Life Member Directory

Life members are attorneys who have made an extraordinary commitment to support the work of the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers. By supporting NACDL at the highest dues level, they are accorded a lifetime membership as long as they continue to meet the standards for NACDL membership. In addition, they are listed in this special expanded life member directory, including bio and photograph, and receive a special award in recognition of their support for NACDL’s work.

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  • Charles Morgan

    Charles L. Morgan

    • Law Office of Charles L. Morgan, Jr.
    Contact Information
    Biography
    Co-Chair, NACDL Council 
    of Affiliates, Past member NACDL Board of Directors, Founding reorganizational President Mecklenburg County Criminal Defense Lawyers Association (MCCDLA), Past  Chairperson Mecklenburg County Bar Criminal Justice Section.
    Education
    • Undergraduate: University of North Carolina Chapel Hill, BA 1978
    • Law School: Wake Forest University School of Law, JD 1981
    Bar Information
    • W. Dist. NC, 4th Cir., US Supreme Ct.
    Practice Areas
    • Controlled Substances
    • DUI
    • Federal Practice
    • Forfeiture
    • Juvenile Defense
    • Mental Health Defense
    • Public Defense
    • Sex Crimes
    • White Collar Crime
  • Brandon Morris

    Brandon Morris

    • Morris Firm, PLLC
    Contact Information
    Biography
  • Cory Morris

    Cory H. Morris

    • The Law Offices of Cory H. Morris
    Contact Information
    Biography


    NYS/Florida/Federal
    Criminal Defense Substance Abuse, DWI, DUI, Appellate Practice, Mental Health;
    Civil Rights, 42 U.S.C. 1983 litigation, Excessive Force, Wrongful Incarceration, Malicious Prosecution, False Arrest

    Credentialed Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Counselor - Trainee
    Adjunct Professor, Adelphi University
    Bar Information
    • New York State, Florida, Southern District of New York, Eastern District of New York, 2nd Circuit, Southern District of Florida
    Practice Areas
    • Appellate Advocacy
    • Controlled Substances
    • DUI
    • Federal Practice
    • Mental Health Defense
    • White Collar Crime
  • E. Morris

    E. G. Morris

    • Capital Area Private Defender Services
    Contact Information
    Biography
    President, Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Assoc. 1997-98. Board Member NACDL 2001 to present. NACDL Secretary 2010-2011, Tresurer 2011-2012, Second Vice President 2012-2013, First Vice President 2013-2014. Best Lawyers in America, Texas Monthly Texas Superlawyers, White Collar and Non White Collar Criminal Lawyers.
    Education
    • Law School: University of Texas Law School, J.D., 1977
    Bar Information
    • U.S. Supreme Ct. 5th and 6th Circuits, U.S. District Ct. Western, Eastern, Northern and Southern Dis
    Practice Areas
    • Controlled Substances
    • Corporate Compliance
    • DUI
    • Federal Practice
    • Juvenile Defense
    • White Collar Crime
  • Joseph Morrissey

    Joseph Lawrence Morrissey

    • Norman Law Office
    Contact Information
    Biography
    Education
    • Undergraduate: Auburn University, BFA, 2003
    • Graduate: University of North Carolina at Greensboro, MFA 2006
    • Law School: Nashville School of Law, JD, 2012
    Practice Areas
    • Controlled Substances
    • DUI
    • Forfeiture
  • Adriaen Morse

    Adriaen M. Morse

    • Partner, SECIL Law PLLC
    Contact Information
    Biography
    Education
    • Undergraduate: U.S. Naval Academy, BS, 1988
    • Graduate: Georgetown University Law Center, LLM, 2003
    • Law School: University of Richmond School of Law, JD, 1995
    Practice Areas
    • Corporate Compliance
    • Federal Practice
    • International
    • White Collar Crime
  • Dean Mosley

    Dean Mosley

    Contact Information
    Biography
    Vice President, Paul Perkins Bar Assn.Recipient, Voters League Service Award, Orange County Voters LeagueRecipient, Spirit of Service Award, Florida A&M Univ. Law SchoolRecipient, Top 100 Trial Lawyers of Florida, American Trial Lawyers
    Education
    • Undergraduate: Florida A&M University, , 1981
    • Law School: Texas Southern University School of Law , 1984
  • Norman Mueller

