Denver, CO, Aug. 8, 1998 -- Prominent New York "lawyer's lawyer" Lawrence S. Goldman, Goldman & Hafetz, will be sworn in today, August 8, as 1998-1999 Treasurer of the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers at the Association's Annual Meeting.
While serving as the New York region's Lawyers' Assistance Strike Force coordinator, Larry Goldman has represented or secured legal counsel for 25 NACDL members unfairly threatened with legal or ethical sanctions for conduct arising out of their zealous representation of clients accused of crime.
Previously, Mr. Goldman served as the Association's Secretary and as a member of the Board of Directors.
# # # 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)