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Joseph A. Martinez<br />
Special thanks to our course directors, John Donahue, David Moore, and Stanley Schwieger,<br />
who had 148 attendees in Waco on April 8, and course directors David Moore and Kelly<br />
Pace, who had 52 attendees in Tyler on April 15 <strong>for</strong> our CDLP seminar “Trial Tactics: <strong>The</strong><br />
Art of War.”<br />
Special thanks also to George Bianchi, President of <strong>the</strong> National College of DUI <strong>Defense</strong><br />
(NCDD), and <strong>the</strong> NCDD Board of Regents <strong>for</strong> allowing TCDLA to co-sponsor <strong>the</strong> Mastering<br />
Scientific Evidence seminar held in New Orleans April 14–16. Thanks to Troy McKinney,<br />
J. Gary Trichter, and Mimi Coffey, our course directors, we had 289 attendees.<br />
Thanks go out as well to course directors Lynn Richardson and Jeanette Kinard, who<br />
had 92 attendees in Dallas on May 2 <strong>for</strong> our CDLP Indigent <strong>Defense</strong> seminar.<br />
Special thanks to course directors Lawrence Boyd and David Burrows, who presided<br />
over our DWI <strong>Defense</strong> Project seminar on May 6, attracting some 230 attendees to Arlington.<br />
Special thanks to senior lobbyist Allen Place, who conducted a Legislative Update conference<br />
call on April 20. We plan on having ano<strong>the</strong>r conference call in mid-summer to update<br />
criminal <strong>defense</strong> lawyers on changes to Texas laws.<br />
We invite all of our TCDLA members to attend <strong>the</strong> 40th annual membership meeting<br />
on Saturday, June 11, at approximately 11:00 am—immediately following <strong>the</strong> 24th Annual<br />
Rusty Duncan Advanced Criminal Law Course.<br />
President-elect Gary Trichter invites all of our members to join him <strong>for</strong> <strong>the</strong> TCDLA<br />
Members Retreat, July 27–30, 2011, at <strong>the</strong> unique T-Cross Ranch in Shoshone National <strong>For</strong>rest<br />
outside of Dubois, Wyoming. <strong>The</strong> ranch lies at an elevation of 7,800 feet in an untouched<br />
country of pine <strong>for</strong>rest and open meadows, trout-rich streams, and small lakes, with endless<br />
vistas rising well over 11,000 feet—scenically magnificent. Space is limited. Please go to our<br />
website <strong>for</strong> more in<strong>for</strong>mation.<br />
Please make plans <strong>for</strong> <strong>the</strong> summer to join us <strong>for</strong> fun and CLE. <strong>The</strong> following CLE will<br />
be held in cities across Texas:<br />
Executive<br />
Director’s<br />
Perspective<br />
July 14–15<br />
August 3–4<br />
August 10<br />
August 11–12<br />
August 19<br />
August 25<br />
South Padre Island, “Trial Tactics: <strong>The</strong> Art of War”<br />
Austin, “Innocence Work in <strong>the</strong> Real World <strong>for</strong> Real Lawyers: A Practical<br />
Seminar on Representing <strong>the</strong> Innocent After Conviction”<br />
Houston, NHTSA SFST Update<br />
Houston, 9th Annual Top Gun, co-sponsored with Harris County<br />
Criminal Law Association<br />
Richmond, “Trial Tactics: <strong>The</strong> Art of War”<br />
Austin, “Innocence Lost: How & Why Investigations Go Wrong”<br />
Good verdicts to all.