The Maine Commission on Public Defense Services Out of Funding to Pay Assigned Counsel

The Maine Commission on Public Defense Services out of funding to pay assigned counsel

Without funding, PDS says that private attorneys could soon stop seeing paychecks.

Maine Public Defense System Runs Out of Cash, Leaving Poor Defendants — and Their Lawyers — in the Lurch

AUGUSTA, Maine — Maine’s public defense system hit a stunning breaking point on Wednesday, March 11, as it was officially confirmed that the Maine Commission on Public Defense Services has run out of money to pay the private attorneys who represent the state’s poorest defendants. The development marks the culmination of what many are calling [...] The post Maine Public Defense System Runs Out of Cash, Leaving Poor Defendants — and Their Lawyers …

State agency that pays lawyers to represent Mainers says it's out of money

The state agency that pays lawyers for people who can't afford them says it's out of money.

Maine’s public defense commission out of money, issues notices to lawyers

Private lawyers who do public defense work were notified that their last payments for the fiscal year will be made this month.

Out of funds, Maine’s public defense agency can no longer pay contracted lawyers • Maine Morning Star

Courts have ruled Maine's indigent defense system is in violation of defendants’ Sixth Amendment rights. (Stock photo by Greenleaf123/Getty Images)This story may be updated The state’s public defense agency has run out of money to pay the private defense lawyers it contracts with, who handle the vast majority of constitutionally-mandated indigent legal services in Maine. Hundreds of private attorneys who work for the Maine Commission on Public D…

Maine Public Defense Services can no longer pay its attorneys

Maine's indigent defense fund runs dry, leaving attorneys unpaid until July amid legislative impasse.