DUI Defense Law Board Certification by the NCDD

The Board of Regents for NCDD certified the first lawyer as board certified in DUI Defense in 1999. Four years later the American Bar Association (ABA) formally recognized DUI Defense Law as a legal specialty area of practice. In 2004, the American Bar Association (ABA) accredited the National College for DUI Defense, Inc (NCDD) to certified lawyers in that specialty area.

The purpose of granting board certification in DUI Defense Law is to recognize DUI and DWI lawyers who focus their practice on representing men and women accused of drunk and impaired driving offenses. Board certification recognizes and validates the attorney's claim to specialize in these unique types of cases. Board certification also helps the public learn more about the attorney's unique qualifications.

The ABA has recognized NCDD as an organization that is accredited to award certification in this specialty area of the law. Approximately 20 states recognize programs accredited by the ABA, although many of those states have additional requirements before the attorney can use the phrase "board certified" in advertisements.

Some states do not have rules to recognize board certification in DUI Defense Law awarded by NCDD. In fact, some states have a requirement that "DUI Defense Law" must be formally adopted in that state as a specialty practice area of the law before the attorney's certification can be recognized in that state.