Become a member

If you are practicing any amount of criminal defense, you owe it to yourself and your clients to be a part of WACDL. WACDL's publications, educational programs, and committees provide the support you need to stay informed about, succeed in, and influence the practice of criminal law.
 

Membership Types

• Patron members support WACDL with an additional contribution.  They receive free tuition for two WACDL CLE programs and a 50% discount on the annual conference registration fee.  In addition, we will send patron members a link to download speaker materials for each of the CLE programs we present during your membership year.
• Sustaining members support WACDL with an additional contribution.  They may download the materials for WACDL CLE programs presented while they are a sustaining member.

LAWYERS

• “Years of practice” is determined by when you were first admitted to any Bar.
• Public defender members are those who obtain all of their income from assigned cases (e.g., no private cases).
• Law professor members are for full-time law professors.
• Retired membership is for retired lawyers no longer taking paid cases.

ASSOCIATE MEMBERS

Associate members are non-lawyers involved with the criminal justice system. Please select the appropriate associate member category:

• working full-time in a public defender office,
• staff of a law office, or
• other