Glad to be attending statewide bar association meetings again, see old friends and make new ones. Last night I was elected treasurer of the NYS Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers and this morning began another term as a delagate to the New York State Bar
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On the 61st anniversary of #Gideon , & every day, NYSACDL remains committed to ensuring those accused of a crime have access to counsel. We fight for proper funding of NY's indigent defense offices & against efforts to harm that funding.

TY to all Public Defenders everywhere!

Celebrating an excellent day and result in the well of justice here in federal court with my regular Maryland co-counsel Andy Alperstein. I have the best clients! This is why I do what I do. New York State Bar Association NYSACDL

NYSACDL Members! Our next free member webinar is next week!

Tuesday, April 30, 2024 - 4:00pm - 5:00pm
#SecondChanceMonth Roundtable Discussion on
Best Practices to Mitigate our Client’s Responsibility and Punishment

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Chris Napierala, Sentencing Alternatives
Robert Wells,

WCPD is in Albany early today with Chief Defenders NY NYSACDL and NYSDA to make sure defenders get the money we need, and to hold the line on bail reform. Anyone who has made the rounds in Albany knows what this room is:

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Congrats to Yung-Mi Lee of Brooklyn Defenders on becoming president of NYSACDL! This expert on discovery reform is the perfect choice to lead the defense bar in the year ahead!

Have you seen this interview with Steven Epstein in his role of president of NYSACDL, this one for @News10NBC, on the Monroe County DA Doorley debacle?

Watch it here ---> whec.com/top-news/defen…

Defender Advocacy Day with Chief Defenders NY NYSACDL Defenders need funding for discovery, family defense representation, recruitment and retention #gideonat60

NYSACDL leading the effort to protect citizens from unfair propensity testimony! Thanks to Ying-Mi Lee for her leadership!

Over 50 Public Defense offices and agencies sent a letter to NY's lawmakers in opposition to rollbacks to current #discoverylaws . Read more at CDANY.info.

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Steven Epstein, as president of the NYSACDL, calls for Monroe County DA Sandra Doorley to resign.

Check out the piece on News 8 WROC WROC -->

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NACDL is synonymous with excellence thanks to its members, partners & staff. Hear from the people who make NACDL excellent with #NACDLSpotlight . Next in the spotlight, meet Jennifer Van Ort, Executive Director of NYSACDL, an NACDL affiliate.

Learn more: nacdl.org/NACDLSpotlight

Read our latest press release, urging Assemblymembers and Senators to say NO to changes in our discovery laws against Governor Kathy Hochul's rollbacks. #DiscoveryReform

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What a great time with #NYSACDL lecturing in our Federal Practice CLE series last Friday in Albany! Thanks to my colleagues Lisa Peebles, Richard Willstatter, John Wallenstein, and Andre Vitale, it was a great success. Look for our articles summarizing ou…lnkd.in/ePwwr-tR

'New York criminal defense lawyers have signaled their opposition to a recently filed bill that’s aimed at lowering the threshold for courts to admit evidence of prior bad acts in sexual assault cases.'

NYSACDL Immediate Past-Pres Yung-Mi Lee speaks with the New York Law Journal about

NDS urges New York's Senate and Assemblymembers to hold the line against Governor Kathy Hochul bail and discovery law proposals. Read the full release here: bit.ly/3UKi0PZ

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Check out this recent interview of NYSACDL in WCNY's The Capitol Pressroom --->