Sentences with phrase «as a public defender»

Surely, you'd have gotten the night school law degree and gone to work as a public defender if this was a vocational or monetary consideration.

You can also get loan forgiveness for service in an area of national need, such as teaching, practicing medicine or serving as a public defender or prosecutor.

Credit his stint as a public defender for being the spark.

Program provides eligible law school loan repayment for state and federal public defenders and state prosecutors who agree to remain employed as public defenders and prosecutors for at least three years.

This program provides loan repayment assistance for local, state, and federal public defenders and local and state prosecutors who commit to continued employment as public defenders and prosecutors.

To qualify, attorneys must provide civil legal aid and represent low - income individuals as public defenders or as deputy district attorneys.

While in law school, she worked internships as a public defender and judicial law clerk.

Some work for non-profit agencies or for the government as public defenders.

So far it looks like this has mostly been lawyers working as public defenders.

She previously served as special child abuse prosecutor and then spent 25 years as a public defender in Chattanooga.

Mr. Greenwood counts his experience as a Public Defender as career - defining and life - changing — the experience that developed his compassion for representing the under - served and the under - represented.

Our team of lawyers, whose experience includes both the State Attorneys office as well as the public defenders office, is geared to providing critical advice to our clients from both sides of a case; advice which provides our clients unparalleled insight into their individual case.

«On a more personal level, the Vietnamese officials were especially interested in Steve Herrick's broad range of criminal law experience, both as a judge and as the public defender of Albany County,» Kindlon said.

Heidi began her legal career as a public defender fighting for the «underdog.»

Flowers, 65, got her start as a public defender in Queens and has ties to several southeast Queens politicians.

At our law office, Riverside family law attorney and criminal defense lawyer Catherine A. Schwartz brings over 20 years of experience as a family law and criminal defense attorney, including time as a public defender.

Before Myriam Marquez was diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease, she had a full - time practice as a public defender near Seattle.

I want to work as a public defender after law school, and I believe that having IPF on my resume will be an asset.

James, who arrived late to the forum because of another meeting, stressed her background as a public defender and said she would fight to stop development that communities oppose.

That's an important point, and it's why Waldman, a former defense attorney who represented drug offenders, discontinued her microdosing: She was terrified of getting arrested («There's no one as paranoid as a public defender,» she told The New York Times).

These newbies are the cream of the crop, including BFFs Sandra Bell (Britt Robertson of «Girlboss») and Allison Adams (Jasmin Savoy Brown of «The Lefovers»), who work together as public defenders under the watchful eye of their boss, Jill Carlan (Hope Davis), who constantly reminds her team that public defenders in federal cases seldom see a win for their clients.

«SK1» was directed by Frédéric Tellier (who co-wrote the film with David Oelhoffen), and features Nathalie Baye as a public defender.

She still had to fight to establish herself as a fair justice — her history as a public defender preceded her into her courtroom, and prosecutors assumed she'd side with the defense.

Rachel previously worked in Washington as a public defender and most recently clerked for a family law judge in the U.S. Virgin Islands.

For example, say that Juan - Carlos earns $ 45,000 as a public defender while his wife Hunter earns $ 60,000 as an associate in a mid-sized law firm.

He called attention to the fact that public attorneys who represent the liberty interests and rights of the Commonwealth's indigent do not make nearly as much as Executive Branch attorneys who do important work, but who do not face the same burdens and complications as public defenders, especially risking a client's freedom.

Redefining Success As A Public Defender: A Rallying Cry for Those Most Committed to Gideon's Promise The Champion, National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers

Landon Villavaso was assigned to my case as a public defender and I can't thank him enough!

After graduating law school, Austin served as a public defender prior to expanding his practice area and today he serves clients throughout the commonwealth of Massachusetts.

Anticipating a position as a public defender at the office of the City of Miami Gardens, I aim to contribute to the system by providing benefit of my insight into handling complex cases of the criminal nature.

Bringing my skills as a public defender — specifically in investigating crimes, gathering evidence, managing witnesses, and creating and leading defense cases — to the State will surely be a credit to it.

John R. Justice (JRJ) FY 2014 Program Application Guidance Application Deadline: 04/14/2014, 08:00 PM The JRJ Grant Program provides loan repayment assistance for local, state, and federal public defenders and local and state prosecutors who commit to continued employment as public defenders and prosecutors.

[Previously, Mr. Renzi served as the Public Defender for Jefferson County and successfully prosecuted thousands of criminal cases.

She spent four years as a Public Defender in Alexandria, Virginia before she went into private practice and co-founded a successful small criminal defense firm in Old Town Alexandria.

A graduate of CUNY's Lehman College and Howard University School of Law, James previously served as an Assistant Attorney General as well as a public defender.

Previously, Mr. Renzi served as the Public Defender for Jefferson County and successfully prosecuted thousands of criminal cases.

Prior to serving in the Council, she served as assistant attorney general in Brooklyn and as a public defender with the Legal Aid Society.

Is this due to your experience as a public defender and prosecutor (Kudos by the way!)

Many elite law schools, and many bar associations and public interest law groups, have responded to the disparity with various pay incentives — mainly, debt - forgiveness programs that try to ensure that highly qualified lawyers will continue to take jobs as public defenders and in law enforcement.