NACDL Extended CLE Calendar

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2025 CLE Calendar: 

 

April 24-26
NACDL's 18th Annual 'Making Sense of Science: Forensic Science & the Law Seminar

Sahara Las Vegas, Las Vegas, NV
Contact: NACDL's Director of Events Akvile Athanason at (202) 872-8600 ext. 630 or e-mail aathanason@nacdl.org. For more details, visit our meetings Web site at www.nacdl.org/meetings

May 21-23
NACDL's 2025 Race Matters Seminar

The Mayo Hotel, Tulsa, OK
Contact: NACDL's Director of Events Akvile Athanason at (202) 872-8600 ext. 630 or e-mail aathanason@nacdl.org. For more details, visit our meetings Web site at www.nacdl.org/meetings

​July 9-12
Albert J. Krieger Annual Meeting of NACDL

Minneapolis Marriott City Center, Minneapolis, MN
Contact: NACDL's Director of Events Akvile Athanason at (202) 872-8600 ext. 630 or e-mail aathanason@nacdl.org. For more details, visit our meetings Web site at www.nacdl.org/meetings

August 27-29
NACDL's 27th Annual Making the Case for Life Seminar

Sahara Las Vegas, Las Vegas, NV
Contact: NACDL's Director of Events Akvile Athanason at (202) 872-8600 ext. 630 or e-mail aathanason@nacdl.org. For more details, visit our meetings Web site at www.nacdl.org/meetings

September 17-20
NACDL’s Fall Meeting and White Collar Seminar
Washington Marriott Georgetown, Washington, DC
Contact: NACDL's Director of Events Akvile Athanason at (202) 872-8600 ext. 630 or e-mail aathanason@nacdl.org. For more details, visit our meetings Web site at www.nacdl.org/meetings

October 22-25
NACDL and NCDD's 29th Annual DUI Seminar "DWI Means Defend With Ingenuity"

Sahara Las Vegas, Las Vegas, NV
Contact: NACDL's Director of Events Akvile Athanason at (202) 872-8600 ext. 630 or e-mail aathanason@nacdl.org. For more details, visit our meetings Web site at www.nacdl.org/meetings

October 22-25
NACDL's 18th Annual Defending Drug Cases Seminar

Sahara Las Vegas, Las Vegas, NV
Contact: NACDL's Director of Events Akvile Athanason at (202) 872-8600 ext. 630 or e-mail aathanason@nacdl.org. For more details, visit our meetings Web site at www.nacdl.org/meetings

November 12-14
NACDL's 16th Annual Defending Sex Crimes Conference

Sahara Las Vegas, Las Vegas, NV
Contact: NACDL's Director of Events Akvile Athanason at (202) 872-8600 ext. 630 or e-mail aathanason@nacdl.org. For more details, visit our meetings Web site at www.nacdl.org/meetings

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2026 CLE Calendar: 

 

January 25-28
NACDL's Advanced Criminal Law Seminar

St. Regis Hotel, Aspen, CO
Contact: NACDL's Director of Events Akvile Athanason at (202) 872-8600 ext. 630 or e-mail aathanason@nacdl.org. For more details, visit our meetings Web site at www.nacdl.org/meetings

​February 18-21
NACDL's Midwinter Meeting & Seminar

Royal Sonesta, New Orleans, LA
Contact: NACDL's Director of Events Akvile Athanason at (202) 872-8600 ext. 630 or e-mail aathanason@nacdl.org. For more details, visit our meetings Web site at www.nacdl.org/meetings

April 23-25
NACDL's 19th Annual 'Making Sense of Science: Forensic Science & the Law Seminar

Sahara Las Vegas, Las Vegas, NV
Contact: NACDL's Director of Events Akvile Athanason at (202) 872-8600 ext. 630 or e-mail aathanason@nacdl.org. For more details, visit our meetings Web site at www.nacdl.org/meetings

June 24-27
NACDL's West Coast White Collar Conference

Hotel Nikko, San Francisco, CA
Contact: NACDL's Director of Events Akvile Athanason at (202) 872-8600 ext. 630 or e-mail aathanason@nacdl.org. For more details, visit our meetings Web site at www.nacdl.org/meeting

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August 5-8
Albert J. Krieger Annual Meeting of NACDL

The Vinoy Resort, St. Petersburg, FL
Contact: NACDL's Director of Events Akvile Athanason at (202) 872-8600 ext. 630 or e-mail aathanason@nacdl.org. For more details, visit our meetings Web site at www.nacdl.org/meetings

October 7-10
NACDL's Fall Meeting & Seminar

HIlton Salt Lake City Center, Salt Lake City, UT
Contact: NACDL's Director of Events Akvile Athanason at (202) 872-8600 ext. 630 or e-mail aathanason@nacdl.org. For more details, visit our meetings Web site at www.nacdl.org/meetings

October 21-24
NACDL and NCDD's 30th Annual DUI Seminar "DWI Means Defend With Ingenuity"

Sahara Las Vegas, Las Vegas, NV
Contact: NACDL's Director of Events Akvile Athanason at (202) 872-8600 ext. 630 or e-mail aathanason@nacdl.org. For more details, visit our meetings Web site at www.nacdl.org/meetings

October 21-24
NACDL's 19th Annual Defending Drug Cases Seminar

Sahara Las Vegas, Las Vegas, NV
Contact: NACDL's Director of Events Akvile Athanason at (202) 872-8600 ext. 630 or e-mail aathanason@nacdl.org. For more details, visit our meetings Web site at www.nacdl.org/meetings

November 11-13
NACDL's 17th Annual Defending Sex Crimes Conference

Sahara Las Vegas, Las Vegas, NV
Contact: NACDL's Director of Events Akvile Athanason at (202) 872-8600 ext. 630 or e-mail aathanason@nacdl.org. For more details, visit our meetings Web site at www.nacdl.org/meetings

2027 CLE Calendar: 

March 3-6
NACDL's Midwinter Meeting & Seminar

Hyatt Regency, Austin, TX
Contact: NACDL's Director of Events Akvile Athanason at (202) 872-8600 ext. 630 or e-mail aathanason@nacdl.org. For more details, visit our meetings Web site at www.nacdl.org/meetings
 

July 28-31
Albert J. Krieger Annual Meeting of NACDL

Hilton Denver City Center, Denver, CO
Contact: NACDL's Director of Events Akvile Athanason at (202) 872-8600 ext. 630 or e-mail aathanason@nacdl.org. For more details, visit our meetings Web site at www.nacdl.org/meetings
 

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    LOCATION: Sahara Las Vegas Hotel & Casino, Las Vegas, NV
    DATES: April 24-26, 2025

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    COST: Free