Criminal Defense (Organizations)

Criminal Defense Sites:

Office of the Appellate Defender (OAD) Office of the Appellate Defender (OAD): 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. (Criminal Defense) http://www.appellatedefender.org Colorado Criminal Defense Bar (CCDB) Colorado Criminal Defense Bar (CCDB): The only statewide organization devoted solely to the representation of persons accused of having committed crimes. (Criminal Defense) http://www.ccdb.org Peel Criminal Lawyers Association Peel Criminal Lawyers Association: Ontario, Canada, organization of criminal law barristers and lawyers. Contains articles, laws, and information about the criminal process. (Criminal Defense) http://www.orbonline.net/~biss/pages/pcla2.htm National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers: 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. (Criminal Defense) http://www.nacdl.org Ohio Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers Ohio Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers: Ohio chapter of NACDL. Calendar of events, speakers bureau, information about magazine. (Criminal Defense) http://www.oacdl.org/ Georgia Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (GACDL) Georgia Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (GACDL): State chapter of NACDL. (Criminal Defense) http://www.gacdl.org/ Association Of Federal Defense Attorneys (AFDA) Association Of Federal Defense Attorneys (AFDA): The only association devoted exclusively to the interests of federal criminal defense attorneys. Helps attorneys to effectively represent defendants in federal courts. (Criminal Defense) http://www.afda.org/ Innocence Project Northwest Innocence Project Northwest: A non-profit group of attorneys, law school faculty, and law students united to ensure that innocent persons do not remain incarcerated. IPNW attorneys provide free legal help to inmates in Washington, Oregon, Alaska, Idaho or Montana. (Criminal Defense) http://www.law.washington.edu/ipnw/index.shtml Innocence Project at Cardozo Law School Innocence Project at Cardozo Law School: Working to free innocent inmates. (Criminal Defense) http://www.criminaljustice.org/PUBLIC/cardozo.htm Truth in Justice Truth in Justice: Works to overturn convictions of people who had no part in the crime, such as in cases of mistaken identity. (Criminal Defense) http://www.truthinjustice.org/ Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association: 2400-attorney organization. Comprehensive site includes links to legislation, issues, events, news, and links to other criminal defense organizations. (Criminal Defense) http://www.tcdla.com/ Massachusetts Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers Massachusetts Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers: Organization information, attorney directory, and criminal defense resources. (Criminal Defense) http://www.macdl.com/ The Innocence Project The Innocence Project: 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. (Criminal Defense) http://www.innocenceproject.org/ California Deuce Defenders California Deuce Defenders: Association of drunk driving defense attorneys with a directory of members. (Criminal Defense) http://www.cdd.org/ Pennsylvania Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers Pennsylvania Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers: 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. (Criminal Defense) http://www.pacdl.org/ Wisconsin State Public Defenders (SPD) Wisconsin State Public Defenders (SPD): Provides briefs, case summaries, publications and training opportunities, and information about their international initiative: Justice Without Borders. (Criminal Defense) http://spd.state.wi.us Wisconsin Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers Wisconsin Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers: State chapter of NACDL. (Criminal Defense) http://www.wacdl.com Association in Defense of the Wrongfully Convicted Association in Defense of the Wrongfully Convicted: Devoted to preventing and rectifying wrongful convictions. Based in Toronto, and led by "Hurricane" Carter. (Criminal Defense) http://www.aidwyc.org/