San Antonio Criminal Defense Lawyers Association
Where Excellence in Criminal Defense Thrives
Organized to promote, assist and educate our membership in the protection of individual rights guaranteed by the Texas and Federal Constitutions, and in the competent and ethical representation of persons accused of a crime.
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Library Documents
114
Motions and Forms
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Criminal District Courts
Membership
What Membership Gives You
Everything a Bexar County defense lawyer reaches for, shared by colleagues who practice in the same courts.
Motions and Brief Bank
Template motions and briefs that generous lawyers have shared with the association.
The Defender Magazine
A free subscription to the San Antonio Defender.
Expert Testimony Transcripts
Selected transcripts of local expert testimony.
Expert Witness Referrals
Names of experts members have worked with, shared among members.
Monthly CLE and Training
Including the DWI and Nuts and Bolts seminars.
Member Listserv
The SACDLA closed email group.
Local Strike Force
Colleagues who step in when a member needs help.
Directory and Calendar
The Membership Directory and the Calendar of Events.
For Signed In Members
The Member Library
Hundreds of motions, transcripts, public records and CLE papers, shared by members for members. Sign in to open them.
Members Only
Motions Bank
Template motions that generous lawyers have shared with the association.
Members Only
Transcripts and Public Records
Transcripts from experts and public records from local government agencies.
Members Only
Listserv Documents
The listserv guidelines and the documents members have shared.
Members Only
Reference Collection
The Defender magazine and other association documents.
Members Only
Brady Records
The newest shelf in the Member Library, opening as members contribute.
Upcoming Events
Oct 30
Nuts and Bolts 2026
Double Height Courtroom, Bexar County Courthouse
8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Jim Greenfield Memorial Nuts and Bolts CLE. Friday October 30, 2026, Double Height Courtroom, Bexar County Courthouse. Free for student members and new members practicing under one year.
Learn
CLE and Events
Monthly CLE lunches, the seminars members count on, and the official pages you use every week.
Open to the Public
Calendar of Events
Every upcoming CLE, seminar and gathering, with registration.
Open to the Public
Courts Guide
Every criminal court in Bexar County with judge, floor and building.
Open to the Public
Practice Links
The official county and state pages defense lawyers use every week.
Upcoming Events
The next CLEs and gatherings sit just above, drawn live from the SACDLA calendar. The full calendar, with registration, is one click away on the Calendar of Events.
Coming to the Member Area
In Trial Now
Who is in trial today across Bexar County. Members in jury trial post their court, judge and cause number in about a minute. Colleagues see the day's trials, come watch from the gallery, and step in to help at recess.
Docket facts only. Client names and case details stay in the file.
Open In Trial NowCourt
Criminal District Court
Cause Number
From the docket
Judge
Presiding judge
Trial
Jury, day 2 of 4
Video Library
Watch SACDLA
The association's own channel, youtube.com/@SACDLA. Subscribe now and the first videos arrive in your feed.
CLE highlights, event recaps and association news, all in one place.
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Join the Criminal Defense Bar of Bexar County
Are you a dedicated defense attorney looking to elevate your practice, connect with a network of like minded professionals, and stay at the forefront of legal developments? Join us and be part of a dynamic community committed to championing justice and defending rights.
Open to the Public
Board of Directors
The officers and directors who lead SACDLA.
Open to the Public
Find a Defense Lawyer
SACDLA members, searchable by practice area and language.
SACDLA promotes, assists and educates its members in protecting the individual rights guaranteed by the Texas and Federal Constitutions.
© 2026 San Antonio Criminal Defense Lawyers Association. P.O. Box 831206, San Antonio, Texas 78283.
Bexar County Courthouse (Photo by Lily Thomas, CC BY-SA 4.0). Courthouse drawing: Historic American Buildings Survey, public domain.
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