-To promote study and research in the field of criminal defense law and related areas.-To disseminate and advance by lecture, seminars and publications the knowledge of the law relating to criminal defense practice.-To promote the proper administration of justice.-To foster, maintain and encorage the integrity, independence and expertise of the defense lawyer in criminal cases.-To foster periodic meeetings of defense lawyers and to provide a forum for the exchange of information regarding the administration of criminal justice, and thereby:-To protect individual rights and improve criminal law, its practices and procedures.