2023 Bernard Edelman DWI Law & Science Seminar

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Agenda DWI Law & Science Seminar

Wednesday, July 26 

4-6 p.m. and 7:30-8 p.m. | Registration  

7:30-9 p.m. | Networking reception  

 

Thursday, July 27

7:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m. | Registration 

7:30-8:30 a.m. | Continental breakfast

7:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m. | Exhibitor booths open

8:30-9:20 a.m. | Case law update
Speaker: Matthew D. Fry, Rosenblum, Schwartz, and Fry, PC, St. Louis

9:20-9:30 a.m. | Break

9:30-10:20 a.m. | Using NHTSA manual to cross LEO
Speaker: Jeffrey S. Eastman, Law Office of Keleher & Eastman, Gladstone

10:20-10:30 a.m. | Break

10:30-11:20 a.m. | Daubert hearings: What you must know to defeat bad science
Speaker: Laura E. O’Sullivan, DWI & Criminal Law Center, Benjamin Law Firm, LLC, Belton

11:20-11:30 a.m. | Break

11:30 a.m.-12:20 p.m. | Defending and winning blood draw: Alcohol cases
Speaker: John M. Eccher, Eccher Law Group, St. Louis

12:20-1:30 p.m. | Lunch

12:40-1:30 p.m. | Lunch presentation: Understanding your clients and cultural humility
Speaker: Shayla L. Marshall, Missouri State Public Defender, St. Joseph

1:30-1:40 p.m. | Break

1:40-3:20 p.m. | Court of Appeals
Speakers: Hon. Gary D. Witt, Missouri Court of Appeals-Western District, Kansas City; Hon. Janet L. Sutton, Missouri Court of Appeals-Western District, Kansas City; Hon. Matthew P. Hamner, Camden County Circuit Court, Camdenton

3:20-3:35 p.m. | Network with exhibitors

3:35-4:25 p.m. | Fight probable cause to win your DWI cases
Speaker: Carl M. Ward, The Law Office of Carl M. Ward, Washington

4:25-4:35 p.m. | Break

4:35-5:35 p.m. | Judges’ panel: Do’s and don’ts from the bench
Speakers: Hon. John F. Newsham, Associate Circuit Court, 21st Judicial Circuit, St. Louis; Hon. Stanley D. Williams, Associate Circuit Court, 20th Judicial Circuit, Eureka; Hon. Martina L. Peterson, Municipal Court, 16th Judicial Circuit, Kansas City

5:30-7 p.m. | Networking reception

 
Friday, July 28

7:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m. | Registration 

7:30-8:30 a.m. | Buffet breakfast

7:30 a.m.-3:50 p.m. | Exhibitor booths open

8:30-9:20 a.m. | Blood evidence and discovery: What you need to know to win
Speaker: Andrew Mishlove, Mishlove & Stuckert, LLC, Attorneys at Law, Milwaukee, WI

9:20-9:30 a.m. | Break

9:30-10:20 a.m. | Know the science to defend marijuana DUIs effectively
Speaker: Stefan Rose, M.D., Laboratory Medicine, Forensic Toxicology & Psychiatry, University of Medical & Forensic Consultants, LLC, Palm City, FL

10:20-10:35 a.m. | Network with exhibitors

10:35-11:25 a.m. | Voir dire: Reframing defense theories
Speaker: Troy McKinney, Schneider & McKinney PC, Houston, TX

11:25-11:35 a.m. | Break

11:35 a.m.-12:25 p.m. | Demonstration of a DRE evaluation
Speaker: Travis B. Jones, TBJ, LLC, Moscow Mills

12:25-1:35 p.m. | Lunch

12:45-1:35 p.m. | Luncheon presentation: Ethics in DWI defense
Speaker: Matthew D. Fry, Rosenblum, Schwartz, and Fry, PC, St. Louis

1:35-1:45 p.m. | Break

1:45-2:35 p.m. | Cannabis and cars
Speaker: Jay Tiftickjian, Tiftickjian Law Firm, PC, Denver, CO

2:35-2:50 p.m. | Network with exhibitors

2:50-3:40 p.m. | What you must know to beat the breathalyzers
Speaker: Travis B. Jones

3:40-3:50 p.m. | Break

3:50-4:50 p.m. | Demonstration of crossing LEO
Speaker: Travis L. Noble, Jr., Travis Noble, PC, St. Louis

Agenda Paralegal Track

Friday, July 28

7:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m. | Registration 

7:30-8:30 a.m. | Buffet breakfast

7:30 a.m.-3:50 p.m. | Exhibitor booths open

8:30-9:20 a.m. | Client interview and DWI questionnaires
Speakers: Kimberly Benjamin, Planning Chair, Missouri DWI & Criminal Law Center, Benjamin Law Firm, LLC, Belton; Jeannean Fenske, Travis Noble, PC, St. Louis

