Task Force on Indigent Defense | 8th Annual Indigent Defense Workshop, October 28, 2010

8th Annual Indigent Defense Workshop, October 28, 2010

Austin, Texas


Improving the Quality of Representation:
Measuring Attorney Performance and the Role Systemic Standards Play
in Measuring the Health of an Indigent Defense System


Video Files for Download/Viewing
WMV/Thumbnail Video Description File Size
Thumbnail of Welcoming Remarks video Video 1: Welcoming Remarks
Presenters: Honorable Sharon Keller, Presiding Judge, Court of Criminal Appeals, Chair of the Task Force; Mary Anne Wiley, Deputy General Counsel, Office of the Governor; Honorable Rick Perry, Governor
66.7 MB
Thumbnail of Introduction video Video 2: Introduction
Presenters: James Bethke, Director, Task Force on Indigent Defense; Jim Lavine, President, National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
30.7 MB
Thumbnail of Keynote video Video 3: Keynote: Recertification of Minor Crime
Presenters: Bob Spangenberg, Professor, George Mason University
50.1 MB
Thumbnail of Why the Right to Counsel Matters video Video 4: Why the Right to Counsel Matters
Presenters: Honorable Rusty Ladd, County Court at Law Number One Judge in Lubbock County; James Allison, General Counsel, County Judges Commissioners Association
93.2 MB
Thumbnail of Why Measure video Video 5: Why Measure? Vital Role of Performance Measures
Presenter: Jim Neuhard, Director of the Michigan State Appellate Defender Office
166 MB
Thumbnail of Private Defender Programs video Video 6: Private Defender Programs: Effective Use of Investigators and How to Measure Attorney Performance
Presenter: John Digiacinto, Chief Defender of the Private Defender Program, a controlled assigned counsel program in San Mateo County, California
96.2 MB
Thumbnail of Private Defender Programs - continued video Video 7: John Digiacinto - continued 111 MB
Thumbnail of Texas Fair Defense Project's Report on Misdemeanor Representation and State Bar Guidelines for Attorneys video Video 8: Texas Fair Defense Project's Report on Misdemeanor Representation and State Bar Guidelines for Attorneys
Presenter: Andrea Marsh, Executive Director of Texas Fair Defense Project
76.7 MB
Thumbnail of Minor Crimes, Massive Waste video Video 9: Minor Crimes, Massive Waste
Presenter: Geneva Vanderhorst, Board of Directors of the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
123 MB
Thumbnail of Avoiding Class Action Litigation for Systemic Deficiencies video Video 10: Avoiding Class Action Litigation for Systemic Deficiencies
Presenter: Phyllis Mann, National Defender Leadership Institute (NDLI) Director at National Legal Aid & Defender Association
66.4 MB


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Updated: 09-Nov-2010