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PRACDL Lecture: "Experts - Use Them, Abuse Them, and Keep Them Off the Stand"

March 12, 2010 20:58

PRACDL invites all members as well as all CJA Panel attorneys to a lecture on "Experts - Use Them, Abuse Them, and Keep Them Off the Stand" to be held on Tuesday, March 16, 2010 from 2:00 to 5:00 p.m. at the Clemente Ruiz Nazario U.S. District Court. Our guest speaker will be Mr. Eric Vos,...

PRACDL Annual Assembly, Elections and Dinner

December 03, 2009 11:53

Please remember that tonight, starting at 6:00 p.m., PRACDL will host its annual assembly, elections and dinner. This will be at Castellanos Rest. on Domenech, near corner of Muñoz Rivera Ave. If you have not yet confirmed your attendance, please do so via email to pracdl@gmail.com, and remember to ...

PRACDL & Federal Public Defenders Office Seminars on October 23, 2009

October 18, 2009 08:32

This coming Friday, October 23, 2009, Puerto Rico Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers and the Federal Public Defenders Office will be sponsoring seminars on the Fourth Amendment and Deconstructing the Federal Sentencing Guidelines. Where: Casa Olímpica (Old YMCA), Old San Juan The Morning ...

Looking for a Few Good Men and Women

September 29, 2009 20:33

Yes, the PRACDL blog is in need of a few members who want to dedicate a little of their time to blogging. I'll give you the basic training, although it is all pretty intuitive. Send me an email. You've got my address. Tom Sent via BlackBerry by AT&TYes, the PRACDL blog is in need of a few members...

PRACDL Blog Redesign in Progress

September 29, 2009 18:42

I was tired of the look of the blog, and think it kept me from wanting to post more, so I'm giving this place a makeover. Also keeping me away from blogging more is the fact that I do most of my posting now via the PRACDL Group listserv (members only), where we get much more membership interaction,...

PRACDL & Federal Public Defender Co-sponsoring Lecture on September 30th from 4:00 to 6:00 p.m.

September 29, 2009 17:46

PRACDL and the Federal Public Defender's Office are co-sponsoring a lecture on Wednesday, September 30th from 4:00 to 6:00 p.m. at the FPD's Fourth Floor Lecture Room. AFPD Victor González-Bothwell will discuss new and proposed legislation, including changes to the Federal Rules of Criminal ...

Happy Birthday Julie!

December 22, 2008 08:58

Happy Birthday Julie! Happy Birthday Julie!

Everybody Loves Somebody

December 21, 2008 07:00

This is a favorite one for me. By the way, I'm just testing this stuff.This is a favorite one for me. By the way, I'm just testing this stuff.

PRACDL Annual Assembly, Dinner & Elections

November 30, 2008 20:28

This is a reminder that Puerto Rico Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers will hold its Annual Assembly, Dinner and Elections this coming Thursday, December 4, 2008, from 6:00 p.m. onwards at Castellanos Restaurant on Domenech Ave. All members are encouraged to attend. Dinner is on PRACDL's tab,...

Supplemental Bibliography for Attendees to "Dilemas Eticos de los Abogados Criminalistas"

November 24, 2008 22:06

For PRACDL members who attended the tertulia on Dilemas Eticos de los Abogados Criminalistas, PRACDL President Linda Backiel has prepared a Supplemental Bibliography which was not included among the materials handed out at the time.For PRACDL members who attended the tertulia on Dilemas Eticos de...