New York State Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (NYSACDL)

For New York attorneys, the benefits of joining NYSACDL include:

• Opportunity to obtain NYSACDL's Lawyers Professional Liability Insurance Program designed to provide members with professional liability insurance coverage for firms and individuals;
• An online listing in NYSACDL's searchable Membership Directory where members can include biographical information including positions held, bar admissions, schools attended, honors or publications;
• The opportunity for referrals from other attorneys or the public who use the online searchable Membership Directory to find an attorney;
• Access to a listserv (either Federal Practice or State Practice) which provides members with a forum to ask questions and exchange ideas;
• Reduced rates to attend CLE SEMINARS sponsored by NYSACDL as an Approved Provider accredited by the New York State CLE board;
• The opportunity to apply for the Twelve Angry Men scholarship to the annual National Criminal Defense College in Macon, Georgia;
• Assistance through NYSACDL's amicus committee for issues of particular importance to the criminal defense bar;
• Mentoring and strike force assistance for threats against a member for zealously representing a client; and
• Heath insurance plans that provide affordable rates to attorneys and other members of their firm.

Members of NYSACDL are encouraged to take leadership positions on both the executive board and in committees. The committees for NYSACDL include:

• NYSACDL’s Amicus Curiae Committee
• Continuing Legal Education (CLE) Committee
• Annual Dinner Committee
• Finance and Planning Committee
• Lawyers Strike Force Assistance Committee
• Legislative Committee
• Subcommittee on Proposed DNA Database Legislation
• Discovery Reform Subcommittee
• Membership Committee
• Prosecutorial and Judicial Complaint Committee (PJCC)
• Publications Committee