State Bar CLE offers a free seminar to attorneys who sign up for public defender appointments and take five cases. The effort assists the State Public Defender in meeting the ever-increasing need for additional private appointment attorneys.
Inside the Bar
September 2008
Free CLE seminar for attorneys who take public
defender appointments
State Bar CLE offers a free seminar to attorneys who sign up for public
defender appointments and take five cases. The effort assists the State
Public
Defender in meeting the ever-increasing need for additional private
appointment attorneys.
"The ability of criminal defendants to obtain legal
representation goes
to the very core of our justice system," says Bill Connors, State
Bar CLE
director. "Since its inception in late 2004, the program has
generated 313 new or
renewed attorney sign-ups with the State Public Defender, resulting in
approximately 1,600 appointed cases. We are proud to be part of this
effort."
Attorneys eligible for the program must be new to the private
bar
appointment list or not have taken a case from the Public Defender's
Office in at least
two years. To sign up for the program, contact attorney Deborah M. Smith
at (608) 261-8856.
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