Securing reasonable caseloads
Subtitle: ethics and law in public defense
By: Norman Lefstein
Contributors: American Bar Association. Standing Committee on Legal Aid and Indigent Defendants
Publisher: American Bar Association
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Chicago, Ill
Language: eng
Number of pages: 292
ISBN-13: 9780615543765
Subjects: Public defenders; Workload; Legal assistance to the poor; Right to counsel
Notes: "This book is sponsored by the American Bar Association Standing Committee on Legal Aid and Indigent Defendants. The Standing Committee gratefully acknowledges the generous assistance of Atlantic Philanthropies, which has supported the book's preparation and publication."

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Also available online.
Table of contents: title: The failure to implement the right to counsel due to excessive caseloads; title: The duty of defense programs and lawyers to avoid excessive caseloads; title: The detrimental effects and risks of excessive caseloads; title: Understanding lawyer behavior : why leadership matters; title: Remedies for defenders terminated due to caseload challenges; title: Determining costs and staffing needs; title: Reducing excessive caseloads through litigation; title: Case studies : public defense programs and control of caseloads; title: Recommendations : indigent defense structures and litigation strategies.