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NACDL is committed to enhancing the capacity of the criminal defense bar to safeguard fundamental constitutional rights.
NACDL harnesses the unique perspectives of NACDL members to advocate for policy and practice improvements in the criminal legal system.
NACDL envisions a society where all individuals receive fair, rational, and humane treatment within the criminal legal system.
NACDL’s mission is to serve as a leader, alongside diverse coalitions, in identifying and reforming flaws and inequities in the criminal legal system, and redressing systemic racism, and ensuring that its members and others in the criminal defense bar are fully equipped to serve all accused persons at the highest level.
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"Defending Mayhem: Murder, Malice, and Crimes of Violence"
LOCATION: Minneapolis Marriott City Center DATES: July 9-12, 2025
"Addressing the Intersection of Race in the Criminal Legal System" LOCATION: The Mayo Hotel, Tulsa, OK DATES: May 21-23, 2025
"Making Sense of Science: Forensic Science, Technology & the Law" LOCATION: Sahara Las Vegas Hotel & Casino, Las Vegas, NV DATES: April 24-26, 2025
"Take it to the Bank! Advanced Skills for Improving Your Advocacy and Expanding Your Practice" LOCATION: Hilton Charlotte Uptown, Charlotte, NC DATES: February 26 - March 1, 2025
"Winning Strategies for the Defense" LOCATION: St. Regis Hotel, Aspen, CO DATES: February 2-5, 2025
EXCLUSIVE NACDL MEMBER BENEFIT WHEN: Wednesday, January 22, 2:00-3:30pm ET / 11:00am-12:30pm PT CLE CREDIT: not available COST: Free
WHEN: Wednesday, December 11th, 2024 (3:00-4:15pm ET / 12:00-1:15pm PT) COST: Free
"Policing Pregnancy: The Impact of Data and Surveillance on Reproductive Healthcare"
LOCATION: Georgetown University, McCourt School of Public Policy DATE: December 5, 2024 TIME: 8:00 am - 5:30 pm ET COST: FREE (registration is required)
WHEN: Available on-demand through December 31, 2024 WHERE: Streaming Online PRICING: NACDL Members: $99 / Non-Members: $129 CLE CREDIT: up to 3 hours of Ethics CLE credit
LOCATION: Online Web Training DATES: Access any time DURATION: Approx. 14 hours FLEXIBILITY: 30 days after purchase
Access to high caliber training is critical to ensuring defense lawyers are able to fulfill their role as a meaningful check on government abuse, a knowledgeable advisor, and a zealous advocate on behalf of their clients. To help public defense lawyers get access to this training, NACDL, through generous grant funding, offers scholarship assistance. Scholarships are awarded in the form of full or partial reimbursements of registration. Limited travel reimbursement stipends may also be awarded to help defray the costs of travel and lodging.
NACDLPress is the publishing arm of NACDL. It originated as a co-publishing initiative between Thomson Reuters and the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers which seeks to develop high-quality legal materials designed for criminal defense lawyers. NACDLPress offerings provide legal professionals with insightful analysis of the ever-changing issues within the criminal defense practice area from distinguished NACDL authors and experts with superior legal publications and training guides.
Experience something better! NACDL is recognized as the leading Continuing Legal Education (CLE) provider for the criminal defense bar.
In 2012, the FBI and DOJ, in conjunction with the Innocence Project and NACDL, began a review of criminal cases in which FBI microscopic hair comparison analysts gave testimony or conducted lab work. As a result of that effort, the FBI has admitted that the agents in the elite Hair and Fiber Unit of the FBI Crime Lab gave erroneous testimony in at least 90% of the hundreds of microscopic hair comparison cases reviewed. Although the results of the FBI Review are staggering, they only represent a fraction of the problem caused by flawed microscopic hair comparison analysis testimony.
Experience something better! NACDL is recognized as the leading Continuing Legal Education (CLE) provider for the criminal defense bar. Our cutting-edge programs and seminars are offered as a wide variety of content delivery methods for acquiring self-study CLE.
