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Meantime, independent attorneys known as bar advocates, who are tapped to represent indigent defendants, have refused cases, citing inadequate pay. (Douglas Hook / The Republican) Douglas Hook By ...

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Politics Bar advocates stop working indigent cases until they see better pay Attorneys who take bar advocate work said the low pay has driven attorneys elsewhere and limited the pool in the state.

On Tuesday, some bar advocates said they would stop taking new cases until the Legislature increases the rates. Pending legislation would boost their pay to $90.

According to data from CPCS, bar advocate pay rates increased in fiscal year 2021, rising to $65 an hour from $60. Before that, district court bar advocates earned $53 an hour, a rate that had ...