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Attorney tells board conflict‑panel lawyers are not being paid on time
Summary
Barbara Thomas, an attorney on Alameda County’s conflict panel, told the board that panel lawyers have experienced substantial payment delays under a recent shift to hourly billing, leaving some attorneys unpaid for months and unable to pay experts; she asked the board to increase upfront payments and set prompt payment deadlines.
During public comment on Sept. 17, Barbara Thomas, an attorney on the CAP conflicts panel, told the Alameda County Board of Supervisors that many panel attorneys — who represent indigent clients when the public defender has a conflict — are not receiving timely payment for submitted bills under a new hourly billing requirement.
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