    Norman R. Mueller

    • Haddon Morgan & Foreman P.C.
    Contact Information
    Biography

    Norm Mueller is a member of Haddon, Morgan and Foreman P.C. which Chambers USA describes as a premier Denver-based practice offering a wide range of litigation services, including white-collar criminal defense and civil disputes. With his unique combination of trial and appellate skills, Norm has vigorously represented thousands of clients in state and federal trial and appellate courts and before professional regulatory boards.

    After falling in love with Colorado in the summer of 1970 while working as a cement finisher on the construction of the Eisenhower tunnel under the Continental Divide and deciding he might prefer a job with an office and no heavy lifting, Norm graduated from the University of Kansas with distinction in 1971 and then ventured to the east coast to graduate from Yale Law School in 1974. He returned to Colorado to begin his legal career as a Deputy State Public Defender in 1974. Norm worked in the Appellate Division and the Denver Regional Trial Office, serving as Chief Appellate Deputy from 1978 to 1980. He entered private practice in 1980, forming his own firm of Allen, Foreman and Mueller and then joined Haddon, Morgan and Foreman in 1983.

    Norm has been listed in Best Lawyers in America for many years in several categories, Appellate, Criminal Defense and Commercial Litigation, and was named the Denver appellate lawyer of the year in 2011 and 2017. He has been named a Colorado Super Lawyer for multiple years in appellate law.

    Norm's commitment to professional activities is long standing. He has served on the Colorado Supreme Court Committee on Appellate Rules since 1986 and also is a member of the Evidence Rules Committee. He was a member and chair (2016-2019) of the Judicial Performance Commission for the Second Judicial District, is a member of the Criminal Pattern Jury Instruction Committee for the Tenth Circuit and served two terms as the Colorado representative of the Tenth Circuit Criminal Justice Act Standing Committee. Norm is a Tenth Circuit vice-chair for the Amicus Committee of the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers and is a member of the Board of Directors having previously served on the Board from 2011 until 2019. He is a past president of the Colorado Criminal Defense Bar.

    Norm also is committed to doing his part in the community. After being a youth sports coach in soccer, baseball, softball and basketball for many years, Norm was a mentor for many years at Denver East High School. He is also a board member for Together with the Children which raises funds for JUCONI (Juntos con los Ninos), an organization that works with street-involved children and their families in Puebla, Mexico.

    Norm has handled cases in all but one of Colorado's twenty-two judicial districts. In addition to the federal district court in Colorado and the Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals, he has also appeared in the Second and Sixth Circuit Courts, the Utah Supreme Court, and the United States District Courts for the following districts: Wyoming, Kansas, Western District of Texas, Southern District of New York, Southern District of Indiana, and the Southern District of Florida.

    Education
    • Undergraduate: University of Kansas, BA, 1971
    • Law School: Yale Law School, JD, 1974
    Bar Information
    • Supreme Court, 10th Circuit, 8th Circuit, 6th Circuit, District of Colorado
    Practice Areas
    • Appellate Advocacy
    • Federal Practice
    • White Collar Crime
  • Christopher Mulder

    Christopher D. Mulder

    • Law Office of Chris Mulder
    Contact Information
    Biography
    Practice Areas
    • Controlled Substances
    • DUI
    • Federal Practice
  • Patrick Mullin

    Patrick A. Mullin

    Contact Information
    Biography
    Harvard Law School, Graduate Program, Advanced Studies in International Affairs(1979)Gerry Spence Trial Lawyers College. Graduate in 1997. Faculty from 2001-2006. Member, Practitioners Advisory Group, US Sentencing Commission (1995-2009)Certified, Criminal Trial Atty., NJ Supreme Ct. (1996-Present)Best Lawyers in America. 2012-2020.Best Law Firms in America 2017-2020,Super Lawyers. New York and New Jersey. 2010-2020.
    Education
    • Undergraduate: William Paterson University, BA/ME, 1974
    • Graduate: N.Y.U., LLM Taxation, 1990
    • Law School: New York Law School, Juris Doctor, 1978
    Bar Information
    • New York, Washington D.C., Virginia, New Jersey
    Practice Areas
    • Appellate Advocacy
    • Corporate Compliance
    • Federal Practice
    • International
    • White Collar Crime
  • Jeff Mulliner

