moderator: Mark J. Rochon, Miller & Chevalier (Washington, DC)

Panelists:
Mary Carter Andrues, Arent Fox LLP (Los Angeles, CA)
Pamela R. Davis, Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP (San Francisco, CA)
Jeffrey H. Knox, FCPA Unit, U.S. Dept. of Justice (Washington, DC)
C.E. Rhodes,  Baker Hughes Oilfield Operations Inc. (Houston, TX)

Program Summary: Knowledge of the forensic sciences is essential to the success of your defense.   This comprehensive 14-hour DVD will leave you with a better understanding of forensic sciences so you can effectively represent your clients. We've compiled a world-class faculty presenting the information you need to be prepared for your next trial - if you can't attend the seminar this is one DVD you can't afford not to purchase!

Included Sessions:
Bloodspatter Evidence for Lawyers - Gary Gibson
The Amanda Knox Case: What Role Did DNA Transfer and Contamination Issues Play?
          - Prof. Bruce Budowle & Ted Simon
State of NC v. Gregory Taylor: A Case Study - Mike Klinkosum
The Role of the Forensic pathologist in the Criminal Justice System - Dr. Cyril H. Wecht, M.D., J.D.
Trends and Tips in Computer Forensics Discovery Prerequisites - Rick Albee
Forensic Evidence in Sexual Assault Cases - Colette Tvedt & Lisa Wayne
The Science of Eyewitness Identification - Karen Newirth & Gary Wells
Fighting the Prosecution's "Fantasy of Forensics" - Jose Baez
DNA: From Basics to Advanced - Bicka Barlow, Simon Ford & Jennifer Friedman
Burning Down the House: Defending Accusations of Arson - Chris Adams
Mental Defenses - John Niland


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CLE Credit Hours: up to 14 General

Program Summary: NACDL proudly conducted this unique seminar for the 28th year in Aspen, CO. The program is complemented with an unparalleled faculty that will enlighten and inspire all. This seminar provides you with the chance to hear from the past year's most publicized and well-known defense attorneys and discuss the latest issues confronting defense attorneys today on various interactive panels. Included in this year's impressive faculty are some of the most noted defense attorneys, prosecutors, government officials, and judges in the country.

Seminar Presentations
Cushioning the Blow: Practical Tips for Sentencing
Who's Running the Department of Justice?
Successful Trial Techniques
Comparative Justice in the Age of Terrorism
Ethical Dilemmas for Defense Counsel
The Hazards of Duke

CLE Credit Hours: up to 14 General; including up to 2 Ethics

Program Summary: NACDL proudly conducted this unique seminar for the 29th year in Aspen, CO. The program is complemented with an unparalleled faculty that will enlighten and inspire all. This seminar provides you with the chance to hear from the past year's most publicized and well-known defense attorneys and discuss the latest issues confronting defense attorneys today on various interactive panels. Included in this year's impressive faculty are some of the most noted defense attorneys, prosecutors, government officials, and judges in the country.

Seminar Presentations
Update from Gitmo: Reviving Due Process
Innovative Trial Techniques
Ethical Dilemmas in the Attorney-Client Relationship
Current Trends in Tax Prosecutions
Post-Booker Developments in Federal Sentencing
Big Love, Little Love & Virtual Love: Sex and the Law

CLE Credit Hours: up to 14 General

Program Summary: NACDL proudly conducted this unique seminar for the 30th year in Aspen, CO. The program is complemented with an unparalleled faculty that will enlighten and inspire all. This seminar provides you with the chance to hear from the past year's most publicized and well-known defense attorneys and discuss the latest issues confronting defense attorneys today on various interactive panels. Included in this year's impressive faculty are some of the most noted defense attorneys, prosecutors, government officials, and judges in the country.

Seminar Presentations
Winning Trial Techniques
Sentencing Update & A View from the Bench
High Profile Trials: The Phil Spector Case(s)
Prosecution Misconduct: Brady & Beyond
New Sheriff in Town: What's Up with the DOJ?
Criminalizing Innocent Conduct: Honest Services Fraud

CLE Credit Hours: up to 14 General

Program Summary: NACDL proudly conducted this unique seminar for the 31st year in Aspen, CO. The program is complemented with an unparalleled faculty that will enlighten and inspire all. This seminar provides you with the chance to hear from the past year's most publicized and well-known defense attorneys and discuss the latest issues confronting defense attorneys today on various interactive panels. Included in this year's impressive faculty are some of the most noted defense attorneys, prosecutors, government officials, and judges in the country.

Seminar Presentations
The Ethics & Perils of Practice
Innovative Trial Techniques
Without Intent: Overcriminalization of the Law
Preparing to Win: Novel Approaches
To Try the Impossible Cases
Tomorrow's Issues Today

CLE Credit Hours: up to 14 General

Program Summary: NACDL proudly conducted this unique seminar for the 32st year in Aspen, CO. The program is complemented with an unparalleled faculty that will enlighten and inspire all. This seminar provides you with the chance to hear from the past year's most publicized and well-known defense attorneys and discuss the latest issues confronting defense attorneys today on various interactive panels. Included in this year's impressive faculty are some of the most noted defense attorneys, prosecutors, government officials, and judges in the country.

