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NOTICE OF 2025 ANNUAL MEETING OF
THE PENNSYLVANIA ASSOCIATION OF
CRIMINAL DEFENSE LAWYERS FOUNDATION FOR JUSTICE
In accordance with the Pennsylvania Association
of Criminal Defense Lawyers Foundation for Justice
(Foundation) Bylaws, notice is now given that the
Foundation shall hold its Annual Meeting on the date,
time, and place and for the purposes specified below:
Date: Thursday, April 3, 2025
Time: Immediately following the Association's
Annual Meeting (approx. 12:45 p.m.)
Place: Harrisburg Hilton
1 North Second Street
Harrisburg, PA 17101
Purposes:
1) Election of Board Members and
Officers. At the annual meeting,
officers and directors shall be elected
by members in good standing who
attend the annual meeting.
2) Any other business properly before
the Association.
Election Process: According to the Bylaws, up to eight
(8) Directors may be elected by PACDL members qualified
to vote at the Annual Meeting.
Eligibility: Only members with voting rights and whose
dues are current at the time of his/her candidacy may
be candidates for the Foundation Board of Directors.
If interested, please submit a letter of interest to Beth
Winters, PACDL Foundation for Justice, 214 Senate
Avenue, Suite 602, Camp Hill, PA 17011 or
winters@pacdl.org no later than February 15, 2025.
The Foundation: Members of the Board of the Foundation
govern and act to help the Foundation achieve its
charitable, scientific, and educational purposes listed
below. Additionally, the Board has set a personal fundraising
goal for each director to help the Foundation
achieve its charitable purposes.
a) Provide financial support, scholarships and grants for
criminal defense attorneys to attend educational
events, seminars, and trainings offered by the
Pennsylvania Association of Criminal Defense
Lawyers (PACDL) and other approved training
providers so that the criminal defense attorneys are
better informed, prepared, and positioned to be the
best advocates for those accused of crimes;
b) Restore a balanced, common sense perspective to the
administration of criminal justice by contributing
thought leadership and research at a variety of
public policy forums, editorials, and other venues
including media advocacy;
c) Provide opportunities through fellowship and workstudy
programs for graduating law school students
and newly graduated law students concerning
criminal justice issues;
d) Educate the public, judges, and the media to the
benefits of a fair and balanced criminal justice
system that ensures that criminal defense attorneys
can most effectively represent the accused and
ensure that client constitutionally guaranteed rights
are protected;
e) Build a network of advocates, leaders and legal
scholars, and form partnerships with other
associations and organizations to focus on the
intersection of equal justice, education, and public
policy research; and
f) Provide other programs and initiatives in further of
the other lawful purposes authorized by 15 PA.C.S.A.
§ 5301 and Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue
Code including general education and training
programs for members of the public and others.
Questions.
If you have any questions, please contact PACDL at
717.234.7403.
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