Unrestricted funding gives us the flexibility to respond to our field's needs, take on emerging challenges, and invest where the need is greatest.
To every member of the Host Committee: thank you for standing with NLADA and helping us build a stronger justice system for everyone.
Learn more:
To every member of the Host Committee: thank you for standing with NLADA and helping us build a stronger justice system for everyone.
Learn more:
2026 Exemplar Awards Gala
The National Legal Aid & Defender Association (NLADA) Exemplar Awards honors members of the corporate counsel and private law firm communities that demonstrate outstanding leadership, vision, dedicati...
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September 24, 2026 at 2:02 PM
Unrestricted funding gives us the flexibility to respond to our field's needs, take on emerging challenges, and invest where the need is greatest.
To every member of the Host Committee: thank you for standing with NLADA and helping us build a stronger justice system for everyone.
Learn more:
To every member of the Host Committee: thank you for standing with NLADA and helping us build a stronger justice system for everyone.
Learn more:
It takes a community to advance justice.
Every day, attorneys and advocates stand beside people facing some of life’s most difficult challenges. Today, we’re celebrating our Friend Level Sponsors for being part of that community and supporting NLADA’s mission.
Support NLADA today: bit.ly/4vVphxh
Every day, attorneys and advocates stand beside people facing some of life’s most difficult challenges. Today, we’re celebrating our Friend Level Sponsors for being part of that community and supporting NLADA’s mission.
Support NLADA today: bit.ly/4vVphxh
September 22, 2026 at 2:40 PM
It takes a community to advance justice.
Every day, attorneys and advocates stand beside people facing some of life’s most difficult challenges. Today, we’re celebrating our Friend Level Sponsors for being part of that community and supporting NLADA’s mission.
Support NLADA today: bit.ly/4vVphxh
Every day, attorneys and advocates stand beside people facing some of life’s most difficult challenges. Today, we’re celebrating our Friend Level Sponsors for being part of that community and supporting NLADA’s mission.
Support NLADA today: bit.ly/4vVphxh
September’s Rethinking Justice series continues this Wednesday at 3 pm ET with a webinar on addiction and substance use disorders. Join NLADA and MGH CLBB to discuss the implications of modern addiction research on legal representation, sentencing, treatment recs, and more.
🔗: bit.ly/4gGQiQw
🔗: bit.ly/4gGQiQw
September 21, 2026 at 2:19 PM
September’s Rethinking Justice series continues this Wednesday at 3 pm ET with a webinar on addiction and substance use disorders. Join NLADA and MGH CLBB to discuss the implications of modern addiction research on legal representation, sentencing, treatment recs, and more.
🔗: bit.ly/4gGQiQw
🔗: bit.ly/4gGQiQw
Join us on September 24 in Washington, DC, as we celebrate the leaders, advocates, and organizations advancing justice at NLADA’s Exemplar Awards Gala. Reserve your ticket today: bit.ly/4vVphxh
2026 Exemplar Awards Gala
The National Legal Aid & Defender Association (NLADA) Exemplar Awards honors members of the corporate counsel and private law firm communities that demonstrate outstanding leadership, vision, dedicati...
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September 20, 2026 at 2:32 PM
Join us on September 24 in Washington, DC, as we celebrate the leaders, advocates, and organizations advancing justice at NLADA’s Exemplar Awards Gala. Reserve your ticket today: bit.ly/4vVphxh
We’re honored to recognize our Ambassador Level Sponsors for their generous support of NLADA and their commitment to the legal aid and public defense communities. Together, we can help ensure that people have access to the advocacy and representation they need when it matters most.
September 20, 2026 at 2:29 PM
We’re honored to recognize our Ambassador Level Sponsors for their generous support of NLADA and their commitment to the legal aid and public defense communities. Together, we can help ensure that people have access to the advocacy and representation they need when it matters most.
Your ideas could shape the 2027 Equal Justice Conference!
Equal access to justice is achieved through shared ideas, bold thinking, & partnerships.
That's why we need you. Your expertise can spark the next breakthrough in justice.
Proposals are due 10/8/26. www.americanbar.org/groups/probo...
Equal access to justice is achieved through shared ideas, bold thinking, & partnerships.
That's why we need you. Your expertise can spark the next breakthrough in justice.
Proposals are due 10/8/26. www.americanbar.org/groups/probo...
Session Proposal Guidelines
This page provides guidelines for submitting a proposal for the ABA/NLADA Equal Justice Conference., including required elements and panelist requirements
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September 18, 2026 at 4:53 PM
Your ideas could shape the 2027 Equal Justice Conference!
