Note: This course has been canceled. We apologize for any inconvenience that this may have caused.
LawReviewCle's Handling First DUI Case CLE is designed to help attorneys who are looking to taking on DUI cases get started. Local criminal attorneys will be instructing the class on how to begin practice in this area of law from the client interview through the DMV hearing, discovery and trial.
Learn tips and defenses as well as how to gather proper information, how to work with experts and how to handle the field sobriety tests and the Breath Machine. This course is being offered in most major cities around the country. Look for an upcoming class in your area soon.
The following key topics will be discussed:
08:45 - 09:15 |
Registration |
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09:15 - 10:00 |
Client Interview |
• Client Intake Form (provided) • Consequences • Ethics in DUI Advertising |
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10:00 - 10:30 |
The DMV and the Courts: Separate but Evil |
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• Potential Consequences • DMV Hearing Tips • Ethics of Creating Expectations |
10:30 - 10:45 |
Break |
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10:45 - 11:30 |
The Court Process: Step by Step |
• Arraignment |
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11:30 - 12:45 |
The DUI Trial: Fear Not |
• The Basics of DUI Science • Common DUI Defenses • Voir Dire • Arguments • Ethical Advice |
Attorney Steve Meister
Meister Law Offices – Los Angeles, CA
Steve Meister is principal of the Meister Law Offices, a criminal defense firm located in downtown Los Angeles, and is the author of Law Review CLE's Social Media and Internet Discovery course. He is a veteran criminal defense lawyer and former prosecutor, in practice for 20 years.
Steve has handled virtually every kind of criminal case in state and federal court, including the death penalty. He is also an expert media commentator on TV and radio news and has been quoted and interviewed for his expertise by numerous national publications and news networks
Steve also teaches DUI, ethics and trial tactics to attorneys nationally. In his defense practice, Steve turns extensively to social networking and media sites in defending his clients, and has used the Internet to undermine witness credibility in sexual assault prosecutions, locate and subpoena reluctant defense witnesses in a capital murder case, and protect high profile clients from defamatory email campaigns.

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