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Board approves $3.03 million Cohen Defense Group contract for conflict indigent defense
Summary
After lengthy debate over costs and caseloads, the Board approved a three-year fixed-price contract with Cohen Defense Group to provide conflict indigent-defense services countywide and an interlocal agreement with Placer County for the eastern region.
Faced with persistent difficulty recruiting local attorneys for court-appointed conflict-of-interest indigent defense cases, the Nevada County Board of Supervisors approved a turnkey contract with Cohen Defense Group (CDG) to serve as the primary assigned counsel when the County Public Defender is conflicted out.
Staff described a competitive RFP process: over 700 firms were invited; 14 accessed documents and the county received one bid from…
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