Equal access to justice is achieved through shared ideas, bold thinking, & partnerships.
That's why we need you. Your expertise can spark the next breakthrough in justice.
Proposals are due 10/8/26. www.americanbar.org/groups/probo...
Equal access to justice is achieved through shared ideas, bold thinking, & partnerships.
That's why we need you. Your expertise can spark the next breakthrough in justice.
Proposals are due 10/8/26. www.americanbar.org/groups/probo...
This week at NLADA is full of events designed to expand your knowledge and help you strategize how best to provide equal justice for all. From ACCD's Hour of Power to NASAMS' Third Thursday, you can find all our events on our events page!
Learn more: https://nlada.pulse.ly/2vnhvqbfj6
Learn more: https://nlada.pulse.ly/2vnhvqbfj6
September 15, 2026 at 2:15 PM
This week at NLADA is full of events designed to expand your knowledge and help you strategize how best to provide equal justice for all. From ACCD's Hour of Power to NASAMS' Third Thursday, you can find all our events on our events page!
Learn more: https://nlada.pulse.ly/2vnhvqbfj6
Learn more: https://nlada.pulse.ly/2vnhvqbfj6
Need a place to stay during the NLADA Annual Conference in November? Consider staying in our room block at the St. Louis Union Station Hotel, Curio Collection by Hilton! Reserve your spot by October 12 to enjoy a discounted rate on-site for the Conference.
For more info, visit bit.ly/4gDaHGP
For more info, visit bit.ly/4gDaHGP
September 11, 2026 at 1:29 PM
Need a place to stay during the NLADA Annual Conference in November? Consider staying in our room block at the St. Louis Union Station Hotel, Curio Collection by Hilton! Reserve your spot by October 12 to enjoy a discounted rate on-site for the Conference.
For more info, visit bit.ly/4gDaHGP
For more info, visit bit.ly/4gDaHGP
Across the country, our members work every day to protect rights, strengthen communities, and ensure everyone can seek justice, no matter their income.
We are grateful to our Beacon of Justice Sponsors for standing with NLADA and supporting the people who make this work possible.
We are grateful to our Beacon of Justice Sponsors for standing with NLADA and supporting the people who make this work possible.
September 10, 2026 at 2:20 PM
Across the country, our members work every day to protect rights, strengthen communities, and ensure everyone can seek justice, no matter their income.
We are grateful to our Beacon of Justice Sponsors for standing with NLADA and supporting the people who make this work possible.
We are grateful to our Beacon of Justice Sponsors for standing with NLADA and supporting the people who make this work possible.
Join NLADA and the CLBB at MGH later today at 3 pm for our second Rethinking Justice webinar! This week's session focuses on how trauma affects brain structure and function, altering key regions involved in judgment, emotion regulation, impulse control, memory, and more.
Register: bit.ly/4gGQiQw
Register: bit.ly/4gGQiQw
September 9, 2026 at 2:01 PM
Join NLADA and the CLBB at MGH later today at 3 pm for our second Rethinking Justice webinar! This week's session focuses on how trauma affects brain structure and function, altering key regions involved in judgment, emotion regulation, impulse control, memory, and more.
Register: bit.ly/4gGQiQw
Register: bit.ly/4gGQiQw
Every day, NLADA and our members help make justice possible for people who need it most. That work cannot happen without support.
We’re proud to recognize our Benefactor Level Sponsors for investing in NLADA and standing with the leaders who make access to justice possible.
We’re proud to recognize our Benefactor Level Sponsors for investing in NLADA and standing with the leaders who make access to justice possible.
September 3, 2026 at 2:35 PM
Every day, NLADA and our members help make justice possible for people who need it most. That work cannot happen without support.
We’re proud to recognize our Benefactor Level Sponsors for investing in NLADA and standing with the leaders who make access to justice possible.
We’re proud to recognize our Benefactor Level Sponsors for investing in NLADA and standing with the leaders who make access to justice possible.
Our Rethinking Justice webinar series starts tomorrow! Join NLADA and the MGH CLBB for a timely discussion on juvenile and young adult justice, and start to prepare for next week's discussion on the link between trauma and memory!
Get more details and register today: bit.ly/4gGQiQw
Get more details and register today: bit.ly/4gGQiQw
September 1, 2026 at 2:25 PM
Our Rethinking Justice webinar series starts tomorrow! Join NLADA and the MGH CLBB for a timely discussion on juvenile and young adult justice, and start to prepare for next week's discussion on the link between trauma and memory!
