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Our mission...
The New York State Defenders Association, a not-for-profit, membership organization, has been providing support to New York's criminal defense community since 1967. Its mission is to improve the quality and scope of publicly supported legal representation to low income people.
NYSDA Resolutions
The NYSDA Board of Directors has agreed upon the following resolutions concerning Public Defense in New York State:
What we've done...
NYSDA has been serving New York for over 30 years. To read about our awards and achievements, click here.
Membership
NYSDA is the largest criminal defense bar association in New York and among the first statewide defense organizations to be established in the country. Membership is not just for lawyers, its open to people in the public defense client community, defense team members, such as sentencing specialists, and others committed to improving the quality of publicly supported criminal defense. For more information about the benefits of membership in NYSDA along with a brochure and application for membership, click here.(162K PDF).
Who's Who
Serving on NYSDA's Board of Directors are prominent criminal defense lawyers and leaders in the New York criminal justice community. The Association's staff are experienced and dedicated professionals with diverse backgrounds in criminal law, criminal justice, information technology and a variety of other skills.
Student Opportunities
Students in law school, criminal justice programs or any course of study that will lead them into the criminal justice community are an important part of NYSDA's mission. NYSDA welcomes the participation and interest of future criminal justice professionals. People interested in building a career as criminal defense lawyers or criminal justice professionals will benefit from membership in NYSDA. This is an opportunity to tap the main artery of criminal defense work in New YorkState. If you're interested in learning more about NYSDA, browse the web site. For a membership application and NYSDA brochure in (PDF format), click here.
Advisory Board
For general information about the criminal justice system in New York and other matters of interest to the public, we have compiled links to a variety of resources available on the Internet including the Criminal Defendant Handbook (OCA), Joyce B. David's book What You Should Do If You Are Accused of a Crime, Nolo's Legal Encyclopedia and Everybody's Law Dictionary.
Chief Defender Listing
An alphabetical listing by county of all public defense providers in New YorkState is available.
Corporate Sponsors and Affiliates
NYSDA wishes to express our sincere thanks to the businesses and individuals that have donated software, hardware, and their time to us. These donations help us to continue our work in providing legal support services to public defense attorneys.
Our Annual Report
Each year the New York State Defenders Association prepares a report on its activities and efforts to improve public defense. Copies of the reports in PDF format can be downloaded or read online.
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