Credit: Elnur/Adobe StockWill 2025 Bring a Change to Lawyers' Mandatory Pro Bono Duties Under 'Madden'?
A bill requiring New Jersey's Office of the Public Defender to represent people charged with contempt for violating domestic violence restraining orders would also end the long-standing arrangement where attorneys in private practice are assigned to those cases randomly and must provide representation free of charge.
December 27, 2024 at 11:10 AM
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What You Need to Know
- Pending legislation would require the Office of the Public Defender to take over most cases now assigned as mandatory pro bono.
- No funds have been allocated, and implementation has been estimated at $19.5 million in the first three years.
- Lawyers carrying out such assignments say they lack the relevant legal skills.
New Jersey legislators are contemplating big changes to the system of lawyers' mandatory pro bono assignments, but a $19.5 million price tag could hold up adoption of the measure.
A bill requiring New Jersey's Office of the Public Defender to represent people charged with contempt for violating domestic violence restraining orders has been voted out of the Senate. The bill, which passed by a 39-0 margin on Oct. 28, would also end the long-standing arrangement where attorneys in private practice are assigned to those cases randomly and must provide representation free of charge.
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