Theory and Practice of the Case: Theme, Framing, & Exhibit Strategy in DUI Trials

CCDB CLE Seminar

Theory and Practice of the Case:
Theme, Framing, & Exhibit Strategy in DUI Trials

Date: Wednesday July 22, 2026
Time: 1:00-4:30pm with CCDB social to follow
Location: In-person seminar at the Arapahoe Trial Office of the Colorado State Public Defender,
13356 E. Briarwood Avenue, Centennial, CO 80112

*Co-hosted by ADC and CCDB's Arapahoe County chapter.**

** 3 general CLE credits anticipated **

Seminar description:

This in-person, half-day session will focus on building a persuasive narrative architecture in DUI cases, discussing theme and theory development, and finding your story and exhibit strategy in trial.

This is a hands-on workshop focused on trial preparation, tactics, and persuasion. Participants will analyze how to transform technical DUI evidence into a coherent theory rooted in doubt, credibility, and science limitation. (3 general CLE credits anticipated.)

CCDB social to follow with details to come. This CLE and social event is co-hosted by ADC and CCDB's Arapahoe County chapter. 

Speakers: Reid DeChant and Joe Maher

Reid DeChant is the founder and managing partner of DeChant Law and a nationally recognized expert in DUI defense. He is a lifetime member of the National College of DUI Defense and the DUI Defense Lawyers Association where he is board certified. He is also recognized by the American Chemist Society as an ACS-CHAL Forensic Lawyer-Scientist.

Joe Maher is the co-founder of Maher & Maher Law. A former Marine infantry officer who served three deployments to Iraq, Joe spent five years as a prosecutor handling serious felonies and building a reputation as a highly effective trial lawyer. Over time, conviction gave way to conscience and Joe moved into criminal defense as his faith developed, his view of government power sharpened, and he came to believe that many caught in the machinery of prosecution are not hardened criminals but people who have made mistakes.

Special Welcome: Special welcome from Stacey Haveman of LifeSafer Ignition Interlock, one of CCDB's year-round sponsors.

Registration Rates

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** PROSECUTORS AND LAW ENFORCEMENT STRICTLY PROHIBITED **

CLE seminar location: 

Arapahoe Trial Office of the Colorado State Public Defender
13356 E. Briarwood Avenue, Centennial, CO 80112

Social to follow the CLE seminar, details to come.