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Editor’s Note: This story was first published on New Hampshire Bulletin.Late last year, several of New Hampshire’s most experienced attorneys accepted an urgent invite to the state Supreme Court’s conference room. The state Supreme Court justices,...
Late last year, several of the state’s most experienced attorneys accepted an urgent invite to the state Supreme Court’s conference room. The state Supreme Court justices, including Chief Justice Gordon MacDonald, made a big ask. Crushing caseloads had driven a mass exodus of public defenders, leaving 185 criminal defendants too poor to hire an attorney facing incarceration with no one to defend them. Would the lawyers around the table take some of those cases for as little as $60 an hour, a fraction of the $350 to $450 hourly rate their firms typically charge.
Although there was a lot they DIDN'T get done, Minnesota lawmakers came out of the 2022 legislative session with a number of new laws that take effect July 1.
"Understanding the acquisition process and having exposure to the commercial world can help to do a faster pull, rather than just being extremely frustrated by the bureaucracy internally," Heidi Shyu said.
Including talent provisions in the final version of the House bill should be central to the U.S. strategy to reshore the defense industrial base and stay competitive with China.