Mission
To promote fairness and justice through member education, services and support,
public outreach and a commitment to quality representation for all.
Purposes and Objectives
- To provide an appropriate upstate organization representing those lawyers who
are actively engaged in the defense of criminal cases;
- To resist proposed legislation or rules which would curtail such rights and to
promote sound alternatives;
- To promote educational activities to improve the skills and knowledge of lawyers
engaged in the defense of criminal cases;
- To improve the judicial system and to urge the selection and appointment to the
bench of well-qualified and experienced lawyers;
- To improve the correctional system and to seek more effective rehabilitation
opportunities for those convicted of crimes;
- To promote constant improvement in the administration of criminal justice
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