Civil Rights
Dec. 7, 2006
Criminal Defender's Battle With Legal Aid Nonprofit Stays Alive
After a bitter fee dispute six years ago, notable South Bay criminal defense attorney James McNair Thompson quit representing indigent defendants in Santa Clara County Superior Court.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
After a bitter fee dispute six years ago, notable South Bay criminal defense attorney James McNair Thompson quit representing indigent defendants in Santa Clara County Superior Court.
Now, an appellate court has said the Los Gatos attorney can pursue a civil rights claim against the nonprofit agency that he believes stiffed him in re...
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