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Reasons for PD departures explored

The Dallas Observer has a feature titled "Broken Cogs" focused on the fallout from five attorneys resigning in recent weeks from the Dallas Public Defender office as a result of high caseloads, new bureaucracy and quotas that swamped even the most productive lawyers. The story prominently features our pal Mike Howard, the former kickboxer turned public defender who recently left the PD office to launch his own law firm, and more importantly, his own blog.RELATED:Why are attorneys leaving the Dallas public defender's office?Dallas County slashing public safety budgets while rainy day fund sits idle

Full post as published by Grits for Breakfast on September 11, 2008 (boomark / email).