Seminar Presentations
Defending the Mentally Impaired
Creative Trial Techniques
Navigating Ethical Dilemmas
Current Criminal Trends
Winning the Sentencing War
How to Lose a Winning Appeal

CLE Credit Hours: Up to 14 General credits including up to 6 Ethics

Program Summary: One thing is clear about the practice we call white collar crime -- it changes yearly. The issues are increasingly complex and the press coverage more intense than ever before. We are in the midst of great change, and the best way to keep-up with change and learn what to do under the law and practice as it now exists is to share our experiences with each other. This 5th Annual Defending the White Collar Case Seminar, produced in partnership by NACDL and the Louis Stein Center for Law & Ethics, Fordham University Law School, is the nation's premiere White Collar CLE program for networking and getting the inside scoop on the biggest, most current cases we are facing today. Many of the panels have participants from the government as well as the defense bar and the judiciary. As an experienced white collar veteran, or someone interested in getting into white collar defense, you do not want to miss this seminar!

Seminar presentations included:
Pay to Play--The Current Wave of Public Corruption Cases
Cyberspace--The Black Hole Where Ethics, Strategy, and Technology Collide
Choppy Waters--The Ethics of Privilege and Disclosure
More Jail, Less Justice--White Collar Sentencing Unhinged from Reality
Prosecutions & Lawsuits Stemming from the Securities Market Meltdown
Getting Paid, Not Charged--Avoiding Indictment by Collecting Fees Ethically
Perfecting Your Panel--Tips from the Experts on Jury Consulting & Selection

CLE Credit Hours:  up to 10 General; 4.8 Ethics

Program Summary: One thing is clear about the practice we call white collar crime -- it changes yearly. The issues are increasingly complex and the press coverage more intense than ever before. We are in the midst of great change, and the best way to keep-up with change and learn what to do under the law and practice as it now exists is to share our experiences with each other. This 6th Annual Defending the White Collar Case Seminar, produced in partnership by NACDL and the Louis Stein Center for Law & Ethics, Fordham University Law School, is the nation's premiere White Collar CLE program for getting the inside scoop on the biggest, most current cases we are facing today. Many of the panel participants are from the government as well as the defense bar and the judiciary. As an experienced white collar veteran, or someone interested in getting into white collar defense, this is a must-see seminar!

INCLUDES:

Prosecutors Behaving Badly: More Unethical Conduct or
        Just More Discovery of Misconduct?
iDefense: Strategic & Ethical Issues in the Digital Age
Keynote Address: An Interview of Jeffrey Toobin, CNN Senior Analyst
Where Do We Go From Here? Honest Services Fraud and Public Corruption
The White Collar Trial: Required Skills and Exceptional Techniques
An SEC Makeover: Restructured, Refocused, and … Back in the Game?
Passport, Please: Defending in an International Enforcement Climate

CLE Credit Hours:  up to 10 General; 4.8 Ethics

Program Summary: One thing is clear about the practice we call white collar crime -- it changes yearly. The issues are increasingly complex and the press coverage more intense than ever before. We are in the midst of great change, and the best way to keep-up with change and learn what to do under the law and practice as it now exists is to share our experiences with each other. This 6th Annual Defending the White Collar Case Seminar, produced in partnership by NACDL and the Louis Stein Center for Law & Ethics, Fordham University Law School, is the nation's premiere White Collar CLE program for getting the inside scoop on the biggest, most current cases we are facing today. Many of the panel participants are from the government as well as the defense bar and the judiciary. As an experienced white collar veteran, or someone interested in getting into white collar defense, this is a must-see seminar!

INCLUDES:

Juries: From Selection to Summation
Wires & Warrants
Special Lunch Interview with Gregg Jarrett & Carrie Johnson
The ABCs of D-efense in an E-lectronic Age:
     Ethics and Strategies
Cooperation: When to Shut Up and How to Put Up
Mind Games: Challenging Intent, Winning the Cases
Whistleblowers: The Government’s Not So Secret Weapon
Sentencing: Getting Outside the Guidelines

This DVD program will enlighten you to the best strategies for jury selection and help you take the fear out of Voir Dire! Learn the principals of voir dire, how jurors really think and decide, and more!







