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A new wrinkle in awarding Office of Conflict Counsel contract

The city of Philadelphia will not be entering into a contract right away to create an Office of Conflict Counsel after all. Mayor Michael A. Nutter’s press secretary, Mark McDonald, said in an email that the winning bidder did not…

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    City Awards Contract For Office of Conflict Counsel

         On Tuesday, the city released a notice of its intention to contract with Alva & Associates to start a for-profit law firm from scratch to represent criminal defendants and family-court defendants when the Defender Association of Philadelphia, Community Legal…

    • Jan 3, 2014 - 7:58 am
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  • Privatizing legal representation for poor defendants may set a dangerous precedent

    Since last year, Mayor Michael Nutter’s administration has quietly sought to revolutionize how court-appointed lawyers are provided to poor Philadelphians, through a new office of conflict counsel. But on Monday, Oct. 7, City Council will hold a hearing to air…

    • Oct 3, 2013 - 11:54 am
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