NCDD – DUI College
NCDD is the online division of the DUI College of the National College for DUI Defense, Inc. NCDD is a professional, non-profit organization committed to the improvement to the criminal defense bar and to the spreading of vital information to the public about DUI Defense Law as a special area of law practice. The DUI college has its headquarters in Montgomery, Alabama and consists of a governing Board of Regents, a Founding Membership, a Sustaining Membership and a General Membership.
When the NNCD was founded the Board of Regents envisioned a Board Certification program as the culmination of its program of education. In 1999, the DUI College instituted Board Certification as a means of recognizing lawyers within the college who exemplify the program’s standards, and who meet the criteria established by the Board of Regents. The attorney members of the DUI college of NNCD have extensive experience trying DUI cases and litigating pre-trial issues, a broad knowledge of the science involved in testing for intoxicants, and a command of the legal process on which DUI cases are framed.
In 2003 The American Bar Association recognized DUI Defense Law as a specialty area in the practice of law, and in 2004 the ABA awarded its “Certificate of Accreditation” to NCDD members who represent the most experienced DUI defense attorneys in the country. The original NCDD Founding Members funded the establishment of the college, and are among the top DUI practitioners in the United States. Since its founding, the DUI College continues to recognize, as Sustaining Members, defense lawyers who have demonstrated the skill and experience of the original Founding Members, as well as the generosity to financially sustain the growth of the NCDD. General Members are the backbone of the DUI College—capable, experienced attorneys who dedicate a portion of their practice to the defense of DUI cases throughout the country. The NCDD is the only organization in the country accredited to certify lawyers in the DUI Defense Law specialty practice area. ABA accreditation is currently recognized in 20 states.
Great attorney expertise is called for in cases involving driving under the influence of drugs and alcohol. DUI cases are especially complex because they require defense counsel to understand scientific, as well as legal processes. NCDD informs that the legal issues are wide-ranging, involving search and seizure, due process, illegal interrogation, denial of counsel, and evidentiary issues. Seminars at the DUI College deepen the understanding of these legal issues and scientific areas of expertise, such as anatomy, biology, chemistry, physiology, and toxicology, as well as pseudo-scientific areas such as field sobriety testing. NCDD ensures that the attorney members of the DUI College have more than a working knowledge of the operation of breath test equipment, hospital testing equipment, and instruments utilized by forensic laboratories in the process of testing for intoxicants. It is the focus of the NCDD to provide the finest advanced-level training available to the DUI Defense Law practitioner and the DUI College co-sponsors a minimum of three legal and scientific seminars each year.