Presentations included:
Finding the Jurors of Your Dreams and Avoiding Those Who Give You Nightmares
     - Randi McGinn
Voir Dire in Child Molestation Cases - Christine Koehler
Making and Winning Challenges for Cause - Ann Roan
The 15-Minute Voir Dire - Lisa Wayne & Randi McGinn
The 50 Minute Guide to the 4,138 Principles of Voir Dire - Marvin Schechter
Getting the Good, Bad and Ugly Thoughts from Potential Jurors - Jeffrey Robinson
New Voir Dire and Jury Motions from Social Psychology and Cognitive Science
     - Dr. Sunwolf
Voir Dire in Domestic Violence Cases - Grover Porter
Victory through Jury Selection - Michael Stout
Impeachment: Why, Whether, How - Deryl Dantzler
Jury Questionnaires That Get Victories - Beth Bochnak

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CLE Credits: Up to 12 general, including 1 ethics

A staple of civil litigation for years, the presence of experts in criminal cases is an increasingly common occurrence. Frequently dealing with specific fields and disciplines, the subject matter of a given expert can be intimidating for defense counsel. Defending against experts and presenting them as part of your client's case is an essential skill all criminal defense attorneys need.

This program will provide you with the knowledge and confidence to effectively handle an expert without the worry of having to become an expert yourself. Learn the techniques to effectively present your experts while refuting the testimony of the prosecution’s experts.

Seminar Presentations:
Is it Really Science? Litigating a Daubert Hearing - Candace Crouse & Lindsey Gutierrez
The Key to Victory: Finding and Funding Experts - Steve Benjamin    
Using Pre-Trial Hearings & Discovery to Set the Stage for Persuasive Use of Experts at              Trial- Richard Jaffe
Crossing the State's Expert: Creating Reasonable Doubt With a Well-Crafted Cross
     - Melanie Morgan & Cheryl Pilate
Evaluating and Challenging Forensic Identification Evidence - Michael Saks
Using the Internet to Investigate Government Experts - Richard Demarest
The Lessons of Science: What Lawyers and Judges Need to Know - Alan Gold
Going Behind the Lab Report and Into the Lab: What the Labs Don't Want You to Know
     - Janine Arvizu
Effective Use of Experts: A View from the Bench - Moderator: Ian Friedman
     Panelist: Honorable Edward C. Prado, Honorable Joan Synenberg, Honorable Terrence O'Donnell
Ethically Preparing & Presenting Your Expert - Jim Bell


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CLE Credits: Up to 13 general credits including up to 3 ethics credits

Summary: The 2012 West Coast While Collar Conference is an incredible program that addresses the hottest topics in your practice - from defending intent to negotiations with the government - this program is sure to enhance your expertise on the most pertinent topics and common issues that occur in white collar cases.

Contents:
It’s All In Your Head: Defending on the Battlefield of Intent
Advanced Discovery Techniques
Gathering Evidence in Foreign Lands
Keynote: Supreme Court Review - Prof. Pam Karlan
Making Ends Meet: Getting Paid Consistently and Ethically
Setting the Course for Negotiations with the Government
Working with (and Against) Experts
Dealing with an Unethical Prosecution
Strategies for Sentencing and Incarceration

CLE Credits: Up to 15.5 general including 1 ethics*

This program is designed to provide criminal defense counsel with the most effective voir dire approaches and techniques needed to conduct comprehensive jury selection. It will identify and address the objectives of voir dire and bring advanced and modern insight from some of the most knowledgeable jury selection experts in the country—making it especially applicable to both newer and veteran practitioners.

You will specifically learn how to find jurors that may be favorable to your client’s case, to properly convey the defense’s reasoning, framing of factual issues, how to humanize the client, building trust and credibility with the jurors, how to determine biases, prejudices and attitudes of jurors, and how to effectively set forth and convey legal principles.

Special emphasis will include voir dire under time pressures, proper utilization of questionnaires, building rapport with your venire, making a Batson challenge, developing challenges for cause to maximize peremptory challenges, and much, much more.

Program Sessions:
Developing Strikes for Cause - Robert Swafford
How to Voir Dire a Jury About Your Client's Confession - Steven Wells
Cross-Cultural Voir Dire - Jacque Wilson
Voir Dire in Child Sex Cases - Kathleen Stilling
Tell & Show - Voir Dire Demonstration - Richard Kammen
Jurors and Social Media - Tara Trask
Voir Dire: A Judicial Perspective - Judge Robert W. Pratt
15-Minute Voir Dire - Randi McGinn & Lisa Wayne
Using Jury Questionnaires - Karen Jo Koonan
Ethically Talking to Jurors - Richard Tegtmeier
Using the Colorado Method in Non-Death Cases - Matthew Rubenstein
Voir Dire in DWI Cases - Abe Hutt
Batson Challenges - Elisabeth Semel

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*Self-Study CLE credit is available where applicable. Additional fees may apply.

CLE Credit Hours:  Up to 13 credits

Program Summary: This special compilation DVD represents the 13 highest-rated speakers and presentations from all NACDL seminars throughout 2011. Rest assured, you will find each of these presentations as interesting and informative as those who saw them LIVE and rated them as the year's best!