Joseph’s civil-litigation work includes representing plaintiffs who have suffered catastrophic personal injury and civil rights violations.
Live Video-Broadcast: March 21, 2025
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This CLE program is designed for attorneys practicing in state or federal courts who handle cases involving traffic stops and evidence obtained through drug-detection canines. It explores the constitutional issues surrounding pretextual traffic stops, the reliability of canine alerts, and the significant impact these practices have on civil liberties.
Attendees will gain practical strategies for challenging evidence, such as scrutinizing canine training and handler influence, cross-examining law enforcement effectively, and leveraging case law to defend clients.
The program also addresses ethical concerns, emphasizing the need for transparency and fairness in cases involving questionable canine evidence.
This course is co-sponsored with myLawCLE.
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Date / Time: March 21, 2025
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Joseph Caleb | CalebAndonian PPLC
Prior to co-founding CalebAndonian, Joseph Caleb honed his litigation skills at the Public Defender Service for the District of Columbia – often recognized as the leading training ground for trial attorneys in the United States – where he served as lead counsel on over fifty trials against local and federal prosecutors. Joseph then built a highly successful solo practice, which focused on criminal (including juvenile representations) and civil matters in D.C. and Maryland in state and federal court. Joseph’s civil-litigation work includes representing plaintiffs who have suffered catastrophic personal injury and civil rights violations.
In 2018, Joseph was selected by The National Trial Lawyers as a “Top 40 Under 40” lawyer – a distinction extended exclusively to trial lawyers doing civil plaintiff and criminal defense work. The National Trial Lawyers again recognized Joseph’s accomplishments in 2020, this time naming him a Top 10 trial lawyer nationwide in his areas of expertise.
Joseph is as an adjunct law school professor at American University, his alma mater, and is also part of the Trial Advocacy Faculty at the Harvard Law School.
In July 2021, a panel consisting of D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser and the Chief Judges of the D.C. District Court, the D.C. Court of Appeals, and the D.C. Superior Court appointed Joseph to serve on the Board of Trustees for the D.C. Public Defender Service.
In 2023, Joseph was inducted into the American College of Trial Lawyers, an invitation only Fellowship of exceptional trial lawyers from the United States and Canada who have demonstrated the very highest standards of trial advocacy, ethical conduct, integrity, professionalism, and collegiality.
I. Traffic Stops, Canine Searches, and Constitutional Challenges | 1:00pm – 2:00pm
Break | 2:00pm – 2:10pm
II. Practical Strategies for Challenging Canine Evidence | 2:10pm – 3:10pm