Get more details and register today: bit.ly/4gGQiQw
Get more details and register today: bit.ly/4gGQiQw
NLADA Mutual Insurance Co., RRG is investing in the future of justice and helping NLADA celebrate the leaders advancing justice for all at this year’s Exemplar Awards Gala. Will you join in the celebration?
Join us on September 24 in Washington, DC by reserving your ticket today: bit.ly/4vVphxh
Join us on September 24 in Washington, DC by reserving your ticket today: bit.ly/4vVphxh
August 28, 2026 at 3:18 PM
NLADA Mutual Insurance Co., RRG is investing in the future of justice and helping NLADA celebrate the leaders advancing justice for all at this year’s Exemplar Awards Gala. Will you join in the celebration?
Join us on September 24 in Washington, DC by reserving your ticket today: bit.ly/4vVphxh
Join us on September 24 in Washington, DC by reserving your ticket today: bit.ly/4vVphxh
Our first "Rethinking Justice" webinar is taking place next Wednesday at 3 p.m. ET! Join MGH CLBB and NLADA for a discussion on juvenile justice that aims to align legal practice with current research on brain development and capacity for change.
Register: bit.ly/4gGQiQw
Register: bit.ly/4gGQiQw
August 26, 2026 at 3:16 PM
Our first "Rethinking Justice" webinar is taking place next Wednesday at 3 p.m. ET! Join MGH CLBB and NLADA for a discussion on juvenile justice that aims to align legal practice with current research on brain development and capacity for change.
Register: bit.ly/4gGQiQw
Register: bit.ly/4gGQiQw
On Friday, 8/21 at 3 pm ET, join NLADA for our Funding Landscape Discussion! This monthly drop-in discussion creates space for advocates to discuss changes to federal funding, implications for state and local funding, private philanthropy opportunities, and more. Register today: bit.ly/4i0cBQp
August 18, 2026 at 3:46 PM
On Friday, 8/21 at 3 pm ET, join NLADA for our Funding Landscape Discussion! This monthly drop-in discussion creates space for advocates to discuss changes to federal funding, implications for state and local funding, private philanthropy opportunities, and more. Register today: bit.ly/4i0cBQp
This week at NLADA is jam-packed with events geared toward building community, expanding knowledge, and ensuring that all members of the equal justice community feel supported and valued. Here's a list of this week's events:
August 18, 2026 at 3:46 PM
This week at NLADA is jam-packed with events geared toward building community, expanding knowledge, and ensuring that all members of the equal justice community feel supported and valued. Here's a list of this week's events:
Can't attend but would like to still show your support? Share your gift with NLADA in support of equal justice for all: bit.ly/GiveToNLADA
Donate to National Legal Aid & Defender Association
Help support National Legal Aid & Defender Association by donating or sharing with your friends.
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August 14, 2026 at 4:00 PM
Can't attend but would like to still show your support? Share your gift with NLADA in support of equal justice for all: bit.ly/GiveToNLADA
Need a place to stay during the NLADA Annual Conference in November? Consider staying in our room block at the St. Louis Union Station Hotel, Curio Collection by Hilton! Reserve your spot by October 12 to enjoy a discounted rate on-site for the Conference.
For more info, visit bit.ly/4gDaHGP
For more info, visit bit.ly/4gDaHGP
August 12, 2026 at 2:50 PM
Need a place to stay during the NLADA Annual Conference in November? Consider staying in our room block at the St. Louis Union Station Hotel, Curio Collection by Hilton! Reserve your spot by October 12 to enjoy a discounted rate on-site for the Conference.
For more info, visit bit.ly/4gDaHGP
For more info, visit bit.ly/4gDaHGP
Early bird rates for the NLADA Annual Conference in St. Louis are now available! Join us November 4-7 for a pivotal, restorative, and eye-opening conference that brings together public defenders, civil legal aid providers, client and community advocates, and more.
Register today: bit.ly/4gDaHGP
Register today: bit.ly/4gDaHGP
August 4, 2026 at 3:12 PM
Early bird rates for the NLADA Annual Conference in St. Louis are now available! Join us November 4-7 for a pivotal, restorative, and eye-opening conference that brings together public defenders, civil legal aid providers, client and community advocates, and more.
Register today: bit.ly/4gDaHGP
Register today: bit.ly/4gDaHGP
Nominations for 2026 Annual Conference Awards close on Friday!
NLADA honors members of the civil legal aid, client, and public defender communities who have gone above and beyond in the fight for equal justice. If someone in your network deserves recognition, don't wait!
