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Consumer Safety Technology Announces Expanded Partnership with the Florida Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers

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Monday, July 31, 2023
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DES MOINES, Iowa, July 31, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Consumer Safety Technology, a leader in safety and detection products and services, announced today it has been named the Official DUI/DWI Services Sponsor for The Florida Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (FACDL). The expanded partnership will provide continuing education seminars and exclusive benefits to support FACDL attorneys and their clients.

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  • DES MOINES, Iowa, July 31, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Consumer Safety Technology, a leader in safety and detection products and services, announced today it has been named the Official DUI/DWI Services Sponsor for The Florida Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (FACDL).
  • FACDL is the only statewide organization in Florida dedicated solely to criminal defense attorneys.
  • A not-for-profit corporation, FACDL was formed for scientific and educational purposes and is affiliated with the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers.
  • "Expanding our partnership with FACDL reinforces our commitment to supporting criminal defense attorneys across the state," said Kathy Boden Holland, CEO, CST.

Intoxalock Renews and Expands Exclusive Partnership with the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers

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Friday, March 31, 2023
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DES MOINES, Iowa, March 30, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Intoxalock (CST) and the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers have renewed their exclusive, industry-first Affinity Partnership for 2023, reaffirming their alliance in support of the ongoing education and development of DUI/DWI attorneys and their mutual clients.

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  • The National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers is a network of over 10,000 criminal defenders whose members are among America's most knowledgeable and best-connected in their field.
  • "The NACDL Affinity Partner Program provides savings and unique offers on products and services to our members.
  • Through advertising, sponsorships, and other means of support, our affinity partners help the Association's vision of fair, rational, and humane treatment within the criminal justice system."
  • To learn more and access their exclusive member and client benefits, NACDL members and their associates are invited to join the NACDL Intoxalock Select Attorney Network and connect with their dedicated attorney support team at [email protected] .

Wrongful Convictions in Illinois Have a Long History

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Tuesday, November 22, 2022
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CHICAGO, Nov. 22, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Pritzker School of Law's Center on Wrongful Convictions has been dedicated to identifying and reversing wrongful convictions since 1999, but the history of wrongful convictions in Illinois dates back much further. Since its inception, the Center on Wrongful Convictions has worked to exonerate more than forty innocent people.

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  • CHICAGO, Nov. 22, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Pritzker School of Law's Center on Wrongful Convictions has been dedicated to identifying and reversing wrongful convictions since 1999, but the history of wrongful convictions in Illinois dates back much further.
  • Since its inception, the Center on Wrongful Convictions has worked to exonerate more than forty innocent people.
  • Marc Wolfe of Wolfe & Stec, Ltd. , explains, "Wrongful convictions can come about for a variety of reasons, from false confessions to official misconduct.
  • You may feel helpless if you have already been convicted, but Wolfe & Stec, Ltd. understands that wrongful convictions happen and knows how to help."

O'Toole Receives 2022 Koch Criminal Justice Pro Bono Award

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Friday, November 11, 2022
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RICHMOND, Va., Nov. 11, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Koch Industries has named Brendan D. O'Toole, a partner in Williams Mullen's Litigation Section, as the recipient of its 2022 Criminal Justice Pro Bono Award.

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  • RICHMOND, Va., Nov. 11, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Koch Industries has named Brendan D. O'Toole, a partner in Williams Mullen's Litigation Section, as the recipient of its 2022 Criminal Justice Pro Bono Award.
  • The award was presented by Richard Dinkel, senior vice president and chief financial officer for Koch Industries, at the second annual Koch Pro Bono Awards event on November 7.
  • The ceremony honored individuals and organizations that have partnered with Koch to help remove barriers, restore lives, provide second chances and strengthen communities.
  • To learn more about Koch Industries' Pro Bono Awards, click here .

FBFK Law Firm Adds Lauded White-Collar & Regulatory Law Attorney Stephen Toland as Head of Austin Office

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Wednesday, October 5, 2022
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Celebrating 20 years of legal excellence across Texas and the U.S., Dallas-based FBFK law firm today announced leading White-Collar Crime & Regulatory Law attorney, Stephen Toland , has joined the firm and will head the fast-growing Austin office.

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  • Celebrating 20 years of legal excellence across Texas and the U.S., Dallas-based FBFK law firm today announced leading White-Collar Crime & Regulatory Law attorney, Stephen Toland , has joined the firm and will head the fast-growing Austin office.
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    FBFK White-Collar & Regulatory Law Attorney Stephen Toland (Photo: Business Wire)
    With more than 20 years of legal experience, Toland focuses on federal and state criminal defense, with an emphasis on federal white-collar defense and investigations.
  • Steve brings incredible white-collar criminal defense and investigations experience to FBFK as well as a stellar reputation within the Austin legal community, says FBFK CEO Kyle Ferguson.
  • Prior to joining FBFK, Toland was a founding and managing partner at Austin-based Peek and Toland.

