Law Practice
Oct. 28, 2010
Some Wonder if Audit Of Indigents' Lawyers Is An Attempt to Cut Costs
Revealing an erosion of trust between indigent defense panel attorneys and the judiciary, dozens of lawyers have been audited by a federal courts committee and several have paid back hefty pay that was disputed as excessive.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
LOS ANGELES - One Saturday last month, dozens of private lawyers who represent indigent defendants in federal cases in the Central District of California gathered at Southwestern Law School for a mandatory training session. The tone was amiable until a federal court administrator brought up the touchy subject that has stoked fears among this section of the Bar in recent months.
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