Criminal Law

DUI and Drug Possession: Where to Begin When Your Client Gets Charged

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58 minutes
Matt Woodham
With Matt Woodham from Samford University Cumberland School of Law
Recorded October 25, 2024.
Product ID 99560

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Overview

Want to Be A Great DUI Attorney? Here's Where to Start.

Master the art of defending DUI and drug possession charges! This course equips you with the essential tools to navigate early steps in a case, from client counseling and defense identification to navigating plea bargains and client communication. Learn how to effectively represent your client while upholding the highest ethical standards. Enlarge your legal toolbelt - register today!

  • Learn the benefits of client-centered representation.
  • Discover how to recognize your client's legal and factual defenses.
  • Discuss the importance of explaining collateral consequences of conviction with your client.
  • Explore settlement options and the pros and cons of settlement.
  • Familiarize yourself with techniques to separate your role as counselor from your role as advocate.

Abbreviated Agenda

  1. Overview of Client-Centered Representation
  2. Recognizing Your Client's Legal and Factual Defenses
  3. Explaining Collateral Consequences of Conviction
  4. Weighing Advantages and Disadvantages of Potential Settlement Options
  5. Separating the Role of Counselor from the Role of Advocate

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Product ID 99560

Credit Details

Credits Available
Credit Status Total
Alaska CLE Approved 1 Total
Arkansas CLE Approved 1 Total
Arizona CLE Approved 1 Total
California CLE Approved 1 Total
Colorado CLE Approved 1 Total
Connecticut CLE Approved 1 Total
Delaware CLE Approved 1 Total
Florida CLE Approved 1 Total
Hawaii CLE Approved 1 Total
Iowa CLE Approved 1 Total
Idaho CLE Approved 1 Total
Illinois CLE Approved 1 Total
Maine CLE Approved 1 Total
Minnesota CLE Approved 1 Total
Missouri CLE Approved 1.2 Total
Northern Mariana Islands CLE Approved 1 Total
Montana CLE Approved 1 Total
North Dakota CLE Approved 1 Total
Nebraska CLE Approved 1 Total
New Hampshire CLE Approved 1 Total
New Mexico CLE Approved 1 Total
Nevada CLE Approved 1 Total
New York CLE Approved 1 Total
Oklahoma CLE Approved 1 Total
Oregon CLE Upon Request 1 Total
Pennsylvania CLE Approved 1 Total
Tennessee CLE Approved 1 Total
Vermont CLE Approved 1 Total
Washington CLE Approved 1 Total
West Virginia CLE Approved 1.2 Total
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  1. DUI and Drug Possession: Where to Begin When Your Client Gets Charged

    1. Overview of Client-Centered Representation
    2. Recognizing Your Client's Legal and Factual Defenses
    3. Explaining Collateral Consequences of Conviction
    4. Weighing Advantages and Disadvantages of Potential Settlement Options
    5. Separating the Role of Counselor from the Role of Advocate

Who Should Attend

This program is for attorneys. Paralegals and other legal professionals may also benefit.

Speakers

Matt Woodham
Matt
Woodham
Samford University Cumberland School of Law
Speaker bio
Matt Woodham

Matt Woodham

Samford University Cumberland School of Law
Matt Woodham

is an assistant professor of law and assistant director of advocacy programs at Cumberland School of Law. Mr. Woodham, a member of Cumberland School of Law's class of 2015, has extensive litigation experience through his previous work as an assistant public defender for Tuscaloosa County. In that role, he represented clients charged with offenses ranging from DUI to capital murder. He also taught in-office seminars on evidence and cross-examination and was a National Criminal Defense College graduate. While working at the Tuscaloosa County Public Defender's Office, Mr. Woodham volunteered as a coach for Cumberland's National Trial Team. Mr. Woodham's success as a coach correlates to his success as a student. While in law school, he was the third-year class president, an associate editor of the Cumberland Law Review, and graduated in the top 5% of his class. As a member of the National Trial Team, he and his fellow teammates won the 2014 National Trial Advocacy Competition (NTAC), and were the National Trial Competition (NTC) regional winners and national semifinalists in 2015. Individually, he received the Best Closing Argument Award at the 2015 NTC regionals, was a Parham Williams Freshman Trial Competition winner, and received the Michael Rasmussen Excellence in Advocacy Award. As a member of Cumberland's faculty, Mr. Woodham wrote the casefiles used in the 2022 and 2021 Tournament of Champions Trial Competition, in which only the top 16 advocacy programs are invited to participate. Mr. Woodham additionally writes the yearly supplement to the Trial Handbook for Alabama Lawyers.

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