VTACDL Mission Statement:
To promote study and research in the field of criminal defense law and the related arts.
To disseminate and advance by lectures, seminars, and publications the knowledge of the law relating to the criminal defense practice.
To promote the proper administration of criminal justice.
To foster, maintain, and encourage the integrity, independence, and expertise of the defense lawyer in criminal cases.
To foster periodic meetings of defense lawyers and to provide a forum for the exchange of information regarding the administration of criminal justice.
To protect individual rights and improve the criminal law, its practices and procedures.
