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10th Annual
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Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association
6808 Hill Meadow Drive
Austin, Texas 78736
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Stuart Kinard Memorial
Advanced DWI Seminar
November 6–7, 2014
Menger Hotel
San Antonio, Texas
Michael Gross, Adam Kobs
& Mark Stevens
Course Directors
Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association
The Overview
E Key Information
Stuart Kinard Memorial
Advanced DWI Seminar
This seminar is designed to provide attorneys with the valuable tools necessary to
successfully handle all aspects of a DWI blood case or DWI breath case. This course will
provide advanced information regarding all aspects of ALR hearings and DWI blood
draw cases and breath cases to include essential discovery areas, attacking blood draw
warrants, basics of blood testing, blood disconnect defense, DWI jury selection, crucial
areas for cross-examination of law enforcement and experts at a DWI trial, essential DWI
sentencing issues, and collateral DWI issues such as the DPS surcharge.
E Contact Information
Destination Information
City ________________________________________ State ___________ Zip ____________________________________
The seminar will be held at the Menger Hotel, 204 Alamo Plaza, San Anto­nio, Texas 78205. A
room block has been reserved at the Menger Hotel. Accom­modations are $119 per night,
single or double occupancy. Please call 210-223-4361 or 800-345-9285 for reservations.
Space is limited. Hotel cutoff is October 20, 2014, or until block is full, whichever comes first.
CLE Information
This program is expected to be accredited for 13.5 CLE hours, including 1.0 hour ethics.
Credit for attendance may be utilized toward the CLE requirements for certification and
recertification of attorneys in criminal law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization and
towards the total CLE requirements of the State Bar of Texas. Seminar satisfies biennial CLE
requirements for continuing NCDD members.
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Street Address ___________________________________________________________________________________________
Phone _________________________________________ Fax ___________________________________________________
E Reserve My Space / Materials
To receive a refund—less 10 percent processing fees—cancellations must be received in writing
two weeks prior to the seminar. Cancellations made within two weeks of the seminar will be
assessed a 50 percent cancellation fee. Materials will be sent after the seminar. Semi­nars are
open to criminal defense attorneys; other professionals who support the de­fense of criminal cases
may attend at cost. Law enforcement personnel and prosecutors are not eligible to attend.
Pre-registration, order by 10/17/14
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q Non-member$500
Contact TCDLA
(Registration with book is limited after 10/17/14)
Mail completed registration form to TCDLA • 6808 Hill Meadow Drive • Austin, Texas 78736,
or fax to (512) 469-0512. Questions? Email cescobar@tcdla.com or call (512) 478-2514.
On-site registration
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Agenda
Thursday, November 6
Friday, November 7
8:00 am Sign-in and Introductory Remarks
8:15 am
DWI Hot Issues Case Law Update E Adam Kobs
9:00 am
Advanced Discovery: What You
Really Need From Law Enforcement
E James Reeves
9:45 am Break
10:00 am ALR Issues: Appeal, Appeal Briefs,
Petitions for Occupational License,
etc. E Chuck Stanfield
10:45 am McNeely Issues and Preserving Error in
DWI Cases E Michael Mowla
11:45 am Lunch on Your Own
1:15 pm
Scientific Blood Discovery Defenses
E Gary Wimbish
2:00 pmTen Essential Things You Need to Know
About the Blood Lab E Tad Nelson
3:00 pm Break
3:15 pm DWI Voir Dire for Breath Cases and for
Blood Cases E Robert Swafford
4:15 pm Cross-Examination Tools for the BloodDraw Nurse E Amber Spurlock
5:00 pm Adjourn
8:15 am Introductory Remarks
8:30 am DWI Trial Tactics and Ideas E David Guinn
9:15 am How to Win a Blood Draw Case: Blood
Disconnect Defense E Mark Thiessen
10:00 am Break
10:15 am How to Win a Breath Case: Breath
Disconnect Defense E Frank Sellers
11:00 am Cross-Examination of the Lab Analyst in
Blood Cases E Amando Peña
12:00 pm Lunch on Your Own
1:15 pm Cross-Examination of the Arresting
Officer, BTO, and TS E Steve Gonzalez
2:15 pm Ten Essential Things You Need to
Know About DWI Sentencing E Betty Blackwell
3:00 pm Break
3:15 pm Collateral DWI Issues: TDL
Suspension, DPS Surcharge, etc. E Stephen Hamilton
4:00 pm Ethics E Ron Bunch
5:00 pm Adjourn
Book (limited number)
$350
$525 q TCDLA/SACDLA Member $425
q Non-member$600
Can’t attend? Purchase materials, order by 10/17/14
BookUSB
q Member$135 q Member$60
q Non-Member$310
q Non-Member$235
E Join TCDLA
TCDLA Membership Fees (renew or join as a new member)
q New member (*see below) $75. q Renew membership $150
* TCDLA New Membership
To sign up as a new member you will need a nominating endorsement from a current TCDLA member.
“As a current member of TCDLA, I believe this applicant to be a person of professional competency,
integrity, and good moral character. The applicant is licensed to practice law in Texas and is engaged
in the defense of criminal cases, unless a student or affiliate applicant.”
TCDLA endorser’s name (please print) ___________________________________________________________________
TCDLA endorser’s signature ______________________________________________________________________________
E Payment (CASH IS NOT ACCEPTED)
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Tax Notice: Dues to TCDLA are not deductible as a charitable contribution. As an ordinary business expense the non-deductible portion of
membership dues is 25% in accordance with IRC sec. 6033.
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