Apr
26
2023 ANNUAL KUWATCH CONFERENCE OPENING KEYNOTE PRESENTER:
ANDREA LYON, "ANGEL OF DEATH ROW"
"Acting for DUI Attorneys"
Friday, August 11, 2023
1:10 to 2:30 p.m.
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Apr
26
2023 ANNUAL KUWATCH CONFERENCE OPENING KEYNOTE PRESENTER:
ANDREA LYON, "ANGEL OF DEATH ROW"
"Acting for DUI Attorneys"
Friday, August 11, 2023
1:10 to 2:30 p.m.
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Who is Edward Kuwatch?
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Mar
15
The California DUI Lawyers Association (CDLA) names its annual conference as well as its most prestigious annual award after Edward Kuwatch.
Each year CDLA presents the Edward Kuwatch Memorial Award to recognize an attorney who made the greatest contribution and the most significant impact to the DUI field. The award was established to honor the memory of Edward “Fast Eddy” Kuwatch, a prominent attorney and founder of the California DUI Deuce Defenders now called the CDLA. Edward Kuwatch was an outstanding leader within the legal profession and in the community.
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Mar
13
ANNUAL KUWATCH CONFERENCE 2023 - REGISTRATION NOW OPEN!
THEME: Beating the Odds & Mastering your Craft
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Interested in joining CDLA?
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Feb
26
Are you a California attorney who handles a significant number of DUI cases as part of your legal practice?
As Executive Director of the California DUI Lawyers Association, I am encouraging you to join our vibrant group of 370+ lawyers, "home of the top DUI attorneys in California."
CDLA offers 6-8 free webinars every year. All qualify for MCLE credit. We also host in-person meetings in both Northern California and Southern California. Our "signature" event is a two-day conference in mid-August. The 2022 Annual Kuwatch Conference held in San Francisco was attended by 160 attorneys and received almost 100% positive evaluations from participants.
Our listserv is a heavily used interactive forum that assists lawyers by requesting and sharing advice about specific legal matters, seeking referrals or appearances, providing updates on key court cases, etc.
For a one-year period of membership, the following categories and rates apply:
General (attorneys): $130
Associate (non-attorney; out-of-state attorney): $65
General/PD (attorney - public defenders): $65
Specialist (attorneys qualified as specialists): $200 (requires review and approval)
Application can be made using the JOIN/RENEW NOW button on the main page of our website:
Please let me know if you need any additional information regarding our Association.
Thanks.
Roger
Dr. Roger C. Andersen, Executive Director
California DUI Lawyers Association
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Feb
25
The 2023 Annual Kuwatch Conference will be held on Friday, August 11 and Saturday, August 12, 2023 at the Omni Los Angeles at California Plaza.
The CDLA Seminar Planning Committee has arranged for an exceptional program of speakers for this two-day conference.
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Need a DUI Lawyer?
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Feb
21
Do you need a DUI lawyer?
You have come to the right place!
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Jan
25
The 2023 Annual Kuwatch Conference will be held on Friday, August 11 & Saturday, August 12, 2023 at the Omni Los Angeles at California Plaza.
The CDLA Seminar Planning Committee is in the process of identifying outstanding speakers for our 2-day conference.
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Nov
22
After months of researching different venues in the greater Los Angeles region, the Seminar Planning Committee (President Manny Daskal; Peter Johnson; Erica Madrid; Phillip Crawford; Lynn Gorelick) has selected the dates and site for next year’s conference!
WHEN: Friday, August 11 & Saturday, August 12, 2023
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Interested in joining CDLA?
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Nov
03
As Executive Director of the California DUI Lawyers Association, I am encouraging you to join our vibrant group of 370+ lawyers, "home of the top DUI attorneys in California."
CDLA offers 5-6 free webinars every year. All qualify for MCLE credit. We also host in-person meetings in both Northern California and Southern California. Our "signature" event is a two-day conference in mid-August. The 2022 Annual Kuwatch Conference held in San Francisco was attended by 160 attorneys and received almost 100% positive evaluations from participants.
Our listserv is a heavily used interactive forum that assists lawyers by requesting and sharing advice about specific legal matters, seeking referrals or appearances, providing updates on key court cases, ec.
For a one-year period of membership, the following categories and rates apply:
General (attorneys): $130
Associate (non-attorney; out-of-state attorney): $65
General/PD (attorney - public defenders): $65
Specialist (attorneys qualified as specialists): $200
Application can be made using the JOIN/RENEW NOW button on the main page of our website:
Please let me know if you need any additional information regarding our Association.
Thanks.
