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Local attorneys offer to bid for public-defense contract; commissioners ask for a formal proposal and conflict estimate
Summary
Two local attorneys proposed contracting to provide indigent-defense services; commissioners invited a formal proposal and asked staff to assess potential conflict-case volume and the extent of continued reliance on outside conflict counsel.
Two local attorneys, introducing themselves as practitioners in the region, told the board they could provide criminal-defense and indigent-defense services to Fall River County under a contract arrangement and requested the county's interest in receiving a formal proposal.
Why it matters: the county spends a substantial annual amount on court-appointed counsel and outside attorneys for indigent-defense cases; a local contract could offer a…
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