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

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

LACDL Art of Criminal Law

CLE Seminar
October 7 - 8, 2010
ArtSpace
Shreveport, LA

Click Below For The Seminar Brochure & Registration Form

2010 Art of Criminal Law Brochure

(See The Hotel Reservation Information Below)

LACDL Golf Tournament

10:00 am
October 9, 2010
Shreveport Country Club
Shreveport, LA

GOLF SPONSORSHIPS AVAILABLE!!

Click Below For Golf Information and a Registration Form

LACDL 2010 Golf Registration

LACDL Board Meeting*
October 8, 2010

11:45 am (during lunch)
ArtSpace
Shreveport, LA

* All LACDL members are encouraged to attend the meeting. Board Election Results will be announced.

ART OF CRIMINAL LAW CLE SEMINAR INFORMATION:

Seminar Location:
Artspace, 710 Texas Street, Shreveport, LA

Hotel Address:
Hilton Shreveport, 104 Market Street, Shreveport, LA

Special Room Rate and Code:
$119, Rooms are limited. Make your reservations NOW!
Call Hotel Reservations at 800-445-8667 to reserve your room. In order to receive the special room rate, make sure to mention the LACDL special group code, “CDA” when making reservations. Special room rate ($119) deadline is September 22, 2010.

Online Hotel Reservations:
Go to www.shreveport.hilton.com
- Input your arrival and departure dates, then click the GO button.
- On the second screen, complete the reservations details, including stay information and room type preference.
- After completing the Stay Information and Room Type Preference sections, scroll down to the Special Accounts section. Input the group code, “CDA“ next to the field labeled: GROUP/CONVENTION CODE. Then click on the CONTINUE button.
- Select the room you prefer (Double-Queen or King).

Special Room Rate Deadline:
September 22, 2010 - If you need a room after September 22nd, please contact Jill Guillory at 225-767-7640.

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 headquarters 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"