LACDL • P.O. Box 82531 • Baton Rouge, LA 70884

Phone: 225-767-7640 • Fax: 225-767-7648

LACDL Presents Our

Death Penalty

Certification CLE Seminar

 July 23-24, 2009

Seminar Information:

Seminar Dates: Thursday, July 23 - Friday, July 24, 2009

Seminar Hotel: Paragon Casino Resort, Marksville, LA

Hotel Room Reservations: Call the Paragon now at 800-642-7777 to make your room reservations.  Make sure to mention the special LACDL code “LACJ22G” to receive the $89 room rate.

Special Room Deadline: July 1, 2009. Make your reservations early. Rooms are based on availability and after July 1, 2009 rooms are not guaranteed.

Click Below To Download A Brochure and Registration Form

Death Penalty Brochure and Registration Form

Click Below To Download Only A Registration Form (larger print)

Death Penalty Registraion Form Only

Questions? Call Jill Guillory at 225-767-7640

Attention Attorneys:

Please pay your $10 to be a member of the LSBA Criminal Law Section.  The section frequently gives scholarships to public defenders attending LaPDA and LACDL seminars.  Your dues payment makes that possible.

PRESS RELEASE-FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

 LAW LIBRARY OFFERS FREE WESTLAW ACCESS TO ATTORNEYS

Free  access  to  Westlaw  is  now  available  in New Orleans for attorneys admitted to practice in the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeal. The Fifth Circuit Law Library, located at 600 Camp Street, has purchased a license allowing free access to the database for up to two users at a time.

Funding for this project comes from the Attorney Fee Admission Fund, an account which is created out of a portion of the fees required to practice in the fifth circuit.  The application for admission to practice in the Fifth Circuit is found at http://www.ca5.uscourts.gov/.  For a copy of the entire press release, click on the below link.

Westlaw Press Release

For more information, please contact Amy Hale-Janeke, Head of Reference Services, 5th Circuit Court of Appeals Library, New Orleans eadquarters at 504-310-7755.

Investigation of the Caddo Parish Coroner's Office And the late Dr. George McCormick

After longtime Caddo Parish Coroner Dr. George McCormick died of a massive heart attack an investigation by the Caddo Parish District Attorney discovered that McCormick often did not actually perform or even attend autopsies. Many irregularities have been reported. Now many cases and convictions are being reexamined.

Click here to access court filings and other documents related to the operation of the Coroner's office and pending litigation.

 

LACDL . . .Who We Are

The Louisiana Association Criminal Defense Lawyers—founded in 1985 by criminal defense lawyers, for criminal defense lawyers—is a very active organization of almost 400 members. One of the most important features of LACDL is the understanding that with the organization "You are not alone."

Membership in LACDL means joining your fellow defenders in the struggle for liberty, individual rights, the basic principle of due process, and the fundamental right to a fair trial.

As criminal defense lawyers and public defenders, it is important to affiliate with other lawyers who have the same interests and problems. Networking with peers who have a common, passionate interest is one of the benefits of membership in LACDL.

LACDL List Serve

To participate, you must be a member of LACDL. If you are already member of our List Serve and would like to view the members or sign in and view archived messages you can click here.  In order to confirm your membership, please include your first and last name in your request to join the listserve.

"The LACDL List Serve is the greatest thing since sliced bread! It's like an online brainstorm. It's the first place I go whenever I have a question in a difficult case, need help finding an expert or just want to exchange ideas and

information, with other members"