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 The Iowa Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers was established in 1992 in Des Moines Iowa. The goals of the Association are:
  • To promote study and research in the field of criminal defense law and the related arts.
  • To disseminate and advance by lecture, seminars, and publications the knowledge of the law relating to criminal defense practice.
  • To promote the proper administration of criminal justice.
  • To foster, maintain, and encourage the integrity, independence and expertise of the defense lawyer in criminal cases.
  • To foster periodic meetings of the criminal defense lawyers.
  • To provide a forum for the exchange of information regarding the administration of criminal justice.
  • To protect individual rights and improve the criminal law, its practice and procedures.
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Public Defender Institutes New Fee Claim Rule
Author: Gary Britson | Published: 2.12.2010

Julie Miller of the Public Defender's office has advised me today, in writing, that fee claims must include the form in which the defendant asking for a court-appointed lawyer states that he/she is indigent. It's not in the rules or the Code, of course, but it is a new policy of the Public Defender.

 
 
Author: Mara Deaton | Published: 2.26.2009

I have confirmation that the Federal CLE credit from our annual conference in November 2008 is identified by the File/Log# 09-024 and we will be approved for 9 hours. This will not be posted on the Federal web site www.iasd.uscourts.gov because they only update once a year and I got our materials to them in 2009 instead of 2008. Thanks!

 
 
Author: Mara Deaton | Published: 2.26.2009

Hello CLE filers! I do not see our November annual conference listed on the Federal web site: www.iasd.uscourts.gov However, I do have a letter from the office in Cedar Rapids dated 2-11-09 stating that our conference "should" qualify for 9.0 federal CLE hours. The file number is 09-024. I have a call in to their office to confirm for me and am awaiting their reply. In the meantime, Bob wanted me to get this information to you, in case you can fill out your annual CLE form with this information. When I look at the list approved for 1008, I note that their Log#s all show 08- and then the 3-digit number following. So I believe the 09-024 number will be the identifying number for our annual conference. The name of the event was: Handling High Profile Cases.

 
 
Author: Mara Deaton | Published: 2.19.2009

Hello IACDL Members! Our February meeting will be held on this coming Wednesday, 2-25-09, at Winston's on the Skywalk, 5:00 - 7:00 p.m. Our guest speaker will be Mr. Brad Fralick,Director of Government Relations, Consumer Safety Technology; and he will speak about ignition interlocks. I hope you are able to join us!

 
 
Author: Mara Deaton | Published: 2.11.2009

Since many people, myself included, have struggled with the State CLE web site to get the Activity ID needed for our Annual Conference November 13 & 14, 2008, I wanted to post it here. The Activity ID is 55200, and it is for 15 hours and 2 ethics hours. By the end of this week I will have the information about the Federal CLE credit and will post it pronto!