NACDL - National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
Life Member Directory
Life members are attorneys who have made an extraordinary commitment to support the work of the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers. By supporting NACDL at the highest dues level, they are accorded a lifetime membership as long as they continue to meet the standards for NACDL membership. In addition, they are listed in this special expanded life member directory, including bio and photograph, and receive a special award in recognition of their support for NACDL’s work.
Born on HalloweenDean of the Law Faculty, Oaksterdam UniversityLecturer, ethics and criminal defenseOther organizations:California Attorneys for Criminal JusticeNORML Legal Defense Committee
Board Certified Trial Advocate, National Board of Trial Advocacy (2002-present)Judge, Trial Court of Common Pleas (1998)Litigation Counsel of America FellowAssistant United States Attorney (1982-1987)Author: "Politics, Morality & Free Speech: The Struggle to Define Obscenity" (1990)Adjunct Professor of Law (1991-2010)NACDL Federal Sentencing Guidelines Committee
Education
Undergraduate: Baldwin Wallace College Cleaveland St., , 1975
Graduate: Case Western Reserve University, PhD, 1990
Law School: Cleaveland Marshall College of Law, 1979
Faculty, Natl. Criminal Defense Coll. (1995-Present)Faculty, Natl. Legal Aid and PD Assn. (1996-Present)Faculty, Inst. of Criminal Defense AdvocacyAdjunct Professor, UNC-AshevilleGuest Lecturer, UNC-Chapel Hill School of Law
Fellow, American Board of Criminal LawyersPast President, NYSACDL, Criminal Courts Bar Assn. of Nassau Co.Past Chair, New York State Bar Assn. Criminal Justice Section, & Editor of Criminal Justice Section JournalAuthor, "Practice Guide to Village, Town and District Courts and Convictions: Political Prisoners, Their Stories"Author, "DNA Forensic and Legal Applications"Author, "Domestic Violence"Author, "Judge Mojo: A True Story of One Attorney's Fight Against Judicial Terrorism"
Education
Undergraduate: Adelphi University, , 1970
Graduate: City University of New York, , 1972
Law School: Widener University School of Law, 1976
Adrian Lobo received her degrees from University of Nevada Las Vegas (UNLV) in 2001 and California Western School of Law (CWSL) in 2006. She is licensed to practice law in both California and Nevada. Currently, she has her own practice in Las Vegas, Nevada (www.LVCriminalLawFirm.com) where she handles both State and Federal criminal matters. Prior to starting her own practice in 2016, she served both at the Riverside County and Clark County Public Defender’s Offices. In 2012, Adrian received the Nevada Attorneys for Criminal Justice (NACJ) Franny Forsman scholarship to attend the National Criminal Defense College in Macon, GA.
She has extensive trial experience in felony cases to include: sexual assault, medically complex murder charges involving shaken baby syndrome, multi-defendant federal drug conspiracy charges and matters prosecuted under the Racketeering and Corrupt Organization Act. In 2019, she argued and won her first case in the Nevada Supreme Court that challenged prosecutorial abuse in the Grand Jury process.
Outside of the courtroom, Adrian has taught Advanced Trial Skills and coached competitive trial teams at both CWSL and UNLV Boyd School of Law. Notably, in 2016 she coached CWSL law students to second place in the Texas Young Lawyers Association National Competition. She is also a member of Nevada Attorneys for Criminal Justice serving on the COVID -19 Response and (In)Justice Reform Committees for the organization.
Additionally, Adrian is passionate about equal justice under the law, discovery reform and attorney wellness and mental health for defenders.
Education
Undergraduate: University of Nevada Las Vegas, BA, 2001
Law School: California Western School of Law, JD, 2006
Asst. DA, Queens, NYCInspector General, NYC DEPAsst. Attorney General, NYCertification: Harvard Negotiation Project, Cornell Institute on Organized CrimeTeaching: Criminal Law, Procedure, Evidence (Montgomery College, MD); Criminal Practice Institute, DC; NITA
Education
Undergraduate: S.U.N.Y. at Stony Brook, B.A., 1970
Graduate: New York University Law School, LLM, 1980
Past President, NACDL (1986-87)Vice President/Treasurer, Foundation for Criminal Justice (2005)Recipient, Robert C. Heeney Award, NACDL (1997)Member and Past Chair of Criminal Justice Section Council, American Bar Assn.Member, Board of Directors, Florida Assn. of Criminal Defense LawyersPast Chair, Criminal Justice Section, American Bar Assn.Florida Bar, Criminal Lawyers Executive CommitteeListed, Best Lawyers In America
Member, Assn. of Trial Lawyers of AmericaFormer DUI Prosecutor, Maricopa CountyNational College for DUI DefenseArizona Attorneys for Criminal JusticeAmerican Assn. for Justice
Education
Undergraduate: Arizona State University, , 1993
Law School: California Western School of Law, 1996
Kevin J. Mahoney has earned a reputation as one of Massachusett’s best, most aggressive, well-prepared, and skilled trial attorneys. For over 20 years, he has battled the government on behalf of the accused, winning an impressive 53 of his last 56 trials* and serving as lead counsel in more than 100 trials and appeals. He also maintains an active civil practice and has never lost a civil trial. Since 2007, the prestigious National Trial Lawyers has consistently named him one of “The Top 100 Trial Lawyers.†Avvo, the national lawyer rating service, rates Attorney Mahoney a 10.0/10.0 for “superb.â€
Attorney Mahoney regularly provides on-air legal analysis for Fox News Live, Fox & Friends, CNN’s Nancy Grace, Court TV’s Catherine Crier Live and Greater Boston with Emily Rooney on high profile criminal cases. Court TV’s Forensic Files chronicled his tireless and successful defense of Christina Martin, dubbed “the Jell-O Murderer†by the national press. A master cross-examiner, his book, “Relentless Criminal Cross-Examination,†is available from James Publishing Company. Mahoney teaches criminal defense lawyers how to prepare for a trial, craft an opening statement, and cross-examine police officers, medical examiners, forensic experts, eyewitnesses, and those claiming to have been victimized. It is the fastest selling book in the history of James Publishing.
Education
Undergraduate: University of Massachusetts Amherst, B.A., 1986
Law School: New England School of Law , J.D., 1989
