The Supreme Court Committee on Women in the Courts:
Gender Bias in the Legal Profession
Jessica S. Allen, Esq., The Killian Firm, P.C. Emily A. Kaller, Esq., Greenbaum, Rowe, Smith & Davis LLP Linda A. Mainenti-Walsh, Esq., Mainenti Walsh Law
Evidence 101
John J. McMahon, Esq., Law Firm of John J. McMahon
Building on Carpenter:
New Fourth Amendment Challenges Every Defense Lawyer Should Consider
Michael Price, Esq., Senior Litigation Counsel, National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers Fourth Amendment Center
The DWI Earthquake:
NJ Drunk Driving Sentences Biggest Changes in 40 Years Plus the Statewide Effects of State v. Cassidy for most DWIs in NJ
Jeffrey Evan Gold, Esq., Law Offices of Gold & Associates, PC
Coordinators
Linda Foster, Esq. Assistant Federal Public Defender Lorraine Gauli-Rufo, Esq., LGR Office
ACDL-NJ helps score a major win for
attorney-client privilege in New Jersey
August 16, 2019 -- Attorneys representing the ACDL-NJ helped achieve a major victory for defendants’ rights, defeating a New Jersey state prosecutor’s bid to force a criminal defense attorney to testify in a grand jury proceeding against a former client pertaining to, among other issues, the substance of the client’s communications with his lawyer.
The
Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers of New Jersey (ACDL-NJ) wasestablishedin
1985 and has since become the primary organized voice for the criminal defense
bar in New Jersey. The ACDL-NJ was formed, among other reasons, torespondto the continuing problems confronting
criminal defense lawyers when they honestly, ethically, but zealously represent
their clients; to protect and insure compliance with those individualrightsguaranteed
by the New Jersey and United States Constitutions; and to encouragecooperationamong
criminal defense lawyers engaged in the furtherance of those objectives. The
criminal defense lawyer has a difficult job, which is poorly understood by the
public and, on occasion, even by the courts. The ACDL-NJ's message to criminal
defense lawyers has always been, and will continue to be: in your efforts to
insure the basic rights and liberties of all people, you are not alone.
Message from the President
The Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers of New
Jersey is an active, engaged group of more than 500 members across New Jersey, assisting each other to become effective advocates on behalf of
criminal defendants, especially in difficult situations. The ACDL-NJ continues to make
its voice heard in the New Jersey appellate courts as amicus
curiae on behalf of the interests of the criminal defense bar
and its clients in important matters. Our Lawyers Assistance Committee has
successfully advocated on behalf of ACDL members in state and federal court, and our Legislation Committee has continued to
monitor and weigh in on pending legislation affecting criminal defendants. The ACDL-NJ listserv enables members to reach out to our entire membership and pick the brains of the
finest criminal defense lawyers in this State. In sum, there has never
been a better time to become a member of the ACDL-NJ. If you are
already a member and have suggestions about how to make the ACDL-NJ more useful
to its members, please let us know.
