Denver, CO, Aug. 8, 1998 -- Houston criminal defense lawyer Edward A. Mallett will be sworn in today as 1998-1999 First Vice-President of the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers at the Association's Annual Meeting.
A Past President of the Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association and the Harris County (TX) Criminal Lawyers Association, Mr. Mallett brings 28 years of full-time criminal defense experience to the vice-presidency. He has also held positions as NACDL's Second Vice President, Secretary and Parliamentarian, served three three-year terms on its Board of Directors, and is a past chair of the Association's Death Penalty Committee.
Mr. Mallett is a graduate of Dartmouth College and the University of Texas Law School.
# # # NACDL is the preeminent organization in the United States advancing the mission of the nation's criminal defense lawyers to ensure justice and due process for persons accused of crime or other misconduct. A professional bar association founded in 1958, NACDL's almost 10,000 direct members -- and 80 state and local affiliate organizations with another 28,000 members -- include private criminal defense lawyers, public defenders, active U.S. military defense counsel, law professors and judges committed to preserving fairness within America's criminal justice system.
National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (NACDL)