Learn the latest on Criminal & DUI Defense CLE with this convenient, 24/7 On-demand Recording & Complimentary Podcast. Register to obtain CLE & MCLE credit, online access to course & reference materials, and attend this on-demand seminar. YOU MAY LISTEN FROM ALMOST ANY TYPE OF COMPUTER OR IPOD. ACCESS TO THE RECORDING AND MATERIALS DOES NOT EXPIRE.

Benefits:

From the cutting-edge strategies to best practices on Criminal Defense & DUI Practice, this convenient, on-demand seminar will teach you the latest law on DUI/DWI defense, police interrogation, informants, undercover policing, and challenging evidence. We'll cover strategies on the trial trends in criminal defense and offer valuable tips on how to understand both the technical and legal aspects of effectively DUI and other criminal charges. Specific emphasis will be placed on the scientific aspects that many attorneys overlook, techniques for trial, and advice to provide to clients. Our distinguished seminar faculty, three of the foremost experts in the field, will share the skills, best practices, and insight to teach you the latest procedures, case law, and strategies. Registration includes access to comprehensive course and reference materials.

Agenda:

1. Mastering Police Interrogations & Informants:

a. Understanding the Full Use of Police Informants

b. Making Sense of the Changing Rules of Police Interrogation

c. The Role of Undercover Policing Today

d. The Impact of Police Intelligence on Criminal Defense

e. Effectively Challenging Criminal Evidence

2. What Really Happens at a DUI Stop and What It Means for a Prosecution or Administrative Hearing:

a. Determining the Defendant's Cooperation with Police

b. Sobriety Checkpoints: What is the constitutionality?

c. Differences between Detention & Lighting UP

d. Does Autobiographical Information Trigger Miranda?

e. The Initial Contact between the Police and the Defendant

f. Field Sobriety Tests, Breath Tests, & Blood Tests

g. The Interplay between the Dept of Motor Vehicles & the Court

h. Effectively Using A Motion to Suppress

3. Recorded Question & Answer Session with the Experts

Biography of Seminar Faculty:

1. Jacqueline E. Ross is a Professor of Law at the University of Illinois College of Law. A respected scholar in the fields of evidence and criminal law and procedure, Professor Ross is currently engaged in a compressive study of undercover policing in the United States, Italy, Germany, and France. She has also received a Fulbright Fellowship to compare how French and American police use local security partnerships as sources of intelligence. Professor Ross, a former federal prosecutor, has published on numerous criminal law topics in both American and European journals, including the University of Chicago Law Review, the American Journal of Comparative Law, the Oxford Journal of Legal Studies, the Annual Review of Law and the Social Sciences, and several Italian journals. Her cutting edge work has received numerous awards, including the Edward Wise Senior Scholar Prize from the American Society of Comparative Law and the University of Illinois College of Law’s Carroll P. Hurd Award for Excellence in Faculty Scholarship. She has previously served on the facilities at Columbia Law School and NYU School of Law. Prof. Ross is a graduate of the University of Chicago Law School and served as a law clerk to the Honorable Douglas H. Ginsburg, U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit.

2. Steve Meister is a veteran criminal trial lawyer with 18 years of experience trying serious state and federal felony cases, including homicides, sexual assaults, sex offender registration, arson, conspiracy, gang cases, robberies, firearms offenses, narcotics, Internet crimes, immigration crimes, fraud and copyright infringement. Mr. Meister's clients have included high-profile political officials in corruption investigations, professional and college athletes, and entertainment figures. A former prosecutor, Steve Meister is also an expert DUI and DMV lawyer, winning many cases before the Department of Motor Vehicles and saving clients’ driver’s licenses from revocation or suspension. Mr. Meister has served as a legal analyst television and radio news stations, and is frequently quoted by national publications for his views on criminal cases. His public works on criminal defense and DUI include “Innocent Until Proven Guilty,” “Closing Argument” and “When Nothing is Shocking.”

3. Michael Kessler is a Board Certified Criminal Trial Lawyer, a leading authority on DUI Defense and a member of the National College for DUI Defense, has practiced criminal law for over 25 years. He is a founding member of the Saint Lucie County Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers and co-author of The DUI Book: Florida Edition, the definitive resource on DUI in Florida. Mr. Kessler has extensive experience on DUI, drug possession, drug sales (including marijuana, cocaine, meth, and others), domestic violence, bar fights, sex crimes, pornography, and murder. He has been selected as a SuperLawyer, has consistently earned AVVO’s “10.0 – Superb” rating, and is AV rated by Martindale Hubbell. Mr. Kessler has is a widely sought after lecturer, having spoken across the country on "Strategies and Tactics for Defending DUI Cases," Basic DUI Defense for Young Lawyers," "How to Demonstrate What's Wrong with the Intoxylizer 8000," "Closing Arguments in DUI Cases," "DUI Defense for Public Defenders." Mr. Kessler holds a law degree from the University of North Carolina School of Law.

Who should attend this seminar?
Attorneys, paralegals, and legal professionals.

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CLE ACCREDITATION: Rossdale CLE is a national leader in attorney education and has trained thousands of attorneys, paralegals, and other legal professionals. Attend this on-demand seminar & podcast for CLE & MCLE credit with the following pending & approved jurisdictions:

1. Alabama State Bar MCLE Commission for 1.5 MCLE credits

2. State Bar of California for 1.5 MCLE credits

3. The Florida Bar for 2.0 CLE credits

4. Georgia Bar for 1.5 CLE credits

5. Mississippi Commission on Continuing Legal Education for 1.5 CLE credits

6. The Nevada Board of Continuing Legal Education for 1.5 CLE credits

7. The New Mexico Minimum Continuing Legal Education Board for 1.5 CLE credits

8. The New York State Bar for 1.5 CLE credits

9. The Oregon State Bar for 1.5 CLE credits

10. The Rhode Island Mandatory Continuing Legal Education Commission for 1.5 CLE credits

11. The Virginia State Bar for 1.5 MCLE credits

12. The Washington State Board of Continuing Legal Education for 1.5 MCLE credits

13. The Wisconsin Board of Bar Examiners for 1.5 CLE credits

14. The Wyoming State Bar for 1.5 CLE credits

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