The Monroe County Public Defender’s Office has sent a report to local police agencies in an effort to assist them in the state-mandated effort to reform law enforcement agencies. Each year, the Monroe County Public Defender’s Office represents, on average, ...

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Attorney Danielle Ponder has joined the Monroe County Public Defender’s Office in the newly created position of Special Assistant Public Defender – Diversity and Inclusion Officer. As part of the executive leadership team, Ponder will guide the office’s efforts to ...

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Monroe County’s decision to decline a $2.6 million grant to provide a multi-disciplinary approach in child neglect cases has generated a substantial amount of attention from experts outside the Rochester area. The Jan. 22 article in The Daily Record about ...

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Monroe County officials have turned down a $2.6 million state grant because the funding would have paid for attorneys to represent indigent parents much earlier in Family Court cases, which they claim would interfere with child neglect and abuse investigations. ...

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The deadlines are approaching for nominations for two prestigious awards for criminal defense lawyers presented by the Monroe County Public Defender’s Office. Nominations are being sought for The Award for Excellence in Indigent Adult Representation in Family Court and the ...

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The Monroe County Public Defender’s Office, in collaboration with the Racial Justice Committee of the National Association for Public Defense, will host a screening of the documentary 13TH onWednesday in Basil Hall on the campus of St. John Fisher College. ...

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James A. Hobbs, 42, was admitted to the Bar in 2008 and is now in his third year in the appellate bureau of the Monroe County Public Defender’s Office. A native of Catskill, Greene County, he earned his undergraduate degree ...

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New York state lawmakers have voted to shift the cost of legal services for the poor from the counties to the state, raising two big questions: Will Gov. Andrew Cuomo sign the bill and, if he does, how will the ...

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The most significant news in the Monroe County Public Defender’s 2015 annual report is the implementation of a program to provide around-the-clock representation to indigent clients in all courts. But it’s unclear whether the new New York state budget, due ...

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