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with live telecast to Savannah

March 1 & 2, 2019Preregister before February 27

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REGISTRATION OPTIONS: ____$ 60 I am a Sustaining or (before 2005) Life GACDL member and

need CLE credit.____$ 0 I am a Sustaining or (before 2005) Life GACDL member and

do not need CLE credit.____$400 I am a GACDL member and need CLE credit.____$340 I am a GACDL member and DO NOT need CLE credit.____$770 I am not a GACDL member and need CLE credit.____$710 I am not a GACDL member and DO NOT need CLE credit.

PUBLIC DEFENDER RATES____$285 I am a GACDL member, full-time government employed

public defender (city, circuit, county, or federal) and all the PDs in my office/circuit are 2019 GACDL members, and I need CLE credit; my office/circuit is ________________________.

____$225 I am described in A (above) but DO NOT need CLE credit; my office/circuit is ________________________.

____$400 I am a GACDL member, full-time government employed public defender (city, circuit, county, or federal), and need CLE credit, but at least one PD in my office/circuit is not a GACDL member.

____$340 I am described in C (above) but DO NOT need CLE credit.

____ (Check here) if you plan to attend the live telecast in Savannah. Preregistration by February 27 is required. (NO walk-ins for Savannah.)

Please circle one: I generally fit into the:

BEGINNER, INTERMEDIATE, or ADVANCED group for Saturday.

I also need to pay my 2019 GACDL dues: ___$205 Regular member dues

___$125 Public Defender dues

Other dues levels are online at www.gacdl.org

GACDL members can also register online at www.gacdl.org until NOON on February 27, when preregistration closes.

Log in to gacdl.org to register. Directions for creating a password can be found under “help.”

Questions? Call 404-248-1777

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Suesan Miller (McDonough) is one of the most highly respected DUI attorneys in the state of Georgia, trying and winning many DUI cases. She is certified in Standard Field Sobriety Training for Georgia Legal Professionals and has attended the National College for DUI Defense. She is the GACDL Education Commit-tee Chairperson, served on the GACDL Board of Directors as Vice President, and is a Sustaining Member of the Association. She is the former President of the Henry County Bar Association and believes strongly in giving back to the community through volunteerism. Suesan won the Georgia Defense of Drinking Drivers Group –Best Trial Victory of the Year in 2014 and DUI Lawyer of the Year in 2015.

William C. “Bubba” Head (Atlanta) is recognized by colleagues and clients, both in Georgia and across the country, as one of the preeminent DUI defense attorneys in his field. With over 40 years of experience as a criminal defense lawyer, he brings an incredible wealth of knowledge and experience to each case he handles. Bubba is a board member of the GCDLEF

(Georgia Criminal Defense Lawyers Education Foundation), a board member of the GACDL, and is a Champion Member of the Georgia Trial Lawyers Association. In 1992, he co-founded the Georgia Defense of Drinking Drivers, an organization devoted to collaboration between DUI defense attorneys to find new solutions to complicated issues pertaining to DUI law. He has been named to superlative lists ranging from Georgia Trend magazine and the Atlanta Journal-Constitution to US News & World Report’s Best Law Firms list, SuperLawyers. He has even been named as one of the Best Lawyers in America. Bubba belongs to Defense of Drinking Drivers, an invitation-only organization for DUI defense attorneys. Bubba has penned numerous articles and books on DUI defense, and is a regular speaker on the defense of DUI.

Lance Tyler (Suwanee) is a DUI defense trial and appellate attorney practicing in Gwinnett and surrounding counties. He has been recognized by Martindale-Hubbell AV-Preeminent, Avvo 10-Superb, Georgia Super Lawyers, and voted “Best of Gwinnett.” His reported cases include: Williams v. State, 296 Ga. 817 (2015), Wright v. State, 338 Ga. App. 216 (2016), and Olevik v. State, 302 Ga. 228 (2017).

Jeff Rothman (Athens) has been practicing criminal defense for the past 20 years, with a concentration in DUI Defense, and has conducted more than 250 DUI jury trials. Jeff served as a Solicitor in Athens-Clarke County and is member of the National College of DUI Defense. He is a founding member of the DUI Defense Lawyer's Association and served as a council member of the Georgia Public Defender Council, 2008-2011.

Jim Bell (Knoxville, TN) is a highly-sought presenter on DUI and trial issues, based on evaluations received from his decades of presentations for the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, the Tennessee Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, the National College for DUI Defense, the Tennessee Trial Lawyers Association, and other state and national groups. Jim has been named to the Best Lawyers in America, Best Lawyers in the Southeast, Best Lawyers in Tennessee, Best Lawyers in Knoxville, and many other such lists, ever mindful that “last year’s wins in the courtroom really don’t count in this year’s statistics.” He is the recipient of the highest award to a member of the bar from the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, the Robert J. Heeney Award, given annually to the one criminal defense attorney who best exemplifies the goals and values of the Association and the legal profession.

Ben Sessions (Atlanta) is one of only four lawyers in Georgia to be Board Certified in DUI Defense by the National College for DUI Defense. He has been recognized as a Top 100 Lawyer by SuperLawyers Magazine and as a SuperLawyer from 2015 through 2019. He has individually tried more than 50 jury trials with marginal success.

Please join us April 25-27, 2019 for the GACDL Spring Seminar at the Westin on Jekyll Island.

This new hotel is on the beach. Join us for annual beach volleyball, a cocktail reception, the island scavenger hunt, and more!

friDay *1 march 2019*8:00-8:50AM Seminar check-in. Walk-ins add $20

(space permitting)

8:50-9:00 Welcome - GACDL President Laura Hogue and Program Chairs Bubba Head and Suesan Miller

9:00-9:45 Voir dire in DUI cases - Brad Moody

9:45-10:30 Recent developments in DUI law - Tom Barton and Larry Kohn

10:30-10:45 BREAK

10:45-11:15 Trying a DUI without an expert witness - Jim Bell

11:15-12:30PM Cross examining the police officer - Suesan Miller

12:30-1:00 Working LUNCH (provided by GACDL)

1:00-1:45 Effective closing argument in DUI trial - Lance Tyler

1:45-2:45 Interlock device questions and the new interview process for DUI clients - Bubba Head and a DDS attorney

2:45-3:00 BREAK

3:00-4:00 Live demonstration of Horizontal Gaze Nystagmus with a wet lab - Cory Yager

saTurDay *2 march 2019*There will be three learning tracks led by DUI experts

accompanied by expert witnesses and attorneys.

ADVANCED training led by Bubba Head INTERMEDIATE training led by Suesan Miller

BEGINNER training led by Ben Sessions

Additional speakers to be announced. Topics in the breakout rooms will include: • 15 ways to beat a breath test • Defeating blood tests • Winning your case when your client has multiple DUIs • Successful administrative license suspension hearings • The science of blood and breath tests • Effective negotiation tools • Indigent client strategies • Cross and direct examination demonstrations

You will register for the group that best fits your experience, but will able to move into the different rooms. The final Saturday schedule will be announced prior to the seminar. It will be from 9AM-4PM and include lunch provided by GACDL.

GeT The GacDl app on your SmartPhone or IPad for easy access to: Seminar Schedule, Seminar Updates,

Speaker Materials, the GACDL website, and more! App sponsorship provided by Smart Start, Inc.

No CLE will be authorized without registration, proper payment, and seminar check-in with GACDL. 12 CLE hours (regular and trial hours applied for). No cancellations after February 1, 2019. Substitutions are permitted.

If you register online without proper payment, and do not timely cancel your registration, you will be billed.