Missouri Bar Asks Private Practitioners to Volunteer As Public Defenders

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(This article originally ran in Missouri Lawyers Weekly, St. Louis, MO, another Dolan Media publication.)

Missouri lawyers in private practice are being asked to voluntarily accept cases from the nearest public defender's office. The volunteer lawyers will temporarily relieve some of the pressure on the public defender system by accepting cases of indigent clients who are charged with traffic offenses that could lead to jail time.

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Missouri Bar Asks Private Practitioners to Volunteer As Public Defenders

The Missouri Bar is asking lawyers in private practice to help because the public defender system has too many cas...

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