Directory of Criminal Defense Resources

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Organizations of criminal defense attorneys and allied professionals. Also, non-profit organizations that work to help defendants.

Resources in This Category

• Association in Defense of the Wrongfully Convicted

  http://www.aidwyc.org/
  Devoted to preventing and rectifying wrongful convictions. Based in Toronto, and led by "Hurricane" Carter.

• Association Of Federal Defense Attorneys (AFDA)

  http://www.afda.org/
  The only association devoted exclusively to the interests of federal criminal defense attorneys. Helps attorneys to effectively represent defendants in federal courts.

• Colorado Criminal Defense Bar (CCDB)

  https://ccdb.org/
  The only statewide organization devoted solely to the representation of persons accused of having committed crimes.

• Georgia Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (GACDL)

  http://gacdl.memberlodge.org/
  State chapter of NACDL.

• International Trial Attorneys Association

  http://www.itaa.org/
  Invitation-only organization connecting trial attorneys across disciplines and countries. Includes membership benefits, events and FAQs.

• Massachusetts Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers

  http://www.macdl.com/
  Organization information, attorney directory, and criminal defense resources.

• National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers

  http://www.nacdl.org/
  Largest U.S. organization of defense attorneys. Generally advocates for legislation and court rules to protect defendants. Magazine, projects, issues, seminars, discussion of issues affecting criminal process.

• Office of the Appellate Defender (OAD)

  http://www.appellatedefender.org/
  Has provided appellate and post-conviction representation to indigent persons since 1988. Trains lawyers in appellate advocacy and client-centered representation. Based in New York City.

• Ohio Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers

  http://www.oacdl.org/
  Ohio chapter of NACDL. Calendar of events, speakers bureau, information about magazine.

• Peel Criminal Lawyers Association

  http://www.orbonline.net/~biss/pages/pcla2.htm
  Ontario, Canada, organization of criminal law barristers and lawyers. Contains articles, laws, and information about the criminal process.

• Pennsylvania Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers

  http://www.pacdl.org/
  State chapter of NACDL. Online newsletter and calendar of events. Half of site is for members only. However, still a substantial source of information for non-members.

• Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association

  http://www.tcdla.com/
  2400-attorney organization. Links to legislation, issues, events, news, and links to other criminal defense organizations.

• The Innocence Project

  http://www.innocenceproject.org/
  A non-profit legal clinic which only handles cases where postconviction DNA testing of evidence can yield conclusive proof of innocence. Cases, news, related links, and details about the clinic.

• Truth in Justice

  http://www.truthinjustice.org/
  Works to overturn convictions of people who had no part in the crime, such as in cases of mistaken identity.

• Wisconsin Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers

  http://www.wacdl.com/
  State chapter of NACDL.

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