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National Lawyers Guild

Mission

The Guild seeks to unite lawyers, law students, legal workers, and jailhouse lawyers of America in an organization which shall function as an effective political and social force in the service of the people to the end that human rights shall be regarded as more sacred than property interests.

The NLG was founded in 1937 as the nation’s first integrated national bar, the Guild has been at the forefront of most major political and legal movements for nearly 70 years.

Dues Schedule:

Law Students                        $15.00

New member Attorneys       $50.00

New member legal worker   $50.00

Jailhouse Lawyers                no dues, $7.50 subscription to receive “Guild Notes”

Renewing attorneys and legal workers suggested dues on a sliding scale dependent on income

Local contacts:  Chris Harrell or Jeff Segal

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National Lawyers Guild

National Lawyers' Guild President-elect Michael Avery speaks in Boston against John Ashcroft  (Text of speech), 8 September 03

National Lawyers Guild Projects---includes the Center for Democratic Communication, Immigration and Police Accountability Project.  Nationally the Guild has the following committee, projects and task forces: 

Anti-Death Penalty Committee

Anti-Racism Committee

Center for Democratic Communication

Corporations, the Constitution & Human Rights

Disability Rights Committee

Drug Policy Project

Emergency Response Network

The International Law Project for Human, Economic & Environmental Defense

International Committee

    Cuba Subcommittee

    Middle East Subcommittee

Labor/Employment Committee

Legal Workers Committee

Lesbian/Gay/Bisexual/Transgendered Committee

Mass Defense Committee

Military Law Task Force

National Immigration Project

National Police Accountability Project

Prison Law Project

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