Category Archives: Mixed Model

RAND Randomized Study of Murder Representation Shows Much Better Outcomes for Salaried Defenders Than Assigned Counsel

A newly released report from RAND, summarized in a NYT editorial, reports radically better outcomes for public defender represented murder defendants that those assigned to a private lawyer. The Philadelphia study was randomized, removing most of the likely methodological objections.  … Continue reading

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Lawyers at the Mall — and Indeed Why Not

The Palm Beach Post reports on the foreclosure laywer booth at the Mall in Palm Beach County Florida.. Through the end of the year, The Law Booth is offering free 15-minute consultations. Normal pricing includes $25 for a general consultation, … Continue reading

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Ten-fold Increase in Usage of Retail Health Clinics in Two Years — Implications for Legal Delivery

Is this the future of legal  help too?  A tenfold increase in visits to retail store based health clinics in just two years, as reported by the Washington Post, based on a recent RAND study.  The data is based on … Continue reading

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Implications of Alternative Poverty Measure for Access to Justice

The Census Bureau has rolled out the results of applying its alternative measure of poverty to 2010.  This alternative measure, which will not be used to calculate benefits, is being offered as an aid to policy makers. The results have … Continue reading

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NewsMaker Interview — Fred Rooney on the CUNY Incubator

Today’s Newsmaker Interview is with Fred Rooney at CUNY Law School.  He directs CUNY’s Community Legal Resource Network (CLRN) and, along with Sue Bryant, created the Incubator for Justice program, which helps law gradates transition to economically viable solo and … Continue reading

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Public Defender Versus Assigned Counsel, Implications for Mixed Model Advocacy

Thomas Cohen, at the NIJ Bureau of Justice Statistics, has published an interesting study on who is most effective at criminal defense. Bottom line, from the abstract: Specifically, this paper examines whether there are differences between defense counsel type and … Continue reading

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