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MACDL's ANNUAL AWARDS

Each year at its annual meeting in June, the Maine Association
               of Criminal Defense Lawyers presents two awards.

President’s Award

This award is given each year to the criminal defense attorney who best exemplifies the goals and values of MACDL and the legal profession.

2024 Award Winner

Amber Tucker









































To submit a nomination, please send a letter outlining the candidate’s qualifications based on the criteria above.



Nominations Should be Submitted to:

Maine Association of

Criminal Defense Lawyers

Executive Director

P.O. Box 17642

Portland, ME 04112-8642


Unsung Hero Award

This award is given each year to the criminal defense attorney who best exemplifies the highest level of commitment, passion, and tireless pursuit of justice in the representation of indigent defendants.

2024 Award Winner

Dan Dubé




    


Upcoming events

    • June 06, 2025
    • 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
    • Hilton Garden Inn, Freeport, ME
    Register

    2025 MACDL Annual Conference

    Friday, June 6, 2025

    Hilton Garden Inn

    (5 Park Street, Freeport)

    (Head's up: We're NOT at the Harraseeket! this year!!)

     

    Please join MACDL in Freeport on June 6th for our annual conference--this year once again, it's a one-day only event!

     

    The program offers 6.25 excellent total CLE credits (approved by both the Board of Bar Overseers and the Maine Commission on Public Defense Services for credit, not payment), including one live Ethics credit.

     

    Registration covers the 6.25 CLE credits, breakfast, lunch, snacks . . . and a post-CLE evening event at Maine Beer Company, that includes beer (shocking!) and pizza and more (including non-alcoholic options).

     

    It's going to be a fun and educational day, for sure!

     

    MACDL Members: $250.00

    Non-MACDL Members: $350.00

    MACDL Member Law Student: $25.00

    Non-MACDL Member Law Student: $50.00 (note: registration code required. Please contact mainemacdl@gmail.com for details)

     

    (If you want to get the MACDL member discount, become a MACDL member today and register after your membership is processed. Not only do you get discounts on our CLEs, we offer other membership benefits including a motions/brief bank, an active listserv, and legislative advocacy.)

     

    Note: Full payment must be received in advance of the day's events. No refunds will be processed.

     

    You can pay through the portal (via PayPal) or by mailing a check or money order made out to MACDL and mailed to:

     

    MACDL 

    P.O. Box 17642

    Portland, ME 04112

     

    SCHEDULE OF EVENTS*

    (*subject to change)

     

    7:45 a.m. Registration & Breakfast

     

    8:15 a.m. Opening Remarks (President Jeremy Pratt)

     

    8:30 a.m. Abnormal Condition of the Mind: If the Diagnosis Fits, Must You Acquit? (Dr. Andrew Wisch and Dr. Melissa Jankowski)

     

    9:45 a.m. The Credibility Wars: Using Brady and Giglio to Undermine the Government’s Case (Heather Gonzales and Caleigh Milton)

     

    10:45 a.m. Break w Snacks

     

    11:00 a.m. Emerging Issues in Representing Non-Citizens in Criminal Proceedings (Shannon McKinnon)

     

    12:00 p.m. Lunch

     

    1:00 p.m. MACDL Business Meeting/Awards

     

    1:15 p.m. Mastering the Mind: Harnessing Psychology and Persuasion Techniques in Seemingly Unwinnable Trials (Molly Parmer)

     

    2:15 p.m. Break w Snacks

     

    2:30 p.m. Repping the Rat: Proffers, 5th Amendment Counsel, and More (Bob LeBrasseur and Dan Wentworth)

     

    3:30 p.m. Interactive Ethics Conundrums (Justin Andrus and Tina Nadeau) (1-hour live Ethics CLE credit)

     

    5:00 p.m. Post-CLE gathering at Maine Beer Company (525 U.S. Route 1, Freeport, ME)

     

    Questions? Comments?

