Attorneys Chuck Ramsay and Dan Koewler Complete National DWI Course

The attorneys at Ramsay andamp; Associates, PLLC, pride themselves on keeping on the cutting of DWI / DUI defense. Last week attorneys Chuck Ramsay and Dan Koewler learned from some of the other best lawyers in the country at a three-day continuing legal education course in Las Vegas.

The classes included the following topics:

Reversing the Call on the Field: Persuading the Appellate Court

– Rod Kennedy

Chemical Test Discovery: Getting a Complete Scouting Report

– Troy McKinney

Ethics Jeopardy: What is the Right Thing to Do?

– Bruce Kapsack

Gearing-Up Your Offense: Suppressing the Evidence

– John Wesley Hall

What We Can Learn from the Inquest of the Death of Princess Diana

– Dr. Robert Forrest andamp; Jess Paul

Field Sobriety Tests– Running Through the Drills

– Gus McDonald

Advanced FSTs– For Whom Are They Designed?

– Mimi Coffey

Was Your Client Tested on a Broken Machine?

– Tom Workman

Scoring the Winning Touchdown with Your Closing Argument

– Les Hulnick andamp; Vic Pellegrino

Voir Dire of the Expert

– Dr. SunWolf

Blood Lab Secrets

– Dr. Robert Forrest andamp; Jess Paul

On the last day of the program, the attorneys broke down in to small groups for the following workshops:

-Advanced Cross-Examination Techniques

Instructed by Mike Hawkins

-Perfecting Your Opening andamp; Closing

Instructed by Les Hulnick andamp; Vic Pellegrino

-Crossing the Officer on FSTs

Instructed by Troy McKinney, Mimi Coffey, and Steven Oberman

– Auto Brewery Syndrome

Instructed by Dr. Robert Forrest

-Bring Your File

Instructed by Jess Paul

-Challenging Drug Recognition Experts

Instructed by Judge Rod Kennedy and Dr. Robert Forrest

-Developing andamp; Implementing Effective Juror Questionnaires

Instructed by Dr. SunWolf

– Converting Your Preemptory Challenge Into One For Cause

Instructed by Dr. SunWolf

-What Every Attorney Must Know About Infrared Spectroscopy

Instructed by Tom Workman and Bruce Kapsack

-Cross-Examination of the Breath Tech

Instructed by Steve Jones

-Cross-Examination of the Blood Tech

Instructed by Gus McDonald

-Analyzing the Police Video

Instructed by Tony Palacios andamp; Sara Compher-Rice

Chuck and Dan are eager use new ideas and know-how in Minnesota. No doubt the classes will benefit their clients immeasurably.

Charles A. Ramsay

Attorney at Law

Charles@RamsayResults.com

CHARLES A. RAMSAY andamp; ASSOCIATES, PLLC

450 Rosedale Towers

1700 West Highway 36

Roseville, MN 55113

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The only ABA board certified DWI Legal Specialist in Minnesota.

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