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Executive Director David Carroll participates to discuss on-going reform efforts in Maine.

Executive Director David Carroll participates to discuss on-going reform efforts in Maine, including the creation of a statewide appellate defender office and trial-level public defender offices in Cumberland (Portland), Kennebec (Augusta), and Penobscot (Bangor) counties.

Deputy Director Jon Mosher testifies on representation of misdemeanor defendants and how U.S. Supreme Court case law requires the state to ensure that indigent defendants receive qualified counsel who have sufficient time to provide effective assistance of counsel.

Executive Director David Carroll presents the final findings and recommendations from the 6AC’s evaluation of public defense services provided by the Maine Commission on Indigent Legal Services in the state trial courts.

Executive Director David Carroll and Deputy Director Jon Mosher present the findings and recommendations from 6AC’s evaluation of public defense services provided by the Public Defense Services Commission and the Office of Public Defense Services in Oregon’s state trial courts and discuss recommendations moving forward.

Executive Director David Carroll and Deputy Director Jon Mosher present an overview of the 6AC’s upcoming statewide evaluation of adult trial level indigent defense services, funded through a grant of the U.S. Department of Justice, Bureau of Justice Assistance.

Executive Director David Carroll and Senior Program Associate, Michael Tartaglia, presents “Liberty v. Tyranny: The Right to Counsel in America.” The presentation discusses the history of the right to counsel in America, the 6AC evaluation process, and concerns over how the right to counsel is delivered in Pennsylvania.

Executive Director David Carroll participates in “Dialogue on Chinese Legal Aid,” a panel exploring differences and commonalities among how public defense services are structured and funded in the United States and China. Participants include: Hongyao Wu, Professor of Law, Dean of National Institute of Legal Aid, China University of Political Science and Law; Fan Chongyi, Honorary President of the National Academy of Law, China University of Political Science and Law, and Honorary President, Professor, and Doctoral Supervisor of the Institute of litigation law of China University of Political Science and Law; Alice L. Fontier, Managing Director, Neighborhood Defender Service of Harlem; David Patton, Executive Director and Attorney-in-Chief of the Federal Defenders of New York; and, Ira Belkin, Senior Research Fellow, New York University, School of Law & China University of Political Science and Law.

Executive Director David Carroll presents “Tyranny v. Liberty: The Right to Counsel in America.” The presentation touches upon: the history of the right to counsel in America; how to evaluate the strength of indigent defense systems; and raises concerns about North Carolina’s public defense system based upon statutory review. Also on the program is Chief Justice Paul Newby.

Program Manager Aditi Goel speaks as a panelist to law students at UVA Law on the state of indigent defense across the nation, 6AC’s success in indigent defense reform throughout the country, and the importance of strengthening indigent defense systems in order to advance criminal justice reform. Also as a panelist is Charlie Gerstein, Senior Attorney, Civil Rights Corps.

Executive Director David Carroll presents on state-level indigent defense funding at “Preparing for 2021 and Beyond: The Outlook for Public Interest Lawyers and Advocacy. The ABA webinar focuses on civil and criminal systemic issues of race, rights, and access to justice. He is joined on the panel with: Patricia Lee Refo, ABA President; Ronald S. Flagg, Legal Services Corporation President; Justice Adrienne Nelson, Oregon Supreme Court; April Faith-Slaker, Associate Director of Research Innovations, Access to Justice Lab, Harvard Law School; Jaime Hawk, Legal Strategy Director, ACLU of Washington; Radhika Singh, Chief, Civil Legal Services, National Legal Aid & Defender Association; and Brendon Woods, Public Defender of Alameda County.

Executive Director David Carroll participates to discuss on-going reform efforts in Maine.