Practical DWI Detection & Standardized Field Sobriety Testing (SFST) Instruction Course*

Defender Practice Skills Program Comparable to Law Enforcement Academy National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) Training

Presented by

The New York State Defenders Association

Thursday, November 7 — Saturday, November 9, 2024

Thursday 12:00 pm – 9:40 pm | Friday 10:00 am – 6:50 pm | Saturday 9:00 am – 1:45 pm

Holiday Inn Express and Suites

16 Wolf Road

Albany, NY 12205

Information on overnight accommodations can be provided upon request.

Questions? Email training@nysda.org.

24.5 CLE Credits

16.5 Credits in Areas of Professional Practice | 8 Credits in Skills

Attendance at all sessions required; no partial credit awarded.

$500 per person

Meals and refreshment breaks included.



Tuition assistance for financial hardship is available.

All participants will receive the NHTSA Standardized Field Sobriety Testing Manual.

Registration Deadline: Thursday, October 3, 2024

Please register early.

A minimum of 22 participants is required for this program.

Maximum registration: 24 participants.

Instructors

Jonathan D. Cohn

Partner, Gerstenzang, Sills, Cohn & Gerstenzang

Trained in DWI Detection and Standardized Field Sobriety Testing

John R. Sandle

Owner & Chief Investigator, Sand Investigations

Certified Instructor, NHTSA DWI Detection and Standardized Field Sobriety Testing 

Schedule



Thursday, November 7, 2024

11:30 am — 12:00 pm

CLE Sign-In & Welcome Lunch

12:00 — 12:30 pm

Introduction & Overview

12:30 — 2:40 pm

Detection, Note-Taking & Testimony

2:40 — 4:10 pm

Phase One: Vehicle in Motion

4:10 — 4:20 pm

Break

4:20 — 5:50 pm

Phase Two: Personal Contact

5:50 — 6:30 pm

Dinner

6:30 — 7:30 pm

Demonstrations

7:30 — 7:40 pm

Break

7:40 — 9:40 pm

Testing Subjects (Session I)

Friday, November 8, 2024

9:30 — 10:00 am

CLE Sign-In & Breakfast

10:00 — 11:00 am

Phase Three: Pre-Arrest Screening

11:00 am — 12:30 pm

Concepts & Principles of SFSTs

12:30 — 1:00 pm

Lunch

1:00 — 2:30 pm

Concepts & Principles of SFSTs (cont'd)

2:30 — 2:40 pm

Break

2:40 — 3:40 pm

Processing, Report Writing & Preparation for Trial

3:40 — 4:40 pm

Practice Session

4:40 — 4:50 pm

Break

4:50 — 6:50 pm

Testing Subjects (Session II)

6:50 — 8:00 pm

Dinner

Saturday, November 9, 2024

8:30 — 9:00 am

CLE Sign-In & Breakfast

9:00 — 10:00 am

Cross-Examination of the SFSTs

10:00 — 11:00 am

Introduction to Drugged Driving

11:00 — 11:15 am

Break

11:15 am — 1:15 pm

Review & Examinations

1:15 — 1:45 pm

Closing Remarks & CLE Sign-Out

This program is intended for defense attorneys in criminal and family court practice and other members of the defense team, including investigators, paralegals, parent advocates, social workers, and mitigation specialists.

*Please be advised that this is a Continuing Legal Education program and does NOT provide any certification from the National Highway and Transportation and Safety Administration (NHTSA) or other law enforcement entity.

MCLE

NYSDA has been certified by the New York State Continuing Legal Education Board as an Accredited Provider of Continuing Legal Education in the State of New York (2022–2025) in traditional and nontraditional formats. This transitional/nontransitional program has been approved in accordance with the requirements of the Continuing Legal Education Board for a maximum of 24.5 credit hours. No CLE credit may be earned for repeat attendance at any accredited CLE activity.

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