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Alabama Criminal Defense Lawyers Association (ACDLA)

About the ACDLA

Overview

  • Founded: 1981
  • Executive Director: Mary Beth Wyatt
  • President: Ronald W. Smith
  • Location: Clanton, Alabama
  • Website: acdla.org
  • Focus: Criminal Defense
  • OrgType: Nonprofit

Mission and History

The Alabama Criminal Defense Lawyers Association (ACDLA) was formed in 1981. ACDLA serves as the unified voice of the state’s criminal defense community. Its primary mission is to promote excellence in the practice of criminal law and to protect the rights of the accused.

ACDLA members enjoy an array of services including Continuing Legal Education (CLEs), lectures and seminars, networking forums, platform for legislation assessments. The ACDLA is both a professional organization of criminal defense lawyers in Alabama and an organization that lobbies and supports efforts for a fair criminal justice system. 

Legal professional invested in the defense of criminal cases (no judges and prosecutors) can become a member of the ACDLA. The ACDLA is an affiliate organization of the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (NACDL). 

Details

People

Board of Directors

Justin Keith Forrester
President
Birmingham, AL
Nettie Cohen Blume
Immediate Past President
Northport, AL
Robin Carter Wolfe
President-Elect
Huntsville, AL

Past Presidents

Michael Patrick Hanle
2017-2018
Birmingham, AL
Robert Hays Webb
2015-2016
Tuscaloosa, AL
William Herman Broome
2014-2015
Anniston, AL

Roderick Beddow Lifetime Award Recipients

Mary Angela Turner
2018
Tuscaloosa, AL
William Herman Broome
2017
Anniston, AL
Thomas Joseph Spina
2016
Birmingham, AL

ACDLA Members Active on Lawyer Legion

Merrida P. Coxwell
Coxwell & Associates, PLLC
Jackson, MS
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Matthew W. Peterson
Law Office of Matthew W. Peterson
Boston, MA
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Russell W. Crumbley
Crumbley-Blackwell, & Associates, P.C.
Huntsville, AL
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Sandra Rogers Dunlap Segal
The Law Offices of Segal & Segal
Hunstville, AL
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Stephen Andrew Strickland
Stephen Strickland Law
Birmingham, AL
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Michael J Upton
Michael J. Upton, Attorney at Law
Tuscaloosa, AL
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Contact the ACDLA

Alabama Criminal Defense Lawyers Association (ACDLA)
P. O. Box 2488
Clanton, AL 35046
acdla.org
Office: (334) 272-0064

Online Profiles

Directory of Criminal Defense Lawyers in Alabama

Lawyer Legion maintains a statewide directory of criminal defense lawyers in Alabama which includes both ACDLA members and non-members, To help the public find the best choices when they search for an attorney, Lawyer Legion recognizes attorneys for their involvement and leadership within the ACDLA and other professional associations. This includes recognition for ACDLA Past Presidents and ACDLA members who have updated their Lawyer Legion profile with information about their involvement with the ACDLA.

Use this directory to find a criminal defense lawyer in your local area. Start by choosing your county or city from the list below.


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