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| Abbreviation | NACDL |
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| Formation | 1958 |
| Type | Professional group |
| Legal status | Association |
| Purpose | Provide a forum for important legal issues |
| Headquarters | Washington, D.C. |
Region served | United States |
| Membership | 90 groups Approx. 9,000 individuals |
Official language | English |
President | Michael P. Heiskell |
Executive Director | Lisa M. Wayne |
| Affiliations | American Bar Association |
| Website | www |
The National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (NACDL) is an American criminal defense organization.
Members include private criminal defense lawyers, public defenders, active U.S. military defense counsel, law professors, judges, and defense counsel in international criminal tribunals, including the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia.
NACDL was founded in 1958 and is headquartered in Washington, D.C. The organization has nearly 9,000 direct members and 90 state, local, and international affiliate criminal defense lawyer organizations comprising about 40,000 members.