We provide resources to the public defense community through support, training and professional development, establishing and implementing standards, engaging our clients and community, in addition to monitoring reform and advocating on behalf of indigent defense systems across the nation.

NLADA's Balance the Scales initiative seeks to establish a fair justice system in American through a national coalition committed to advocating for federal government reform and federal responsibility to improve indigent defense nationwide around the following principles: fairness; transparency; efficiency; uniformity and collaboration.

NLADA has partnered with North Carolina Office of Indigent Defense Services to develop a new standard for indigent defense in the use of empirical evidence to raise resources, assess policy and evaluate performance.

NLADA and the American Constitution Society have partnered to develop a nationwide data collection project to gather information necessary to address the deep-rooted issues in our public defense services.

2013 Annual Conference November 6 - 9, 2013

November 06, 2013

2013 American Council of Chief Defenders (ACCD) Meeting, June, 2013

June 01, 2013

Equal Justice Conference, May 9-11, 2013

May 09, 2013

2013 National Alliance of Sentencing Advocates and Mitigation Specialists (NASAMS), March 21 – 23, 2013

March 21, 2013

2013 Appellate Defender Training (ADT) February 13-16, 2013

February 13, 2013

National Farm-worker Law Conference, December 05 - 08, 2012

December 05, 2012

2012 Annual Conference December 05 - 08, 2012

December 05, 2012

2012 Life in the Balance Conference, October 30 - November 2, 2012

October 30, 2012

Joint ACCD-NACDL Resolution to Attorney General Eric Holder Seeking Justice System Impact Statement for USDOJ Criminal Justice Funding Decisions

August 01, 2012

2012 Litigation and Advocacy Directors Conference July 29 - August 1, 2012

July 29, 2012

American Council of Chief Defenders Summer Conference

June 25, 2012

Beacon of Justice Award - Now Accepting Nominations and Applications

Be a Voice in your Organization's Leadership - NLADA Elections 2011

NLADA Centennial Conference Registration Now Open! Register online today and save

NLADA Insurance Program Strengthens Its Commitment to Provide Professional Liability Insurance to the Legal Services Market

NLADA ~ Inspiring People to Work for Justice. Watch a short video of What Makes NLADA and its Members Great

KENTUCKY PUBLIC ADVOCATE TAKES OVER AS LEADER OF NATIONAL INDIGENT DEFENSE GROUP

NLADA Reports on Evaluations of Indigent Defense Systems in Various Jurisdictions Available