- Davina T. Chen, National Sentencing Resource Counsel, Federal Public and Community Defenders, Los Angeles, CA
- Q & A: Maggie Moy, Assistant Federal Public Defender – District of NJ
- Jennifer Willis, Assistant Federal Defender, Federal Defenders of the Southern District of New York
- Jerome A. Ballarotto, Esq. (CJA District Representative)
- Richard Coughlin, Federal Public Defender – District of NJ
- Julie McGrain, Louise Arkel, Alison Brill, Karina Fuentes, and Anita Aboagye-Agyeman, Assistant Federal Public Defenders, Office of the Federal Public Defender – District of New Jersey
The ACDL's History and Mission![]() The Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers of New Jersey (ACDL-NJ) was established in 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, to respond to the continuing problems confronting criminal defense lawyers when they honestly, ethically, but zealously represent their clients; to protect and insure compliance with those individual rights guaranteed by the New Jersey and United States Constitutions; and to encourage cooperation among 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. ![]() - Linda D. Foster, ACDL-NJ President |