2026 DUII Defense Seminar CLE Archive
Product description:
March 13–14, 2026Hood River Inn, Hood River
TOPICS
Don’t Hate, Litigate: Robust and Strategic Motions Practice in DUII Cases
Matthew Watkins, Eugene
Updates from Above: Appellate Case Law Updates
Peter Klym, Appellate Division–Oregon Public Defense Commission
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Richard Oberdorfer, Portland
Gas Chromatography & Method Validation: Issues in Modern BAC Analysis & Litigation
Kevin A. Schug, PhD, Founder and Lead Scientist, Medusa Analytical, Arlington TX
This lecture covers some basics of headspace—gas chromatography—flame ionization detection and its use for determining blood alcohol concentration. Dr. Schug discusses method validation and quality control, especially under the consideration that blood is a much more complex sample complex than water. He also discusses common issues encountered in forensic toxicology laboratories during the analytical phase of blood alcohol testing.
Phlebotomist or Foe? What makes for a quality blood draw and where things go wrong
Janine Arvizu, Certified Quality Auditor, Albuquerque, NM
This presentation will help attendees understand blood alcohol testing, so you are better able to identify (and argue) quality issues in your cases.
Blood Drug Analysis Using Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry (GC-MS) and Liquid Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry (LC-MS)
Kevin A. Schug, PhD, Medusa Analytical
This lecture focuses on analytical techniques used to measure drugs in blood. Dr. Schug discusses different sample preparation techniques used to prepare blood samples for subsequent trace analysis using gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS) or liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry (LC-MS). Blood drug testing generally starts with a qualitative screening analysis to check for the presence of a wide range of potential substances. If there is a positive hit for a drug, then a quantitative confirmation analysis is performed. Different GC-MS and LC-MS instruments are used by forensic testing laboratories, and this talk will discuss the potential choices and differences in instrumentation used for screening and confirmation analysis.
Q&A with Janine Arvizu and Dr. Kevin Schug
Reckless or Something Else?: Arguing and Interpreting Mental States in Driving Cases
Hon. Channing Bennett, Marion County Circuit Court
Marc W. Gunn, Salem
Program coordinated by Marcus Gunn and Kristen Ham for the OCDLA Education Committee. Topics, speakers and times subject to change.