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If you have questions about eligibility, please conduct Member Services at 202-872-4001, or by email at memberservices@nacdl.org.
| Membership Categories | Dues |
|---|---|
| Regular Member - Criminal defense attorneys in private practice, admitted to the bar more than six years | $349 |
| Public Defender - Full-time attorney at government Public Defender office or legal services nonprofit. Does not include assigned counsel or contract work. | $145 |
| New Lawyer - Private attorneys in their first six years of practice, based on date of first admission to the bar. | $205 |
| Law Professor - Professors employed full time on the faculties of accredited law schools. | $215 |
| Military - Full-time, active duty military lawyers engaged primarily in criminal defense. | $215 |
| Judge - Full-time members of the judiciary | $215 |
| Associate Members - Persons who are not criminal defense lawyers, but whose work supports the criminal defense profession, including non-lawyers who support the goals and objectives of NACDL. | $215 |
| International - Criminal Defense Lawyers who hold passports from countries other than the United States and Canada. International members do not receive a print version of The Champion®. You can access the online magazine here. Print copies can be requested, but shipping charges will apply. | $205 |
| Law Student - Students in an accredited law school working toward a J.D. degree. Membership is FREE. Click here for more information. | |
| Life Member* - One-time contribution or 5 yearly installments of $1,300 each. Expanded online profile. | $6,500 |
| Presidents Club * - Donor Member, with an expanded online profile | $759 |
| Sustaining Member * - Donor Member, with an expanded online profile | $529 |
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Prosecutors are not permitted to become members of the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, to attend its CLE seminars, nor to purchase its educational products. A Member is understood to have resigned by becoming a prosecutor in any local, state or federal office or by working in any other capacity which is in conflict with NACDL's objectives and purposes.
