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TO: BOARD OF SUPERVISORS -041
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FROM: PHIL BATCHELOR
County Administrator Y. Costa
DATE: June 6, 1986
County
SUBJECT: VOLUNTEER LAWYER PROGRAM
SPECIFIC REQUEST(S) OR RECOMMENDATION(S) & BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION
RECOMMENDATION:
Amend January 30, 1979 Board Order to add Public Defender Volunteer Lawyer Program as an
approved volunteer program operated by the Public Defender's Office.
FINANCIAL IMPACT:
None.
REASONS FOR RECOMMENDATION/BACKGROUND:
As authorized by your Board on January 30, 1979, the Public Defender has operated two
volunteer programs--a Law Clerk Program and a Paralegal Intern Program. The Public Defender
is now requesting that a Volunteer Lawyer Program be added. The Volunteer Lawyer Program
would allow an employee of a law firm to perform the duties of a Public Defender I for a
temporary period of time. The program would include no more than three attorneys at any one
time. All compensation would be paid by the donor law firm. The firm of Pillsbury) Madison.,
& Sutro has offered to donate one attorney for a short time to initiate the program.
The County Administrator's Office has reviewed a description of the program and is
recommending its adoption.
CONSEQUENCES OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
The Public Defender's Office would not be able to take advantage of donated lawyer time from
private firms. In addition, private law firms would be deprived of an opportunity for
valuable trial training experience with the Public Defender's Office.
CONTINUED ON ATTACHMENT: YES SIGNATURE:
X _ RECOMMENDATION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
.x APPROVE OTHER
SIGNATURE(S)
ACTION OF BOARD ON APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED OTHER
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
UNANIMOUS (ABSENT ) I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A TRUE
AYES: NOES: AND CORRECT COPY OF AN ACTION TAKEN
ABSENT: ABSTAIN: AND ENTERED ON THE MINUTES OF THE BOARD.
OF SUPERVISORS ON THE DATE SHOWN.
CC: public .Defender ATTESTED
CAO —_ ,justice system Programs it Batchelor, Clerk of the Board of
Supervisors and County Administrator
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