Oregon CLE - Forensic Toxicology

Dr. John Vasiliades, PhD, laboratory director and chief consultant at Toxicology Laboratories, Inc., of Omaha, Nebraska, will teach a day course in forensic toxicology for attorneys titled “Forensic Toxicology for Attorneys 2012: Alcohol, Drugs, and How to Use an Expert” in Beaverton, Oregon.

The course focuses on several relevant topics for the litigator: (a) urine analysis alcohol and drug testing; (b) blood and breath alcohol testing; (c) hair follicle drug testing; (d) National Academy of Sciences reports; (e) laboratory specimen chain of custody procedures and litigation package materials; (f) Melendez-Diaz v. Massachusetts (2009); (g) discovery requests; (h) trial preparation.

The course will be held on Friday, May 4, 2012, from 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM Pacific Standard Time, at the Homewood Suites by Hilton – Hillsboro / Beaverton in Beaverton, Oregon.

This course activity has been approved for 7.00 Continuing Legal Education (“CLE”) credit hours by the Oregon State Bar MCLE Department (5670*2), 7.00 CLE credit hours by the Washington State Board of Mandatory Continuing Legal Education (305949), and 7.00 CLE Total Credit Hours including 1.25 Ethics Hours by the State Bar of California MCLE Provider Certification Department. This course may qualify for CLE credit in other jurisdictions.

The one (1) day course in forensic toxicology will be held at:

Homewood Suites by Hilton – Hillsboro / Beaverton
15525 NW Gateway Court
Beaverton, Oregon 97006
P: (503) 614-0900
W: http://homewoodsuites.hilton.com/en/hw/groups/personalized/P/PDXBTHW-TOX-20120503/index.jhtml?WT.mc_id=POG

Dr. Vasiliades possesses over twenty-two (22) years of practical toxicology and clinical chemistry experience, and has testified or provided litigation support in over one thousand (1000) legal cases.

Dr. Vasiliades is a Diplomat of the American Board of Forensic Toxicology (DABFT) (1993) and a Diplomat of the American Board of Clinical Chemistry (DABCC) (1980).

The unique and intensive one (1) day course in forensic toxicology shows the litigator how to effectively utilize a forensic toxicology expert in criminal and civil court cases in order to prevail.

An assortment of academic articles and technical course materials, including alcohol and drug litigation packages from actual cases, will supplement the course instruction and may prove useful to the litigator in his or her legal practice.

The course enrollment fee is Two Hundred Seventy Five Dollars ($275.00) for attorneys, and One Hundred Fifty Dollars ($150.00) for new attorneys admitted to practice law in their respective jurisdiction one (1) year prior to the date of course enrollment.

Attorneys may register for the course online with a credit card at http://www.toxlabsomaha.com/courses.htm or forward a check payment with a completed registration form directly to our office.

Please contact Dr. Vasiliades directly with questions at (402) 935-0401 or toxlabs@qwestoffice.net