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Governer files Supplemental Budget – court appointed attorneys say THANK YOU

April 17, 2008 By AmberPaw

April 18, 2008 PRESS RELEASE BAR ADVOCATES PRAISE GOVERNOR'S SUPP BUDGET Quick action needed to avoid delays in payment   Governor Patrick filed a supplemental budget on Tuesday that will help ensure that thousands of private lawyers who … [Read more...]

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Bar Advocate stalled back pay passed tonight!

October 11, 2007 By AmberPaw

The House and Senate passed a Supplemental Budget tonight.  It contains the money to pay invoices submitted by court appointed attorneys, some times called "bar advocates" for work done between 4/1/07 and 6/30/07, timely billed, and … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: bar-advocate, indigent-defense, public-defender, supplemental-budget

Short and sour – court appointed attorneys STILL unpaid for FY 07 work

October 4, 2007 By AmberPaw

And no date on the horizon, either.  So work done from 4/1/07 - 6/30/07 is still unpaid for 2371 attorneys.  And, if the attorney waits more than 30 days to bill after a case closes - there is a 10% penalty.If the Commonwealth … [Read more...]

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Tuesday could be the day for those 2371 unpaid court-appointed attorneys!

September 30, 2007 By AmberPaw

As for me, I cannot take another day off from my work in my own office.  I have no "W2 income" - if I do not work, I do not earn an income.If I do not get paid for the work I do, I cannot pay my bills.  So although I do close my … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: 6th-amendment, bar-advocate, civic-engagement, indigent-defense, supplemental-budget

Request for HELP from the Blue Mass Group Community

September 26, 2007 By AmberPaw

1.  Call Speaker DiMasi's office at 617 722 2500 and request that supplemental funding for line item 0321-1510 be passed TODAY.2.  Call House Ways and Means Chairman Robert DeLeo at 617 722 2990 and request that supplemental … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: court-appointed-attorneys, gideon, indigent-defense, legislature, sixth-amendment, supplemental-budget

Attotneys for the indigent STILL unpaid for all work done 4/1/07-6/30/07

September 25, 2007 By AmberPaw

On Thursday, September 27, the Legislature will go back into formal session.  On that date, a delegation from the Massachusetts Association of Court Appointed Attorneys will be on Beacon Hill in an effort to secure passage of this … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: budget, indigent-defense, sixth-amendment, supplemental-budget

The well is dry – bar advocates go unpaid once again

July 26, 2007 By AmberPaw

Consider, too that the "Special Counsel" on the big dig will be paid $700.00 an hour - and will never have to wait.  All the outside, non-state-employee attorneys who are hired on an hourly basis also without becoming state employees … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: bar-advocate, committee-for-public-counsel-services, cpcs, indigent-defense, sixth-amendment, supplemental-budget, surplus

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