9:20-9:30 a.m. | Break

9:30-10:20 a.m. | First steps you must do in all DWIs: DOR and criminal discovery
Speakers: Kimberly Benjamin; Jeannean Fenske; Jaime Waller, Paralegal, Missouri DWI & Criminal Law Center, Benjamin Law Firm, LLC, Belton; Holly Accurso, Paralegal, Eccher Law Group, St. Louis

10:20-10:35 a.m. | Break

10:35-11:25 a.m. | Discovery and investigation
Speakers: Kimberly Benjamin; Jeannean Fenske; Travis B. Jones, TBJ, LLC, Moscow Mills

11:25-11:35 a.m. | Break

11:35 a.m.-12:25 p.m. | Understanding pleas and consequences
Speakers: Kimberly Benjamin; Jeannean Fenske; Matthew D. Fry, Rosenblum, Schwartz, and Fry, PC, St. Louis; John M. Eccher, Eccher Law Group, St. Louis

12:15-1:35 p.m. | Lunch

12:45-1:35 p.m. | Luncheon presentation: Ethics in DWI defense
Speaker: Matthew D. Fry

1:35-1:45 p.m. | Break

1:45-2:35 p.m. | Preparing for trials and trial notebooks
Speakers: Kimberly Benjamin; Jeannean Fenske; Jaime Waller; Holly Accurso

2:35-2:50 p.m. | Break

2:50-3:40 p.m. | Trials including jury selection
Speakers: Kimberly Benjamin, Jeannean Fenske, Matthew D. Fry; John M. Eccher

3:40-3:50 p.m. | Break

3:50-4:50 p.m. | Demonstration of crossing LEO
Speaker: Travis L. Noble, Jr., Travis Noble, PC, St. Louis

Pass Details

Standard Pass
MACDL Member Early: $345* | Regular: $400

• Access to CLE sessions, panel discussions, and plenaries
• Provided meals:
  • Thursday: Breakfast, lunch, reception
  • Friday: Breakfast, lunch

Standard Pass
Non-MACDL Member Early: $385* | Regular: $440

• Access to CLE sessions, panel discussions, and plenaries
• Provided meals:
  • Thursday: Breakfast, lunch, reception
  • Friday: Breakfast, lunch

Recording add-on for in-person participants: $60

• Program recording access for 90 days. NOTE: Program recordings viewed after the event can only be reported for self-study. Pursuant to Regulation 15.04.5, a lawyer may receive up to six hours of self-study credit in a reporting year. Self-study programs do not qualify for GAL Certification, ethics, elimination of bias or Kansas credit.

Virtual Pass 
MACDL Member: $345* | Non-Member: $400

• Virtual access to CLE sessions, panel discussions, and plenaries
• Program recording access for 90 days. NOTE: Program recordings viewed after the event can only be reported for self-study. Pursuant to Regulation 15.04.5, a lawyer may receive up to six hours of self-study credit in a reporting year. Self-study programs do not qualify for GAL Certification, ethics, elimination of bias or Kansas credit.

Law Student/Paralegal/Legal Aid Attorney or Paralegal/State Public Defender/Prosecutor/MO Protection & Advocacy Services
In-person Pass | $230

• Access to CLE sessions, panel discussions, and plenaries
• Provided meals:
  • Thursday: Breakfast, lunch, reception
  • Friday: Breakfast, lunch

Law Student/Paralegal/Legal Aid Attorney or Paralegal/State Public Defender/Prosecutor/MO Protection & Advocacy Services
Virtual Pass | $230 

• Virtual access to CLE sessions, panel discussions, and plenaries
• Program recording access for 90 days. NOTE: Program recordings viewed after the event can only be reported for self-study. Pursuant to Regulation 15.04.5, a lawyer may receive up to six hours of self-study credit in a reporting year. Self-study programs do not qualify for GAL Certification, ethics, elimination of bias or Kansas credit.

* Early rates end 6/26/23

Conference Lodging Rates

      

The Lodge of Four Seasons
315 Four Seasons Drive | Lake Ozark, MO

Sleeping Room Rates
Seasons Bay $148
Main Building $180
Rates are per night, and do not include tax.

To make a reservation, call 888-265-5500 Monday thru Friday, 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m. or reserve online at https://reservations.travelclick.com/17336?groupID=3712142

Conference lodging rates end on June 26, 2023, or when the block is filled, whichever occurs first.

Additional Meal Ticket Information

Additional meal ticket pricing:

Thursday reception - $25 per person

No additional breakfast or lunch tickets will be available. 

If you would like to purchase additional reception tickets at a later date once you have completed the registration process, login to your MoBarCLE account, locate the 2023 Bernard Edelman DWI Law & Science Seminar, and click on the blue "Buy the Add-On" button. 

Cancellation Policy

2023 Bernard Edelman DWI Law & Science Seminar Registration Cancellation & Refund Policy

•  All cancellation and refund requests must be in writing to mobarcle@mobar.org
   
•  A FULL REFUND of the registration fee will be issued if we receive your written cancellation by July 20, 2023. You will not have access to electronic course materials.
   
•  NO REFUND of the registration fee will be issued if we receive your written cancellation after July 20, 2023.  You will have access to electronic course materials.

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