Boycott seeking $70 per hour for court-appointed lawyers fizzled when other attorneys took the cases
By EsqSocial Corporation 29/05/14
Several defense attorneys in Maine were hoping a boycott of all sexual assault cases would persuade the state to raise its hourly rate for court-appointed lawyers in all criminal cases from $50 to $70. But the attorney organized-labor movement fizzled out when the state was able to find defense lawyers…