Roger
Dr. Roger C. Andersen, Executive Director
California DUI Lawyers Association
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Nov
03
CDLA is honored to sponsor a special memorial service for Donald Joseph Bartell who passed away of natural causes on October 2, 2022 in Riverside, California:
Saturday, November 5, 2022
2:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Commemorative Air Force
Inland Empire Wing
6936 Flight Rd.
Riverside, CA 92504
https://www.inlandempirecaf.com/
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Oct
23
CDLA is honored to sponsor a special memorial service for Donald Joseph Bartell who passed away of natural causes on October 2, 2022 in Riverside, California:
Saturday, November 5, 2022
2:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Commemorative Air Force
Inland Empire Wing
6936 Flight Rd.
Inland Empire Wing
6936 Flight Rd.
Riverside, CA 92504
RSVP needed by Thursday, November 3:
Subject line: RSVP Don Bartell
Please indicate the names of attendees in your message.
For additional information about this service, please contact CDLA Board Member Phillip Crawford at [email protected]
The CDLA Board of Directors salutes the passing of a true legal legend and encourages everyone to attend this memorial service.
Oct
20
REGISTRATION NOW OPEN FOR THE HOLIDAY DINNER MEETINGS!
Southern California Holiday Dinner Meeting
DATE: Thursday, December 1, 2022
TIME: 6:30 to 8:30 p.m.
LOCATION: Parker’s Lighthouse (Shoreline Village, Long Beach)
PRESENTER: Ed Barley
PROGRAM: Cross-Examination of the State’s Expert
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Oct
13
Celebration of life of Rich Hutton organized by Robert Wilson and Chris Chaney.
Next Tuesday, October 18, 2022 from 5pm to 7pm at the Yard House at LA Live located at 800 W Olympic Blvd A-115, Los Angeles, CA 90015
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In Memoriam: Donald Bartell
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Oct
05
Don Bartell wrote the leading treatise on DUI defense - Attacking and Defending Drunk Driving Tests. As the twice-elected past President of CDLA, Don has led the DUI defense bar to success on many fronts. Don has become the leading source on the topic of DUI defense in California. Other lawyers routinely call Don for advice in the areas of DUI defense, jury selection, cross examination techniques, DMV hearings and consequences, legal writing, and appellate work.
Don has lectured other lawyers on those topics across the nation - from New York to San Diego. Don was invited to be one of only two defense lawyers in a mock trial put on by the National College for DUI Defense in New Orleans, and spoke at the California Public Defenders Association seminar in Monterey, California in June of 2017.
He co-argued the state's two leading DUI cases in the Court of Appeal and in the California Supreme Court. Don has written briefs submitted to the federal court and to the United States Supreme Court. The Supreme Court called his book an "authoritative source." Don has received the Lifetime Achievement Award for his contributions. Don also holds the prestigious title of Super Lawyer.
Other lawyers have called Don "the best attorney in the nation."
Please keep his family - as well as Lara and Mike - in your prayers as they will need them as they deal with the next steps.
Sep
29
NEW IMPLICIT BIAS EDUCATION NOW REQUIRED FOR ALL CA ATTORNEYS
The State Bar of California now requires all attorneys to include 1 unit of implicit bias education in their required 25 hours of MCLE every 3 years. This is in addition to the 1 unit of elimination of bias training that was previously required.
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In Memoriam: Richard Hutton
Category: uncategorized
Sep
27
IN MEMORIAM: RICHARD HUTTON
CDLA member Rich Hutton recently passed away.
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Sep
22
Although the members of the CDLA Seminar Planning Committee are finalizing the location and program, we ask that you SAVE THE DATE to be able to participate in our end-of-year holiday dinner meetings. Participants will be able to earn 2.5 MCLE credits for attendance.
Southern California Holiday Dinner Meeting
Thursday, December 8, 2022
6:00 to 9:30 p.m.
Event Coordinator: Erica Madrid
Northern California Holiday Dinner Meeting
Thursday, December 15, 2022
6:00 to 9:30 p.m.
Event Coordinator: Peter Johnson
Please note that the location/venue, program/speakers, cost, and registration information will be sent to all CDLA members during the second half of October.
These dinner meetings provide an excellent opportunity to network and socialize with your fellow CDLA members - as well as to obtain training and information on important professional development topics.
Sep
14
CDLA is offering a free webinar to its members on Wednesday, October 19 from 4:30 to 6:00 p.m. Effective Legal Writing for Attorneys: How to Easily Improve Your Writing (MCLE: 1.0 credit) will be presented by Don Bartell and Lara Gressley.This webinar will demonstrate specific legal-writing techniques that will help attorneys make their writing more concise and direct, and therefore more persuasive. Through specific examples of typical legal-writing problems and their solutions, the webinar will help participants improve the clarity and focus of the briefs, letters, and other written work that is crucial to any legal practice.In this webinar presented by CDLA attorneys Donald Bartell and Lara Gressley, you will learn the basics of legal writing, a lawyer's most important tool, including tips and techniques for drafting briefs, pleadings and memos. Participants will also understand the most common mistakes and problems lawyers encounter in their writings -- and how to avoid them.For additional information about this webinar - and CDLA membership - contact CDLA Executive Director Dr. Roger C. Andersen at [email protected]