Public Defender Events

Training is a key component of NLADA's mission to seek justice for all by providing high-quality, cost-efficient legal representation to low-income persons accused of crimes. An experienced and dynamic faculty, carefully selected for each program because of their professional expertise, conducts all of NLADA's trainings. Conferences offer innovations in technology and management techniques and strategies plus specific opportunities to sharpen trial, appellate, and training skills.

Past Events

Defender Conferences and Training

May 6th, 2025

NLADA and the Committee for Public Counsel Services (CPCS) of Massachusetts bring you the 2025 Appellate Defender Training in Worcester, MA. This renowned bring-your-own-case program will offer a mixture of plenary sessions and small group workshops to help attorneys develop their appellate skills.

June 19th, 2025

BPDA’s first standalone conference is a space for Black defenders and ally defenders committed to racial justice to connect, learn, and recharge.

June 20th, 2025

In a time of shifting political landscapes and increasing challenges to the rights of the accused, ACCD offers an essential space for Chief Public Defenders from across the country to recharge, reconnect, and reimagine the future of public defense.