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Dec 02, 2024

Nation’s Criminal Defense Bar Condemns Selective Prosecutions, Calls on Biden to Increase Use of Clemency Power

Nation’s Criminal Defense Bar Condemns Selective Prosecutions, Calls on Biden to Increase Use of Clemency Power – Washington, DC (December 2, 2024) – While President Biden’s decision to pardon his son, Hunter Biden, on federal tax ...

Nov 22, 2024

Nation’s Criminal Defense Bar Joins with Defense Community Leaders to Call on Biden to Commute All Federal Death Sentences -- Washington, DC (November 22, 2024)

Nation’s Criminal Defense Bar Joins with Defense Community Leaders to Call on Biden to Commute All Federal Death Sentences -- Washington, DC (November 22, 2024) -- The National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (NACDL), along with several othe...

Nov 13, 2024

Seven Elected to Serve on the Board of Directors of Nation’s Criminal Defense Bar

Seven Elected to Serve on the Board of Directors of Nation’s Criminal Defense Bar – Washington, DC (Nov. 13, 2024) – Seven individuals were elected to serve on the Board of Directors of the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyer...

Nov 07, 2024

Nation’s Criminal Defense Bar Issues Statement on Election of Donald Trump as 47th President

Nation’s Criminal Defense Bar Issues Statement on Election of Donald Trump as 47th President – Washington, D.C. (Nov. 7, 2024) – Christopher A. Wellborn, President of the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (NACDL) stat...

Aug 15, 2024

Illinois Prison Project Receives the 2024 Champion of State Criminal Justice Reform Award From Nation’s Criminal Defense Bar

Illinois Prison Project Receives the 2024 Champion of State Criminal Justice Reform Award From Nation’s Criminal Defense Bar – Washington, DC (Aug. 15, 2024) – The Illinois Prison Project (IPP) was presented with the National Associ...

Aug 13, 2024

New Report from Nation’s Criminal Defense Bar Outlines How Marsy's Law Undermines the Criminal Legal System

New Report from Nation’s Criminal Defense Bar Outlines How Marsy's Law Undermines the Criminal Legal System – Washington, DC (August 13, 2024) – A new report from the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (NACDL) outlines ...

Jul 29, 2024

2024-25 Officers and Newly-Elected and Re-Elected Members of the NACDL Board of Directors Installed at Annual Meeting

2024-25 Officers and Newly-Elected and Re-Elected Members of the NACDL Board of Directors Installed at Annual Meeting – Washington, DC (July 29, 2024) – NACDL installed newly-elected officers and directors at its Annual Board and Membership Me...

Jul 29, 2024

New Hampshire Attorney Michael J. Iacopino Receives Prestigious 2024 Heeney Award from Nation’s Criminal Defense Bar

New Hampshire Attorney Michael J. Iacopino Receives Prestigious 2024 Heeney Award from Nation’s Criminal Defense Bar – Washington, DC (July 29, 2024) – Noted attorney Michael J. Iacopino of Manchester, NH, received the Robert C. Heeney M...

Jul 29, 2024

Washington, DC Attorney Pat Cresta-Savage Receives Champion of Justice Award from Nation’s Defense Bar

Washington, DC Attorney Pat Cresta-Savage Receives Champion of Justice Award from Nation’s Defense Bar – Washington, DC (July 29, 2024) – The National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (NACDL) presented criminal defense lawyer Pat ...

Jul 29, 2024

Rock Hill, SC  Lawyer Christopher A. Wellborn Installed as President of Nation’s Criminal Defense Bar

Rock Hill, SC  Lawyer Christopher A. Wellborn Installed as President of Nation’s Criminal Defense Bar –Washington, DC (Jul. 29, 2024) – Christopher A. Wellborn was sworn in as President of the National Association of Criminal Defens...

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