Affiliate CLE Schedule

NACDL Affiliate Organizations are encouraged to submit their local CLE details for inclusion in future issues of The Champion and this web page.

Please submit by sending an e-mail to Kaylie Arntson at karntson@nacdl.org.

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2022 CLE Calendar: 

 

August 10-13
Albert J. Krieger Annual Meeting of NACDL

The Breakers, Palm Beach, FL
Contact: NACDL's Director of Events Akvile Athanason at (202) 872-8600 ext. 630 or e-mail aathanason@nacdl.org. For more details, visit our meetings Web site at www.nacdl.org/meetings

August 25-26
NACDL's 24th Annual Making the Case for Life Seminar

Astor Crowne Plaza, New Orleans, LA
Contact: NACDL's Director of Events Akvile Athanason at (202) 872-8600 ext. 630 or e-mail aathanason@nacdl.org. For more details, visit our meetings Web site at www.nacdl.org/meetings

September 7-9
NACDL's 5th Annual Seminar "Race Matters V"

Renaissance Montgomery Hotel & Spa at the Convention Center, Montgomery, AL
Contact: NACDL's Director of Events Akvile Athanason at (202) 872-8600 ext. 630 or e-mail aathanason@nacdl.org. For more details, visit our meetings Web site at www.nacdl.org/meetings

September 16-17
California: CACJ's 'DUI Rules of the Road'
Westin Resort and Spa, Palm Springs, CA
Contact: CACJ at 916-643-1800 or email david@cacj.org

September 28 - October 1
NACDL and NCDD's 26th Annual DUI Seminar "DWI Means Defend With Ingenuity"

Planet Hollywood Hotel & Casino, Las Vegas, NV
Contact: NACDL's Director of Events Akvile Athanason at (202) 872-8600 ext. 630 or e-mail aathanason@nacdl.org. For more details, visit our meetings Web site at www.nacdl.org/meetings

September 28 - October 1
NACDL's 15th Annual Defending Drug Cases Seminar

Planet Hollywood Hotel & Casino, Las Vegas, NV
Contact: NACDL's Director of Events Akvile Athanason at (202) 872-8600 ext. 630 or e-mail aathanason@nacdl.org. For more details, visit our meetings Web site at www.nacdl.org/meetings

October 19-22
NACDL's 2022 Fall Meeting & Seminar

Marriott Savannah Riverfront, Savannah, GA
Contact: NACDL's Director of Events Akvile Athanason at (202) 872-8600 ext. 630 or e-mail aathanason@nacdl.org. For more details, visit our meetings Web site at www.nacdl.org/meetings

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November 10-11
NACDL's 13th Annual Defending Sex Crimes Conference

Planet Hollywood Hotel & Casino, Las Vegas, NV
Contact: NACDL's Education Manager Akvile Athanason at (202) 872-8600 ext. 630 or e-mail aathanason@nacdl.org. For more details, visit our meetings Web site at www.nacdl.org/meetings

November 17-18
Pennsylvania: White Collar Practice Seminar
The Ritz Carlton Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA
Contact: PACDL Executive Director Beth Winters, 717.574.6644 or email pacdl@pacdl.org

December 9-10
California: CACJ’s 48th Fall Seminar and Annual Meeting
Hotel Nikko, San Francisco, CA
Contact: CACJ at 916-643-1800 or email david@cacj.org 

2023 CLE Calendar: 


January 21-25
NACDL's Advanced Criminal Law Seminar

St. Regis Hotel, Aspen, CO
Contact: NACDL's Director of Events Akvile Athanason at (202) 872-8600 ext. 630 or e-mail aathanason@nacdl.org. For more details, visit our meetings Web site at www.nacdl.org/meetings

March 1-4
NACDL's 2023 Midwinter Meeting & Seminar

Royal Sonesta, New Orleans, LA
Contact: NACDL's Director of Events Akvile Athanason at (202) 872-8600 ext. 630 or e-mail aathanason@nacdl.org. For more details, visit our meetings Web site at www.nacdl.org/meetings

April 27-29
NACDL's 16th Annual 'Making Sense of Science: Forensic Science & the Law Seminar

Paris Hotel, Las Vegas, NV
Contact: NACDL's Director of Events Akvile Athanason at (202) 872-8600 ext. 630 or e-mail aathanason@nacdl.org. For more details, visit our meetings Web site at www.nacdl.org/meetings

May 10-12
NACDL's 6th Annual Seminar "Race Matters VI"

Hilton Cincinnati Netherland Plaza, Cincinatti, OH
Contact: NACDL's Director of Events Akvile Athanason at (202) 872-8600 ext. 630 or e-mail aathanason@nacdl.org. For more details, visit our meetings Web site at www.nacdl.org/meetings