New investigative report reveals clear evidence of broken criminal justice data collection in New York State, suggests four remedies

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Thursday, March 3, 2022
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ROCHESTER, N.Y., March 3, 2022 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ --A new report conducted by nonprofit Measures for Justice and funded by the Tow Foundation , reveals that, with few exceptions, the mechanisms for criminal justice data collection and release in New York State are broken. "

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  • ROCHESTER, N.Y., March 3, 2022 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ --A new report conducted by nonprofit Measures for Justice and funded by the Tow Foundation , reveals that, with few exceptions, the mechanisms for criminal justice data collection and release in New York State are broken. "
  • A Look Inside the Black Box of New York State's Criminal Justice Data ," covers the ways New York State's criminal justice data infrastructure fails to meet basic levels of transparency that are requisite for evidence-based decision making and general accountability.
  • With heated criminal justice reform debates underway, there is a clear need for data that can speak to system performance.
  • Moreover, the public is left in the dark about basic information pertaining to their local justice system," noted Amy Bach, CEO of Measures for Justice.

Standard National Set of Police Measures to be Piloted in West Sacramento Police Department, Available via Public Dashboard and Co-Created with the Community

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Thursday, January 20, 2022
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The standardized measures, which will track the department's performance and practice, will be made available to the public through Measures for Justice's Commons ( https://measuresforjustice.org/commons ) dashboard.

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  • The standardized measures, which will track the department's performance and practice, will be made available to the public through Measures for Justice's Commons ( https://measuresforjustice.org/commons ) dashboard.
  • "Measures for Justice has been working for 3 years to develop a national set of police measures with input from community leaders and police experts," said Amy Bach, CEO of Measures for Justice.
  • The roundtable welcomess leaders from key organizations in the space, including Police Scorecard, National Police Data Coalition, Tableau Foundation, US.
  • Measures for Justice is on a mission to make accurate criminal justice data available to spur reform.

Cresco Labs’ “Summer of Social Justice” Initiative Raised Over $250,000 and Supported the Expungement Process for Over 1,000 People With Cannabis-Related Criminal Records

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Monday, October 25, 2021
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  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20211025005254/en/
    In June, a trailer was released for The Sentence of Michael Thompson, a documentary short film part of Cresco Labs Summer of Social Justice initiative.
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    The Summer of Social Justice initiative that launched on June 19ththe 50th anniversary of the War on Drugswas supported by Cresco Labs, its Sunnyside retail brand and its flagship cannabis brand, Cresco .
  • The initiative also helped amplify the ongoing restorative justice, community business incubator and education and workforce development programming facilitated by Cresco Labs SEED (Social Equity & Educational Development) initiative.
  • Through our Summer of Social Justice initiative, we affirm our commitment to social equity as a company core value, said Charlie Bachtell, CEO of Cresco Labs.

Kaplan Marino Elevates Jennifer Lieser-Deubler to Partner

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Tuesday, June 22, 2021
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LOS ANGELES, June 22, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- In recognition of her proficiency in federal and state white-collar and complex criminal law, white collar-criminal defense law firm Kaplan Marino announced that attorney Jennifer Lieser-Deubler has been promoted to Partner.

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  • LOS ANGELES, June 22, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- In recognition of her proficiency in federal and state white-collar and complex criminal law, white collar-criminal defense law firm Kaplan Marino announced that attorney Jennifer Lieser-Deubler has been promoted to Partner.
  • She has garnered national recognition and handles cases typically reserved for the most seasoned of lawyers.
  • She is a Chair for the White Collar Committee of the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (NACDL).
  • The attorneys of Kaplan Marino are known in California and globally as leaders in the field of criminal defense.

Corsicana Attorney Featured Speaker at Criminal Defense Lawyers CLE

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Saturday, March 21, 2020
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The seminars were presented by the Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association as part of the Criminal Defense Lawyers Project.

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  • The seminars were presented by the Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association as part of the Criminal Defense Lawyers Project.
  • The Texas Criminal Dense Lawyers Association is a statewide professional organization that was founded in 1971 to educate and support criminal defense lawyer across the state.
  • For nearly 50 years, the Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association has provided resources and training for criminal defense lawyers in Texas.
  • The Criminal Defense Lawyers Project exists to promote the effective and equitable administration of criminal justice in partnership with the courts of the State of Texas.