Lowell Judge Sets $100 Hourly Rate for Bar Advocates as Legislators Pitch Lower Wage

Bar advocates’ defiance leaves no clear end in sight for court crisis - The Boston Globe

“We’re going nowhere,” Sean Delaney, one of the lawyers, known as bar advocates, said during a demonstration at the State House.

Bar advocates stand firm against Massachusetts bill that boosts pay by $20 per hour

Bar advocates don’t like the hourly pay rate proposed by the Massachusetts legislature, according to one of the leaders of the work stoppage, who said the “slap in the face” offer has only “strengthened our resolve.” The proposal to raise wages by $20 per hour over two years was passed Thursday afternoon by both the House and Senate. The legislation was contained in a larger bill, a supplemental budget, that the House passed by a vote of 150-6. …

A Berkshire courthouse is feeling the pinch of a job action by bar advocates. A pay raise is on the table, but is it enough?

Two months after bar advocates stopped taking new cases to demand pay raises, legislative leaders on Wednesday rolled out a take-it-or-leave-it proposal that some dissatisfied attorneys quickly slammed as insufficient.

A breakdown of Beacon Hill's proposed deal to bar advocates

Massachusetts lawmakers agreed to a plan that would raise pay rates for public defender bar advocates by $20 an hour over two years. However, that's less than the attorneys have been asking for.

Lowell judge sets $100 hourly rate for bar advocates as legislators pitch lower wage

Lowell District Court Judge John Coffey approved higher pay for attorneys in three cases, while lawmakers offered a smaller $20 increase over two years.

Will proposed raise be enough to end standoff with Mass. bar advocates?

Legislative leaders rolled out a proposal Wednesday two months after bar advocates stopped taking new cases to demand pay raises, and now the question is will it be enough?