August 2-5
Albert J. Krieger Annual Meeting of NACDL

Swissotel Chicago, Chicago, IL
Contact: NACDL's Director of Events Akvile Athanason at (202) 872-8600 ext. 630 or e-mail aathanason@nacdl.org. For more details, visit our meetings Web site at www.nacdl.org/meetings

August 23-25
NACDL's 25th Annual Making the Case for Life Seminar

Harrah's Hotel, Las Vegas, NV
Contact: NACDL's Director of Events Akvile Athanason at (202) 872-8600 ext. 630 or e-mail aathanason@nacdl.org. For more details, visit our meetings Web site at www.nacdl.org/meetings

September 20-23
NACDL and NCDD's 27th Annual DUI Seminar "DWI Means Defend With Ingenuity"

Planet Hollywood Hotel & Casino, Las Vegas, NV
Contact: NACDL's Director of Events Akvile Athanason at (202) 872-8600 ext. 630 or e-mail aathanason@nacdl.org. For more details, visit our meetings Web site at www.nacdl.org/meetings

September 20-23
NACDL's 16th Annual Defending Drug Cases Seminar

Planet Hollywood Hotel & Casino, Las Vegas, NV
Contact: NACDL's Director of Events Akvile Athanason at (202) 872-8600 ext. 630 or e-mail aathanason@nacdl.org. For more details, visit our meetings Web site at www.nacdl.org/meetings

​October 18-21
NACDL's White Collar Seminar & Fall Board Meeting

Capital Hilton, Washington, DC
Contact: NACDL's Director of Events Akvile Athanason at (202) 872-8600 ext. 630 or e-mail aathanason@nacdl.org. For more details, visit our meetings Web site at www.nacdl.org/meetings

November 15-17
NACDL's 14th Annual Defending Sex Crimes Conference

Planet Hollywood Hotel & Casino, Las Vegas, NV
Contact: NACDL's Director of Events Akvile Athanason at (202) 872-8600 ext. 630 or e-mail aathanason@nacdl.org. For more details, visit our meetings Web site at www.nacdl.org/meetings

2024 CLE Calendar: 

​February 14-17
NACDL's Midwinter Meeting & Seminar

Four Seasons, Las Vegas, NV
Contact: NACDL's Director of Events Akvile Athanason at (202) 872-8600 ext. 630 or e-mail aathanason@nacdl.org. For more details, visit our meetings Web site at www.nacdl.org/meetings

April 18-20
NACDL's 17th Annual 'Making Sense of Science: Forensic Science & the Law Seminar

Paris Hotel, Las Vegas, NV
Contact: NACDL's Director of Events Akvile Athanason at (202) 872-8600 ext. 630 or e-mail aathanason@nacdl.org. For more details, visit our meetings Web site at www.nacdl.org/meetings

July 24-27
Albert J. Krieger Annual Meeting of NACDL

Sheraton Grand, Seattle, WA
Contact: NACDL's Director of Events Akvile Athanason at (202) 872-8600 ext. 630 or e-mail aathanason@nacdl.org. For more details, visit our meetings Web site at www.nacdl.org/meetings

September 18-21
NACDL and NCDD's 28th Annual DUI Seminar "DWI Means Defend With Ingenuity"

Planet Hollywood Hotel & Casino, Las Vegas, NV
Contact: NACDL's Director of Events Akvile Athanason at (202) 872-8600 ext. 630 or e-mail aathanason@nacdl.org. For more details, visit our meetings Web site at www.nacdl.org/meetings

​September 18-21
NACDL's 17th Annual Defending Drug Cases Seminar

Planet Hollywood Hotel & Casino, Las Vegas, NV
Contact: NACDL's Director of Events Akvile Athanason at (202) 872-8600 ext. 630 or e-mail aathanason@nacdl.org. For more details, visit our meetings Web site at www.nacdl.org/meetings

November 20-22
NACDL's 15th Annual Defending Sex Crimes Conference

Planet Hollywood Hotel & Casino, Las Vegas, NV
Contact: NACDL's Director of Events Akvile Athanason at (202) 872-8600 ext. 630 or e-mail aathanason@nacdl.org. For more details, visit our meetings Web site at www.nacdl.org/meetings

2025 CLE Calendar: 

 

​July 9-12
Albert J. Krieger Annual Meeting of NACDL

Minneapolis Marriott City Center, Minneapolis, MN
Contact: NACDL's Director of Events Akvile Athanason at (202) 872-8600 ext. 630 or e-mail aathanason@nacdl.org. For more details, visit our meetings Web site at www.nacdl.org/meetings

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