right to counsel

National Survey of Assigned Counsel Rates: We are working with Professor John Gross, University of Wisconsin, to conduct a 50 state survey examining current compensation rates for assigned counsel, comparing those rates to the rates from 10 years ago, and examining how those rates compare to changes in inflation, cost of living, etc. Additional areas of examination we hope to include relate to the costs of operating a law practice to give a better context to these compensation rates. Project will start June 30, 2023 and conclude January 30, 2024.

Recordings from the two-day training are available on our talent LMS platform.

Felony deenders have not had an opportunity to hone their core trial skills and due to ongoing closures of courts, more experienced attorneys need refreshers on critical trial skills. This training will focus on developing a theory of the case, how to impeach witnesses, opening and closing, and voir dire.

Felony deenders have not had an opportunity to hone their core trial skills and due to ongoing closures of courts, more experienced attorneys need refreshers on critical trial skills. This training will focus on developing a theory of the case, how to impeach witnesses, opening and closing, and voir dire.

Felony deenders have not had an opportunity to hone their core trial skills and due to ongoing closures of courts, more experienced attorneys need refreshers on critical trial skills. This training will focus on developing a theory of the case, how to impeach witnesses, opening and closing, and voir dire.

Felony deenders have not had an opportunity to hone their core trial skills and due to ongoing closures of courts, more experienced attorneys need refreshers on critical trial skills. This training will focus on developing a theory of the case, how to impeach witnesses, opening and closing, and voir dire.

This is an research project that aims to determine to what extent race impacts indigent representation.
January-June 2022:
 Finalize Survey & Field Survey
 Finalize Interview Protocols & Conduct Interviews
 Clean Survey Data
 Clean Interview Data
 Draft Literature Review
 Plan for Review Process and Potential Dissemination Logistics
July-December 2022: Developed preliminary findings and presented at NAPD Racial Justice Conference on November 2, 2022.

Provide scholarship funding totaling $32, 000 to defense practitioners.
January-June 2022: Provided Scholarship funding for 15 attendees for the ABA-SCLAID virtual conference, April 21-22, 2022 that focused on managed assigned counsel programs. Total scholarship amount was $750.00.

This is a research project that aims to document the national trends related to juror compensation and selection.
January to June 2022: The data has been aggregated into a spreadsheet. We are currently working to put the data on a map that allows individuals to compare and contrast by state.
July-December 2022: Data has been migrated to an interactive map. Map development is ongoing.
January - June 2023: Data has been uploaded and interactive map is in the testing stage.

This is an academic research project that aims to uncover and document why misdemeanor defendants proceed without counsel. To understand the phenomena of misdemeanor defendants proceeding without counsel, researchers will observe the four county criminal courts in Orange County, Florida.