More info: bit.ly/4uO0hrn
NLADA honors members of the civil legal aid, client, and public defender communities who have gone above and beyond in the fight for equal justice. If someone in your network deserves recognition, don't wait!
More info: bit.ly/4uO0hrn
Nominations are open for the 2026 NLADA Annual Conference Awards Program! Submit your noms by Friday, July 31, 2026 to uplift your colleagues, clients, and fellow advocates.
Individuals or organizations must be NLADA members to submit nominations. Learn more: bit.ly/4uO0hrn
Individuals or organizations must be NLADA members to submit nominations. Learn more: bit.ly/4uO0hrn
July 29, 2026 at 2:55 PM
Nominations for 2026 Annual Conference Awards close on Friday!
NLADA honors members of the civil legal aid, client, and public defender communities who have gone above and beyond in the fight for equal justice. If someone in your network deserves recognition, don't wait!
More info: bit.ly/4uO0hrn
NLADA honors members of the civil legal aid, client, and public defender communities who have gone above and beyond in the fight for equal justice. If someone in your network deserves recognition, don't wait!
More info: bit.ly/4uO0hrn
Early Bird Registration for the 2026 NLADA Annual Conference is now open! Reserve your seat at the field's largest gathering of leaders in civil legal aid, client and community advocacy, and public defense.
Reserve your spot today at the lowest rate: https://bit.pulse.ly/nwiy2evuaf
Reserve your spot today at the lowest rate: https://bit.pulse.ly/nwiy2evuaf
July 16, 2026 at 5:00 PM
Early Bird Registration for the 2026 NLADA Annual Conference is now open! Reserve your seat at the field's largest gathering of leaders in civil legal aid, client and community advocacy, and public defense.
Reserve your spot today at the lowest rate: https://bit.pulse.ly/nwiy2evuaf
Reserve your spot today at the lowest rate: https://bit.pulse.ly/nwiy2evuaf
Our Tiffany Chang joined friends from The Legal Aid Society, NNAAC, and @nilc.org at the @nlada.bsky.social conference for a panel discussion on talking with immigrant families about health and social services in uncertain times. Thanks NLADA for the opportunity!
July 10, 2026 at 1:35 PM
Our Tiffany Chang joined friends from The Legal Aid Society, NNAAC, and @nilc.org at the @nlada.bsky.social conference for a panel discussion on talking with immigrant families about health and social services in uncertain times. Thanks NLADA for the opportunity!
Today is the day that governance nominations close! Nominate a colleague or yourself for at least one of many governance positions at NLADA: Board of Directors and the Civil, Client, and Defender Councils. We need justice for all!
Make your voice heard: https://bit.pulse.ly/jwqgbflj88
Make your voice heard: https://bit.pulse.ly/jwqgbflj88
July 7, 2026 at 2:59 PM
Today is the day that governance nominations close! Nominate a colleague or yourself for at least one of many governance positions at NLADA: Board of Directors and the Civil, Client, and Defender Councils. We need justice for all!
Make your voice heard: https://bit.pulse.ly/jwqgbflj88
Make your voice heard: https://bit.pulse.ly/jwqgbflj88
The honorees will accept the award at the 2026 NLADA Exemplar Awards Gala on September 24 in Washington, DC.
Register for this year's Exemplar Awards Gala here: www.nlada.org/gala2026
Register for this year's Exemplar Awards Gala here: www.nlada.org/gala2026
June 25, 2026 at 4:36 PM
The honorees will accept the award at the 2026 NLADA Exemplar Awards Gala on September 24 in Washington, DC.
Register for this year's Exemplar Awards Gala here: www.nlada.org/gala2026
Register for this year's Exemplar Awards Gala here: www.nlada.org/gala2026
Wiley is pleased to announce that, for the third consecutive year, the firm has been honored with the Beacon of Justice Award by NLADA for its pro bono work on matters related to protecting democracy and civil rights.
Learn more: https://bit.ly/4xQeJl9
#WileyWay #ProBono
Learn more: https://bit.ly/4xQeJl9
#WileyWay #ProBono
June 25, 2026 at 4:22 PM
Wiley is pleased to announce that, for the third consecutive year, the firm has been honored with the Beacon of Justice Award by NLADA for its pro bono work on matters related to protecting democracy and civil rights.
Learn more: https://bit.ly/4xQeJl9
#WileyWay #ProBono
Learn more: https://bit.ly/4xQeJl9
#WileyWay #ProBono