    Jeff Mulliner

    • Lance Kennedy Law
    Contact Information
    Biography
    Past Director of the Civil Rights Division of the Bexar County District Attorney's Office (San Antonio, Texas), past President of the San Antonio Criminal Defense Lawyers Association, Bexar County Bail Bond Board, William S. Sessions American Inns of Court, Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Assn. Course Director, 1st Annual Nuts & Bolts Seminar, SACDLA
    Education
    • Undergraduate: Baylor University, 1989
    • Law School: St. Mary's University School of Law, 1993
    Bar Information
    • U.S. Dist. Ct. for the W., S., N. & E. Dist. of TX, 5th Cir. Ct. of Appeals, U.S. Supreme Ct.
    Practice Areas
    • Controlled Substances
    • DUI
    • Federal Practice
    • Sex Crimes
    • White Collar Crime
  • Nathan Mundy

    Nathan A. Mundy

    Contact Information
    Biography
  • Doug Murphy

    Doug Murphy

    • Murphy & McKinney Law Firm, P.C.
    Contact Information
    Biography
    Practice Areas
    • Controlled Substances
    • Corporate Compliance
    • DUI
    • Federal Practice
    • White Collar Crime
  • William Murphy

    William H. Murphy

    • Founding & Senior Partner, Murphy, Falcon & Murphy
    Contact Information
    Biography
    Education
    • Undergraduate: Massachusetts Institute of Technology, BS Elec Eng, 1965
    • Law School: U MD School of Law, Juris Doctor, 1969
    Bar Information
    • USDC - District of MD; Court of Appeals of MD; US Court of Appeals for the 4th and 6th Circuits; U.S. Supreme Court; USDC - Eastern District of Michigan
  • John Musca

    John P. Musca

    • Musca Law
    Contact Information
    Biography
    Education
    • Undergraduate: Case Western Reserve University, J.D., 1997
    • Law School: Case Western Reserve University, J.D., 1997
    Practice Areas
    • DUI
    • White Collar Crime
  • Randy Myers

    Randy S. Myers

    Contact Information
    Biography
    Education
    • Undergraduate: Texas Tech, , 1981
    • Graduate: St. Mary's University, , 1986
    Bar Information
    • Federal Courts, Northern, Southern, Eastern, and Western Dist. TX
    Practice Areas
    • Controlled Substances
    • DUI
    • White Collar Crime
  • Gary Naftalis

    Gary P. Naftalis

    • Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel, LLP
    Contact Information
    Biography
    Former Asst. US Attorney, Southern Dist. of New YorkFormer Asst. Chief, Criminal Division, Southern Dist. of New YorkFormer Lecturer, Columbia Univ. Law Sch.; Harvard Law Sch.Author, "The Grand Jury: An Institution on Trial"Editor, "White Collar Crimes"
    Education
    • Undergraduate: Rutgers University, , 1963
    • Graduate: Columbia University Law School, , 1967
    • Law School: Brown University, , 1965
  • Stephen Neal

    Stephen C. Neal

    • Cooley LLP
    Contact Information
    Biography
  • Brian Neary

    Brian J. Neary

    Contact Information
    Biography
    Past President, New Jersey Assn. of Criminal Defense LawyersAdjunct Professor, Rutgers Sch. of Law (Newark, NJ)Life Member, ACDL-NJ & NYSACDLCertified Criminal Trial Attorney, NJ Supreme Ct. and National Board of Trial AdvocacyFellow, American Board of Criminal LawyersFellow, American College of Trial LawyersListed, Best Lawyers in America, White Collar; non-White Collar; DWIListed, Super Lawyers (Top 100 in New Jersey)
    Education
    • Undergraduate: University of Notre Dame, , 1973
    • Law School: New York University School of Law, 1976
    Bar Information
    • 2nd, 3rd Cirs. US Supreme Ct.
    Practice Areas
    • DUI
    • White Collar Crime
  • Aaron Nelson

