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Jodie English reflects on the influence of Deryl Dantzler.
Joe Bugni reflects on the influence of NACDL Past President Jim Shellow.
Robert Fogelnest, known to his friends as “Fogie,” passed peacefully at his home in San Miguel de Allende, Mexico, on Feb. 6, 2022.
No lawyer did more in the past half century to define the defense function than Albert Krieger.
Everybody in the courthouse knew Missouri defense attorney Burton Shostak. He interacted with everyone because he believed that everyone mattered. Shostak, who practiced in St. Louis, died on April 22, 2018. He was an NACDL Life Member, and two of his friends recently reflected on his service to the organization and the legal profession.
Tiffany May Joslyn, who served as counsel for white collar crime policy at NACDL from 2008 through 2015, died in a tragic car accident on Saturday, March 5, together with her younger brother, Derrick T. Joslyn.
