Texas Two-Step: From AI to Acquittal 2026 Fall Seminar San Antonio
- October 1 - 3, 2026
- San Antonio, TX
We are offering two ways to register for this Seminar – In-Person and Live Stream. You can change your registration to In-Person or Live Stream until September 15, 2026. To make a registration change, contact us at execdirector@duidla.org
Course Directors
John C. Collins Little Rock, AR
Cailey McLain Navasota, TX
Keeley Karatinos Dade City, FL
Sean Darvishi HOUSTON, TX
Seminar Agenda
Thursday
270 minutes
| Time | Session |
|---|---|
| 9:00 am – 12:00 pm | DUIDLA Board Certification Exam |
| 10:30 am – 12:00 pm | DUIDLA Committee Meetings |
| 11:00 – 11:45 am | Registration |
| 11:45 am – 12:00 pm | Welcome Remarks (John Collins, Course Director, Greg Willis, President & Tim Huey, CLE Chair) |
| 12:00 pm – 12:45 pm | The Art of Suppression (Amber Vazquez, JD – TX) |
| 12:45 pm – 1:30 pm | BAC to the Future: ABC’s of Rising BAC Defense (Sean Darvishi, JD, ACS-CHAL Forensic Lawyer-Scientist – TX) |
| 1:30 pm – 2:15 pm | Making a Record for Appeal & Hot Amicus Issues (Greg Willis, JD – GA) |
| 2:15 pm – 2:30 pm | BREAK (Snacks!) |
| 2:30 pm – 3:15 pm | Ethics & How to Be Authentically You (Cailey McLain, JD, ACS-CHAL Forensic Lawyer-Scientist – TX) |
| 3:15 pm – 4:00 pm | A Deep Dive into AI Uses for Small Firms & Solos (Jay Ruane, JD – CT) |
| 4:00 pm – 4:45 pm | Cross Examination Using NHTSA Manuals (Keeley Karatinos, JD – FL) |
| 4:45 pm – 5:15 pm | (Optional) Preparing for the DUIDLA Board Certification Exam (Deandra Grant, JD, GC, MS, ACS-CHAL Forensic Lawyer-Scientist – TX) |
| 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm | DUIDLA Welcome Party! |
Friday
255 minutes
| Time | Session |
|---|---|
| 8:15 am – 9:00 am | Light Breakfast |
| 8:45 am – 9:00 am | Announcements (Cailey McLain & Keeley Karatinos, Course Directors) |
| 9:00 am – 9:40 am | Drug DWI’s When the Officer is ARIDE Trained (John Collins, JD – AR) |
| 9:40 am – 10:15 am | Using AI in Reviewing Discovery & Preparing Your Case (Jeff Meadows, JD, ACS-CHAL Forensic Lawyer-Scientist – OH) |
| 10:15 am – 10:30 am | BREAK (Bloody Mary/Mimosa Bar & snacks!) |
| 10:30 am – 11:15 am | When the Officer is a DRE (Lance Platt, PhD – TX) |
| 11:15 am – 12:00 pm | How to Set Up Your Blood Case in Voir Dire (Mark Thiessen, JD, ACS-CHAL Forensic Lawyer-Scientist – TX) |
| 12:00 pm – 1:15 pm | Grab Lunch (provided) ACS-CHAL Lawyer-Scientist Recognition, DUIDLA Prize Wheel & Terry Wapner Ceremony Gas Chromatography (Dr. Lee Polite, PhD, MS, NREMT – Axion Labs) |
| 1:15 pm – 2:00 pm | What You Need to Know About Blood Alcohol Analysis (Amanda Culbertson – TX) |
| 2:00 pm – 2:45 pm | Working with an Expert & Preparing Direct (Mark Thiessen, JD, ACS-CHAL Forensic Lawyer-Scientist – TX & OH, Amanda Culbertson) |
| 2:45 pm | End for the Day |
| 2:45 pm – 3:15 pm | PHOTOS – DUIDLA Board, Officers, District Reps, State Ambassadors |
| 3:15 pm – 4:15 pm | DUIDLA BOARD MEETING (all DUIDLA members welcome to attend) |
Saturday
275 minutes
| Time | Session |
|---|---|
| 8:15 am – 8:45 am | Light Breakfast |
| 8:45 am – 9:00 am | Announcements (Kyla Lee, CLE Chair & Sean Darvishi, Course Director) |
| 9:00 am – 9:45 am | Tips, Tricks & Wisdom Learned in 5 Decades of Defense (Terry Rudes, JD, ACS-CHAL Forensic Lawyer-Scientist – OH) |
| 9:45 am – 10:30 am | Examples of How We are Using AI (Cailey McLain, JD – TX, Joe Hada, JD – OH, John Collins, JD – AR) |
| 10:30 am – 11:15 am | SFST & ARIDE (Lisa Martin – TX) |
| 11:15 am – 11:35 am | BREAK (Snacks!) |
| 11:35 am – 12:25 pm | Overlooked Challenges to Roadside Investigations (Savannah Luna, JD – TX) |
| 12:15 pm – 1:00 pm | ABC – Always Be Closing (Shaun Kent, JD – SC) |
| 1:00 pm – 1:45 pm | Hands On, Nuts & Bolts of Putting AI to Work for You (Joe Hada, JD, ACS-CHAL Forensic Lawyer-Scientist – OH) |
| 1:45 pm | Final Wrap Up (Course Directors) |
CLE Credit
Total CLE hours 800 min
60 min states 13.25
50 min states 16
Ethics 0.75
Ethics – 45 minutes.