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Hiring An Expert
Is hiring an expert necessary in every case? Many criminal cases do not call for hiring an expert. That being said, there is no hard and fast rule that certain types of cases will never […]
Year: 2020
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Gideon’s Promise – Book Review
Gideon’s Promise: The Organization Most of my readers know all about Gideon’s Promise. But, if you don’t, let’s take a few seconds to talk about who they are. “Gideon’s Promise is a nonprofit public defender […]
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Six Tips On Effectively Representing Trans and Non-Binary Clients
About Me Before I start to give you advice about representing trans and non-binary clients, let me introduce you to myself. My name is Connor Barusch (he/they). I am a visibly trans person. I am […]
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Mental Health and Working From Home During COVID
So Here We Are… We are now into month five of pandemic life. Working from home. Some of us working from home with kids. We waded our way through the deluge of information in the […]
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Can Public Defenders Be Racist?
Can Public Defenders Be Racist? Yes. A few years ago, a woman of color was in a space with two white women. One of the white women told the other white woman a story in […]
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An Interview With Sajid Khan
MEET SAJID KHAN Sajid Khan is a public defender in Santa Clara County, co-host of the Aider and Abettor Podcast, and blogger (check out his blog – Closing Arguments). Sajid Khan is also one of […]
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How Do I Prepare For A Video Interview? 10 Tips To Zoom Your Way To A Job!
Prepare for a video interview like any other interview. Video interviews have been around for a long time. The public defender agency I work for has used them for years to interview first round candidates […]
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Big Changes To Federal Student Loan Servicing: How Will It Impact Your PSLF?
Your federal student loan servicing company is going to change. This will impact everyone, but should PSLF dreamers be particularly concerned? Yes. The U.S. Department of Education’s office of Federal Student Aid just announced that […]
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Implicit Bias and Public Defenders
After a year of building this site, it only recently came to me that I have neglected to address a very important topic: Implicit Bias and Public Defenders. Recently, the Suffolk County District Attorney from […]
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Do I Need A Criminal Defense Lawyer?
Do I need a criminal defense lawyer? You need a criminal defense lawyer if you have been contacted by the police as a suspect in a crime. Do not wait to be arrested before calling […]