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2006-10-18 07:51:15 · 9 answers · asked by Skittles 2 in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
Do you work pro bono?
Everybody wants something for nothing.
If the case is intellectually challenging, try a law school clinic. Otherwise the only pro bono is likely to be legal aid/public defender.
Only today someone called me for advice in getting affordable legal help for a man wrongly (according to children from his first marriage, and my own perceptions) charged with child sex abuse by a spouse who is using the charge to extort money in a divorce settlement. (It seems the spouse also said that he had hidden millions in secret bank accounts, patently false but she may actually believe it in her greed and mania.) I Googled the name of the assigned public defender and found he'd been up on charges, and then sanctioned, by his state's bar; and that he was generally incompetent. And a case like that needs expensive expert testimony, private investigators, psychiatric expertise, and so on.
It's easy to see why miscarriages of justice happen. And not just to the McMartins, the Salem "witches" and other objects of hysteria.
2006-10-18 07:54:54 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
More than likely you are just going to have to go with a public defender. No attorney is required to do pro bono work, it is just highly suggested by their state bar association. Furthermore, criminal cases can get quite in depth and time consuming and there would be no benefit for a private firm to take that on for nothing. Now, if it were a personal injury case where the attorney had the idea that there was going to be a monetary judgment granted to someone and they would get paid in the end, that is where you will find "pro bono"-esq type work.
You might want to know though that you have to be able to qualify for a public defender (have minimal income). If you are above the threshhold for a public defender you are either going to have to pony up the money for an attorney or defend yourself in proper person.
2006-10-18 09:22:32 · answer #2 · answered by Angel 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Doesn't the Miranda rights say, "if you cannot afford an attorney, one will be appointed for you." So if you were charged with a crime, you will get a public defender free of charge. How good that person is, don't know. If your case was famous or unusal enough you may attract a good lawyer willing to work pro bono for the publicity.
2006-10-18 07:55:27 · answer #3 · answered by Garbanzo 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Most State Bar Associations operate free legal referral services to connect individuals with attorneys. Contact information for the North Carolina State Bar Association can be found at: http://www.ncbar.com/.
2006-10-18 08:11:39 · answer #4 · answered by HoyaHorns 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You will end up with a public defender. Sometimes they are young lawyers who are smart and also are our future great lawyers Good luck
2006-10-18 07:56:36 · answer #5 · answered by rallman@sbcglobal.net 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
N.C. State Bar website. Websites that promote civil rights and advocoacy. You can also go with a public defender.
2006-10-18 08:52:37 · answer #6 · answered by jthoms9800 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ask OJ Simpson. He's just about broke and he'll need one soon.
2006-10-18 08:00:34 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
idiot, the good ones don't work for free
2006-10-18 08:33:43 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
ya got any money?
2006-10-18 07:53:03 · answer #9 · answered by Lisa 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