Why Join LACDL?

CLE Seminars, LACDL sponsors four-seven CLE seminars each year, all at a discounted rate for members. The seminars feature practitioners of contemporary trial tactics along with state and nationally recognized experts to discuss legal issues challenging the criminal defense bar.

LACDL List Serve, the List Serve is reserved for members of LACDL. It provides a quick and easy way to contact colleagues to discuss pressing legal issues and hard to answer questions.

      
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Attorney Assistance, Our members are ready to step in when member attorneys are prosecuted, subpoenaed or cited for contempt for their vigorous defense of their clients.

Legislative Advocacy, LACDL has an aggressive program of legislative action. We retain a Lobbyist who, along with the Legislative Committee, provies continuous and aggressive representation on issues of importance to the criminal defense bar.

Quarterly Newsletter, the LACDL Advocate offers great information to members.

Amicus Action, Our Amicus Committee files briefs in state and federal courts each year, providing defense counsel and the judiciary with expertise on issues affecting the constitutional rights of the accused.

State Office, LACDL has it's state office in Baton Rouge with a full-time staff for assisting members.

LACDL Web Site, With LACDL's Web Site, www.lacdl.org, members can state abreast of all upcoming events and sign up to receive registration forms for upcoming seminars.

About LACDL

Mission Statement:

To promote a fair, accurate, and humane criminal justice system through education, advocacy, and the development of effective and professional defense lawyers.

What is LACDL?

The Louisiana Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers is the only professional association of counsel devoted exclusively to the profession of Criminal Defense. In 2010 the original LACDL combined with the Louisiana Public Defenders Association in a invigorating unity of purpose: to preserve, protect and defend the Right to Counsel as created by the founding fathers and made part of the fundamental law of the United States and the State of Louisiana.

Annually, the Criminal Bar honors achievement in defense of that principle while also remembering the exceptional service of former Louisiana Supreme Court Justice and U.S. Fifth Circuit Judge Al Tate in a tribute banquet at New Orleans. Public Defenders and Private Defense Counsel are recognized and honored at this dinner. But the real core value of the is association is Due Process of Law and the Right to Counsel.

LACDL encourages all Members to attend all Board meetings.