    Aaron A. Nelson

    • Nelson Defense Group, LLC
    Contact Information
    Biography
    NACDL(lifetime member)WACDLNCDCNCDDDUIDLA (charter member)SuperLawyersWI State Bar Association
    Education
    • Undergraduate: University of Wisconsin- Milwaukee, , 1993
    • Graduate: University of Wisconsin- Madison, , 1996
    • Law School: University of Wisconsin- Madison, , 1996
    Practice Areas
    • Controlled Substances
    • DUI
    • Juvenile Defense
    • White Collar Crime
  • Tad Nelson

    Tad A. Nelson

    • Nelson & Associates
    Contact Information
    Social Media
    Biography
    Practice Areas
    • Capital Defense
    • Controlled Substances
    • DUI
    • Federal Practice
    • Juvenile Defense
    • White Collar Crime
  • Paul Neuharth

    Paul H. Neuharth

    Contact Information
    Biography
    Author, Driver's License Suspensions; Driver's License Suspensions for Failure to Provide Financial Responsibility, Criminal Law Seminars: DUI Sentencing and Double Jeopardy of a Driver's License , Judicial Council of CA Admin. Office of the Courts, Introduction & Overcoming Drug License Suspensions , DUI Law and Updates, Negotiating Univ. Law Enforcement Contracts , DMV Interface with Criminal Law (non-DUI)
    Education
    • Undergraduate: University of California Riverside, , 1984
    • Law School: University of San Diego Law School, , 1989
    Bar Information
    • U.S. District Court,Southern, Central, Northern; U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit;U.S. Supreme C
    Practice Areas
    • Capital Defense
    • Controlled Substances
    • DUI
    • Federal Practice
    • Juvenile Defense
    • White Collar Crime
  • Zachary Newland

    Zachary L. Newland

    • Principal Attorney, Newland Legal PLLC
    Contact Information
    Biography
    Education
    • Undergraduate: Oklahoma City University, B.A., 2009
    • Law School: Georgetown University Law School, J.D., 2013
    Practice Areas
    • Appellate Advocacy
    • Capital Defense
    • Controlled Substances
    • Corporate Compliance
    • DUI
    • Federal Practice
    • Forfeiture
    • Mental Health Defense
    • Sex Crimes
    • White Collar Crime
  • David Newman

    David B. Newman

    • The Newman Law Firm
    Contact Information
    Biography
    Phi Kappa Phi and Tau Beta Pi Honor Societies. Recipient, Outstanding Engineering Alumnus Award, Pennsylvania State University. Former Associate Professor of electrical engineering, and Adjunct Professor of law, George Washington University. Prior to law, Engineer Advisor with Central Intelligence Agency. Represent corporate clients, and the poor, downtrodden and oppressed.
    Education
    • Undergraduate: Univ of Rhode Island, BS, 1970
    • Graduate: Pennsylvania State Univ, PhD, 1974
    • Law School: American University, Washington College of Law, JD, 1983
  • George Newman

    George H. Newman

    Contact Information
    Biography
    Board Certified Criminal Trial AdvocateMember: NACDL Board of Directors, Audit Committee, Champion Advisory Board, Indigent Defense Committee, Membership CommitteeFormer Chair, Criminal Justice Section, Philadelphia Bar Assn.Board of Governors, Philadelphia Bar Assn.Recipient, President's Commendation, NACDL (1991, 2002)Recipient, Justice Thurgood Marshall Award, Philadelphia Bar Assn. (2006)  Heeney Award, NACDL, 2017.  AV rating
    Education
    • Undergraduate: University of Pennsylvania, , 1971
    • Law School: Temple University Law School, 1975
    Bar Information
    • East, Middle & Western Dists. of PA, 3rd Cir., U.S. Supreme Court
    Practice Areas
    • Appellate Advocacy
    • Capital Defense
    • Controlled Substances
    • DUI
    • Federal Practice
    • Juvenile Defense
    • White Collar Crime

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