     

    Contact Tina Nadeau (Executive Director) at mainemacdl@gmail.com

     

    *Note: MACDL will be putting on a six-part Zoom CLE series this fall, as we have over the past several years, which will include a live H&D credit, and--we hope!--another live event around the holidays. Stay tuned for those announcements.

Past events

November 01, 2024 2024 MACDL Fall Zoomtime CLE Series
June 06, 2024 2024 MACDL Annual Conference--One Day Only!
December 07, 2023 MACDL Happy Holidays & Ethics Event
November 17, 2023 2023 MACDL Fall Friday Zoomtime CLE Four-Part Series
September 22, 2023 MACDL 2023 Legislative Enactments
June 08, 2023 MACDL 30th Anniversary Celebration
June 08, 2023 2023 MACDL Annual Conference
December 14, 2022 MACDL December 2022 CLE Session
November 04, 2022 MACDL October 2022 Friday Noontime Zoom CLE Series
September 16, 2022 Pozner on Cross: Advanced Techniques Using the Chapter Method
December 03, 2021 2021 MACDL Full-Day CLE Seminar
November 29, 2021 2021 MACDL Fall CLE Series (Sessions #1-#8)
November 19, 2021 2021 MACDL Fall CLE Series: Session #8: Litigating Racial Bias & Pretextual Stops with Heather Gonzales & David Bobrow
November 05, 2021 2021 MACDL Fall CLE Series: Session #7: Cross-Examining Mental Health Experts with Damon Parrish
October 29, 2021 2021 MACDL Fall CLE Series: Session #6: Sentencing Advocacy with James Mason, Logan Perkins, & David Bate
October 22, 2021 2021 MACDL Fall CLE Series: Session #5: Working Effectively with Mental Health Experts, a panel discussion
October 15, 2021 2021 MACDL Fall CLE Series: Session #4: The Ethics of Competence with Sarah Branch
October 01, 2021 2021 MACDL Fall CLE Series: Session #3: Law Court Updates with Rory McNamara
September 24, 2021 2021 MACDL Fall CLE Series: Session #2: SCOTUS & Circuit Court Updates with Jamesa Drake
September 17, 2021 2021 MACDL Fall CLE Series: Session #1: Legislative Updates with Walt McKee
December 18, 2020 MACDL Fall CLE #6: Marijuana OUIs with John Webb
December 11, 2020 MACDL Fall CLE #5: Does the Race of the Lawyer Matter? With Drew Findling
December 04, 2020 MACDL Fall CLE #4: Bar Complaints & More, with Jim Bowie
November 20, 2020 MACDL Fall CLE #3: State Forensics & Criminal Defense, with Dr. Sarah Miller
November 13, 2020 MACDL Fall CLE #2: Trial Tips & Evidence Tricks, with Joe Mekonis
November 06, 2020 MACDL Fall CLE #1: Canadian Consequences with OUIs, with Marisa Feil
November 06, 2020 MACDL Fall CLE Series (Sessions #1-#6)
October 30, 2020 MACDL Fall 2020 All-Day Seminar (10/30/2020)
June 26, 2020 Ethical Implications and Issues for Lawyers of the Day
June 14, 2020 Harassment, Bias, and Discrimination in Criminal Defense
June 12, 2020 Harassment, Bias, and Discrimination in Criminal Defense
June 06, 2020 Emerging Ethical Issues in Representing Criminal Defendants: Video
June 05, 2020 Emerging Ethical Issues in Representing Criminal Defendants
June 13, 2019 MACDL 2019 Annual Conference
December 14, 2018 Aroostook County Video Replay
October 18, 2018 MACDL Fall 2018 Sex Crimes Seminar
June 14, 2018 MACDL 2018 Annual Conference
June 15, 2017 2017 MACDL Annual Seminar
December 08, 2016 MACDL/MTLA Holiday Ethics CLE







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              Defense Lawyers

P.O. Box 17642
Portland, ME 04112-8642
(207) 523-9869
mainemacdl@gmail.com




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