Indigent Defense
What's new?
Virginia Fair Trial Project Continues Indigent Defense Reform Efforts
by Betsy Wells Edwards, Executive Director, Virginia Fair Trial Project
How to Request a Fee-Cap Waiver: Court-Appointed Counsel Representing
Indigent Defendants in Criminal Matters May Now Seek Waivers of the
Statutory Fee Caps
by Katya N. Herndon, Director of Legislative and Public Relations, Supreme
Court of Virginia
Letters to the Editor: Lawyers Should Support Court Data Collection
By Alex N. Levay Jr., Chair, Virginia State Bar Indigent Defense Task Force
Lawyers Receive Training on Indigent Defense: Free Program Supports
Court-Appointed Cases
Waivers of Statutory Fee Caps for Court-Appointed Counsel:
Video & slide show - high speed Internet connection required
Lawyers without high-speed connections can order the instructional CD by
contacting Dawn Chase in the VSB Publication Department at (804) 775-0586 or
Mailing address: 707 East Main Street, Suite 1500 | Richmond, Virginia 23219-2800
Court-Appointed Criminal Defense Lawyers: Instructional Video for Fee-Cap
Waiver Forms Is Available on Web
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VSB Indigent Defense Task Force Report (September 29, 2004)
Letter from Chair to Governor Warner (September 26, 2005)
Letter from VSB President to Governor Warner (September 28, 2005)
Transcript of a speech by Roger Groot (February 4, 2005)
Note: This transcript is posted with the permission of Chandler and Halasz, Inc.
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Virginia Indigent Defense Commission Homepage
Updated: Monday, October 1, 2007 4:45 PM