NLADA
National Legal Aid & Defender Association (NLADA), founded in 1911, is America's oldest and largest nonprofit association devoted to excellence in the delivery of legal services to those who cannot afford counsel. For 100 years, NLADA has pioneered access to justice at the national, state and local level through the creation of our public defender system, development of nationally applicable standards for legal representation, groundbreaking legal legislation and the creation of important institutions such as the Legal Services Corporation. NLADA serves as the collective voice for our country's civil legal aid and public defender services and provides advocacy, training, technical assistance and the NLADA Insurance Program to its members, who are comprised of legal professionals, institutions and the people they represent.
2025 Exemplar Awards Gala: Kutak-Dodds Prizes Presentation
2025 Exemplar Awards Gala: Exemplar Award recipient Ben Weinberg
2025 Exemplar Awards Gala: Beacon of Justice Award Presentations
2025 NLADA Beacon of Justice Award Winners
Teaser: 2025 NLADA Beacon of Justice Award Winners
JustFundIt: A National Conversation on the Importance of Federal Funding to Safeguard Equal Justice
NLADA Courageous Leaders Fellowship Program - Advocates for Equity
NLADA Courageous Leaders Fellowship Program - Training the Advocates
NLADA Courageous Leaders Fellowship Program - Overview
2024 Exemplar Awards Gala: Beacon of Justice Award Presentations
2024 Exemplar Awards Gala: Kutak-Dodds Prizes Presentation
2024 Exemplar Awards Gala: Exemplar Award recipient David Zapolsky
2024 Kutak-Dodds Defender Prize: Michelle Mason
2024 Kutak-Dodds Civil Prize: Ariel Levinson-Waldman
2024 NLADA Beacon of Justice Award Winners
Fighting for the AccUSed
The State of Public Defense During a Crime-Focused Election Year
A Conversation on Courageous Leadership: With Jim Chosy, Jo-Ann Wallace, Rhodia Thomas, & Jon Asher
2023 Exemplar Awards: Beacon of Justice Awards
2023 Kutak-Dodds Prizes Presentation: Mary V Day and Amrutha N. Jindal
2023 Exemplar Awards: Nadine Jones
2023 Exemplar Awards: Margret Egan
2023 NLADA Beacon of Justice Award Winners
2023 Kutak-Dodds Defender Prize: Amrutha Jindal
2023 Kutak-Dodds Civil Prize: Mary Day
Gideon@60: Representative Suzanne Bonamici
NLADA Courageous Leaders Awards Celebration 10/31/2022
30th Anniversary of NLADA’s Corporate Advisory Committee Virtual Roundtable
NLADA AmeriCorps VISTA : Jack Mok, MLK Day of Service
NLADA's 2022 Exemplar Gala Program