Handling The DWI Case In New York (2014)

7.5 Total MCLE Credits: 5.0 Professional Practice; 2.0 Skills; 0.5 Ethics 

This program will provide attendees with an excellent overview of how to represent a DWI defendant and will focus on the intricacies of handling a DWI case in New York. While the DWI on Trial — Big Apple program focuses on advocacy and trial tactics, this program focuses on the law pertaining to DWI cases. The curriculum is specifically designed to address those areas of law that lawyers must know in order to effectively represent their clients.

A top-notch faculty of well-respected DWI defense counsel will bring you the latest developments in the law, as well as a wealth of practice pointers to be used throughout all phases of the litigation of a DWI case.

Program Topics

* The DMV Regulations

* Aggravated Unlicensed Operation of a Motor Vehicle

* Test Refusals – Law & Procedure

* DWAI Drugs

* Commercial Drivers Licenses, Underage Offenders, & Out-of-State Clients

* Plea Bargaining – Problems and Pitfalls

* Standard Field Sobriety Tests

* Ethics and the Alcoholic Client

Program Faculty

Peter Gerstenzang, Esq. (Chair)
Gerstenzang, O'Hern, Hickey, Sills & Gerstenzang
Albany

Jonathan David Cohn, Esq.
Gerstenzang, O'Hern, Hickey, Sills & Gerstenzang
Albany

Edward L. Fiandach, Esq.
Fiandach & Fiandach
Rochester

Joseph M. Gerstenzang, Esq.
Attorney at Law
Albany

Thomas J. O'Hern, Esq.
Gerstenzang, O'Hern, Hickey, Sills & Gerstenzang
Albany

Total Credits: 7.50 | Ethics: 0.50, Skills: 2.00, Areas of Professional Practice: 5.00