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About DCADCL...
The Delaware County Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers is dedicated to the
basic tenets of the Constitution of the United States and the Commonwealth of
Pennsylvania regarding the protection of individuals,
especially individuals facing the prospect of criminal investigation or
prosecutions. We are also dedicated to educating our members to assure the
effectuation of all of our clients' rights and privileges, and to insure ethical
and intelligent representation by our members.
The Delaware County Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers was formed in August
of 1988, and continues to:
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foster, maintain and
and encourage the integrity, independence and expertise of the criminal
defense lawyer;
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achieve justice and
dignity for defense lawyers, defendants, and the Criminal Justice System;
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protect and ensure by
rule of law, those individual rights guaranteed by the Pennsylvania and United
States Constitutions;
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encourage cooperation
among lawyers engaged in the furtherance of such objectives through
educational programs and other assistance;
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promote study and
research in the Criminal Justice System and related disciplines;
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disseminate by lectures,
seminars, and publications the advancement of knowledge of the law as it
relates to the field of criminal defense;
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promote the proper
administration of criminal justice; and
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foster periodic
educational meetings of defense lawyers to provide a forum for the
exchange of information regarding the administration of criminal justice and
thereby, to have the Association concern itself with the protections of
individual rights and the improvement of the criminal law, its practice and
procedure.
At various
times since its formation, the Association has met on a weekly and bi-weekly
basis at various law firms and public meeting places throughout Delaware County,
Pennsylvania . The Association sponsors regularly scheduled "Brown
Bag Lunch Seminars" at the Delaware County Bar Association located at Front
& Lemon Streets, Media, Pennsylvania. The members of the Association freely
share their expertise, talents, and experience. The meetings of the Association
are open to criminal defense lawyers only, and are not open to those who are
ineligible to defend individuals in criminal cases.
Members of
the Association have frequently come to the assistance of criminal defense
lawyers who have been the object of contempt citations or motions to
disqualify. The Association has participated in amicus briefs in trial,
appellate courts, and federal courts in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. If
you are defending an individual in a criminal case, and would like
the assistance of the Delaware County Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers,
please feel free to contact us.
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