Whether you focus on district court, superior court or federal court, everyone is sure to benefit from the variety of topics presented at this program by an all-star lineup of speakers, including informative discussion and valuable insight about the following pertinent issues:

• The evolving landscape of legalized hemp in North Carolina and its potential impact on criminal law
• How to proceed when your state case may go federal
• Tools for bail reform and efforts to change the bail system in several counties
• Key issues in asset forfeiture
• When and why the Attorney General's Office and the State Bureau of Investigation may step into a case
• DWI case law update highlighting key recent decisions from the appellate courts

You also won't want to miss the unique opportunity to hear an ethics presentation from Superior Court Judge Carl Fox.

INCLUDED SESSIONS

• Hemp and CBD 101 for Criminal Law Attorneys
• "The Feds are coming; the Feds are coming!" - What to Do When Your Case Goes Federal
• Bail Reform
• Federal Asset Forfeiture: "It's not stealing; it's just CAFRA."
• "Who invited these city lawyers to our case?" - The Role of the Attorney General's Office and the State Bureau of Investigation in State Criminal Cases
• In Order to be a More Perfect Attorney: Ethics from the Bench
• "Hasn't anyone heard of Uber?" - DWI Case Law Update

SPEAKERS

• Christopher R. "Chris" Clifton, Grace Tisdale & Clifton PA, Winston-Salem
• Judge Carl R. Fox, North Carolina Superior Court, Hillsborough
• David B. Freedman, Crumpler Freedman Parker & Witt, Winston-Salem
• Don R. "Rod" Kight Jr., Kight Law Office, Asheville
• Spencer B. Merriweather III, Mecklenburg County District Attorney's Office, Charlotte
• R. Andrew Murray, U.S. Attorney's Office for the Western District of North Carolina, Charlotte
• Claire J. Rauscher, Womble Bond Dickinson (U.S.) LLP, Charlotte
• Jessica K. Smith, UNC School of Government, Chapel Hill
• William R. "Will" Terpening, Terpening Law PLLC, Charlotte
• Boz Zellinger, North Carolina Department of Justice, Raleigh

PRODUCED
January 24, 2020

PLANNED BY
NCBA Criminal Justice Section

• William R. ""Rob"" Heroy, Goodman Carr Laughrun Levine & Greene PLLC, Charlotte (Planner)
• Patrick B. Weede, Weede Law PLLC, Raleigh (Planner)

APPROVED CREDIT
North Carolina: 6.25 MCLE/CPE Hours

PROGRAM PRICING
See pricing below. Discounts may be available for NCBA members who are students, law professors, judges or legal services/public interest attorneys. Call CLE at 800.228.3402 for details.