NACDL - National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
News Release
2017-18 Officers and Newly Elected Members of the Board of Directors Sworn in at Annual Meeting
August 03, 2017
Washington, DC (Aug. 3, 2017) – NACDL installed newly elected officers and directors at its Annual Board and Membership Meeting in San Francisco, CA, on July 29.
Chris Wellborn (Rock Hill, SC) was appointed Parliamentarian by NACDL President Rick Jones at the July 29th meeting of the Board of Directors. Directors Nellie King (West Palm Beach, FL) and Richard Jaffe (Birmingham, AL) were selected to serve on NACDL's Executive Committee.
Ivan J. Dominguez, NACDL Director of Public Affairs & Communications, (202) 465-7662 or idominguez@nacdl.org
The National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers is the preeminent organization advancing the mission of the criminal defense bar to ensure justice and due process for persons accused of crime or wrongdoing. A professional bar association founded in 1958, NACDL's many thousands of direct members in 28 countries – and 90 state, provincial and local affiliate organizations totaling up to 40,000 attorneys – include private criminal defense lawyers, public defenders, military defense counsel, law professors and judges committed to preserving fairness and promoting a rational and humane criminal legal system.