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Litigation

Apr. 6, 2007

Defender Exodus Wracks Riverside

Former deputy public defenders Susanne Cho, left, Ken Gregory, Paul Sukhram, Greg Johnson and Melanie Roe outside a courthouse in Indio. Riverside County officials and a civil grand jury are investigating a rash of resignations by public-sector attorneys.

By Jason W. Armstrong
Daily Journal Staff Writer

      RIVERSIDE - Riverside County officials and a civil grand jury are investigating the public defender's office in the wake of a rash of attorney departures over concerns about a lack of promotions, heavy caseloads and poor communication between managers and lawyers.
      Countywide, 40 attorneys have left the 115-lawyer office during the past th...

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