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Supreme Court Gives Lawyers a Pay Raise
Clip: Season 1600 Episode 1645 | 7m 12sVideo has Closed Captions
Attorney John Birdsall discusses the need to increase pay for court-appointed lawyers.
Heeding a petition from lawyers and judges across the state, the Supreme Court raised the amount of money paid to private attorneys doing public defender work from $40 an hour to $100. Discussing the impact of this change is John Birdsall, a Milwaukee attorney and co-author of the petition.
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Here and Now
Supreme Court Gives Lawyers a Pay Raise
Clip: Season 1600 Episode 1645 | 7m 12sVideo has Closed Captions
Heeding a petition from lawyers and judges across the state, the Supreme Court raised the amount of money paid to private attorneys doing public defender work from $40 an hour to $100. Discussing the impact of this change is John Birdsall, a Milwaukee attorney and co-author of the petition.
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