Armstrong, Ken, <br/><br/>
Public Defender Profited While His Clients Lost. 
Ken Armstrong and others. 
 -  The Seattle Times,  2004. 
 - SIRS Enduring Issues 2005.  Article 74,  Institutions,  1522-3256; .
<br/><br/> Articles Contained in SIRS Enduring Issues 2005.  Originally Published: Public Defender Profited While His Clients Lost, April 12, 2004; pp. n.p.. 
<br/><br/> "The 'single biggest predictor' of the quality of a public defender's work...is the size of the attorney's caseload. When it comes to felonies, the limit should be 150 cases a year, bar groups say. Last year [2003], public defender Thomas J. Earl of Washington's Grant County handled 413--a staggering figure that eviscerated the changes of a vigorous defense. At that rate, Earl could devote an average of only four hours per case, according to a formula used by the defender association....But as daunting as his caseload was, Earl didn't complain. Indeed, he invited the work--and the money it paid." (THE SEATTLE TIMES) This article highlights the case against Thomas J. Earl and suggests that "local governments have placed themselves--and countless indigent defendants--at the mercy of attorneys working under fixed-fee contracts, hoping personal integrity prevails where financial motivation fails." 
<br/><br/><label>ISSN: </label>1522-3256; 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Fixed price contracts<br/>Lawyers--Corrupt practices<br/>Lawyers--Fees<br/>Lawyers--Workload<br/>Legal assistance to the poor<br/>Public defenders<br/>Right to counsel
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Geographic Terms: </label><br/>Washington (State)
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>AC1.S5 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>050