Ticket Price
Free
National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (NACDL)
View AgencyNACDL envisions a society where all individuals receive fair, rational, and humane treatment within the criminal legal system. NACDL’s mission is to serve as a leader, alongside diverse coalitions, in identifying and reforming flaws and inequities in the criminal legal system, and redressing systemic racism, and ensuring that its members and others in the criminal defense bar are fully equipped
Message Organiser2026 Race Matters Seminar
Wednesday, August 26, 2026 - Friday, August 28, 2026
Seminar
New Orleans
The Roosevelt New Orleans, A Waldorf Astoria Hotel, Roosevelt Way, New Orleans, LA, USA
Event Overview
Race Matters...in EVERY criminal case.
NACDL is excited to invite defenders to experience this powerful and illuminating annual event, which will be hosted in New Orleans, LA, at the historic Roosevelt Hotel.
As part of being effective advocates for our clients, criminal defense practitioners face the challenge of confronting the difficult issues presented by race in America, and its court system. Race affects what happens in every criminal case, beginning with the initial police encounter on the street and the media attention, to pre-trial litigation, and throughout a trial.
The History:
This annual event was conceptualized and started 9 years ago, and has since grown exponentially in participation and significance. It is now the nation's leading CLE conference for defenders addressing systemic racial iniquities in the criminal legal system. The 2017 inaugural event was held in Detroit, before moving on to Los Angeles, Charleston, Chicago, Montgomery, Cincinnati, Baltimore, Tulsa, and now New Orleans.
We hope you will join us to learn and enhance your ability to achieve new successes for your clients.
Do not miss this event. It will change how you practice law.
