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Portland PD retires after 37 years on the job

By John Wesley Hall, Jr.

James Hennings, who signed on to the Portland PD's office for a two year stint to get it started, retired after 37 years on the job, according to the Portland Oregonian. The office grew from two lawyers to 60 with a support staff of 80 handling 17,000 cases last year: He helped found the firm eight years after the landmark U.S. Supreme Court decision Gideon vs. Wainwright, which said the government couldn't send defendants to jail if they couldn't afford an attorney. Hennings used a small federal grant to launch the firm. And as it grew, senior attorneys trained those just starting their careers. Staff provided shared support for attorneys. And the firm built relationships with social service agencies, so attorneys knew where to go to help clients kick drugs, address mental illness, learn how to read or find a job...continue to full post

Full post as published by Law Of Criminal Defense on April 22, 2008 (boomark / email).