Speaking Engagements
Virginia Landry speaks on live radio segment on July 31st, 2009.
Upcoming & Past Speaking Engagements
On September 1, 2009, Attorney Virginia Landry will be speaking at the Turnip Rose to give OCWLA members and guests the benefit of her accumulated knowledge and years of experience regarding how to represent clients who have been charged with DUI. For more information, please visit: http://www.ocwla.org/
For the second year, Attorney Virginia Landry will be speaking to high school students in Orange County, California as part of “Real DUI Court in Schools” a program aimed at teenagers. The Choices and Consequences School Program is a DUI prevention program funded through a grant received through the California Administrative Office of the Courts, headed by Judge Kimberly Menninger. An actual sentencing will be conducted in front of the student assembly with the District Attorney, Defense Attorney, the Defendant and the Judge conducting formal sentencing. Each participant will be able to share their experiences with the assembly and counselors and other guest speakers will participate in the visual presentation. The dangers of alcohol, drugs and distracted driving among young adults is the primary focus.
On February 12, 2009, Attorney Virginia Landry was a guest lecturer at Chapman Law School during their annual Wellness Week focusing on How to Avoid a DUI. As a specialist concerning Driving Under the Influence allegations in Orange County, California, DUI Attorney Virginia Landry gave the law students a practical overview of DUI investigation from a law enforcement perspective. The investigation process included Phase One: The Vehicle in Motion, where the officer makes a determination to detain a driver; Phase Two: Personal Contact, where the officer is looking for a way to get the driver out of the car for further investigation; Phase Three: Pre-Arrest Screening which is where the hand-eye-gait coordination tests are conducted along with an interview; and Phase Four: Chemical Testing, where determinations of what substances and how much are in the person’s system are done by blood, breath or urine testing. A practical demonstration of Standardized Field Sobriety Testing was given with a student volunteer
On February 21, 2009, Attorney Virginia Landry spoke for the tenth year at the Bridging the Gap program sponsored by the Orange County Bar Association at the Central Justice Center in Santa Ana, California. As a recognized expert in Driving Under the Influence cases, Virginia spoke about the issues that new attorneys would have in accurately advising their clients about a Driving Under the Influence of Alcohol or Drugs and the related Department of Motor Vehicles Administrative Per Se hearing process. Practical tips were given to assist attorneys who would be representing persons accused, as well as a working guideline for attorneys not working directly with criminal defense to evaluate and refer to specialists. A brief overview of other DMV hearings was also provided, including Physical and Mental Examinations, Negligent Operator Hearings, Fatality Cases and Fraud Evaluations. The Bridging the Gap Program is held in February and July each year and is free to new California attorneys.