Criminal Defense Lawyers Elect Officers, Board Members
Denver, CO (August 8, 1998) -- The National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers announced the election of its 1998-1999 officers and directors at its Annual Meeting here today. The new leadership will be sworn in today, Saturday August 8, at the Association's membership and board of directors meeting at the Westin hotel in downtown Denver.
The new officers are: Larry Pozner, Denver, President; William B. Moffitt, Washington, D.C., President-Elect (this office has a one-year term); Edward A. Mallett, Houston, TX, First Vice President; Irwin H. Schwartz, Seattle, WA, Second Vice President; Lawrence S. Goldman, New York, NY, Treasurer; and E.E. "Bo" Edwards, Nashville, TN, Secretary. Gerald B. Lefcourt, New York, continues with the Association's Executive Committee in the position of Immediate Past President.
The new members of NACDL's Board of Directors are Hal Arenstein, Cincinnati, OH; Stephen Glassroth, Montgomery, AL; Carmen Hernandez, Washington, D.C.; and John Zwerling, Alexandria, VA. The re-elected Directors are Frank Jackson, Dallas, TX; Helen Leiner, Fairfax, VA; Jeralyn Merritt, Denver; Marvin Miller, Alexandria, VA; Daniel Monnat, Wichita, KS; Dennis Roberts, Oakland, CA; David S. Rudolph, Chapel Hill, NC; and Martin Weinberg, Boston, MA. Affiliate organization representatives at the meeting elected Frederick D. Leatherman, Jr., Seattle, WA, and William P. Bryson, Anchorage, AK, Affiliate Board Members.
Officers serve a one-year term. Directors serve a three-year term; under the Association's bylaws, directors are eligible for election to two consecutive terms.