Law Practice,
Criminal
May 8, 2013
San Francisco criminal conflicts panel lacks diversity
At my first full panel meeting I gazed across a room filled with over a hundred San Francisco attorneys. I was one of only two African-Americans in that room.
Daniel Everett
Email: danieleverett@danieleverettlaw.com
Daniel is a criminal defense attorney in San Francisco and the host of "Folk Law" on KXSF-LP 102.5 FM.
As explained by a San Francisco County Superior Court judge, the criminal conflicts panel "creates an opportunity to have a group of lawyers that reflects the population they are serving." However, as an African-American male working on that panel, I regret to report that efforts to reflect the client population have fallen woefully short. The San Francisco criminal conflicts panel plays an important role in the administration of justice, and that role is being undercut by the lack of di...
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