The Philadelphia Bar Association has asked the city of Philadelphia to delay accepting any proposals to represent indigent defendants and family-court litigants in criminal cases where the Defender Association of Philadelphia has a conflict.
The bar association also questioned a for-profit model because "it will create a tension pitting the needs of the individual indigent client with the desires and goals of the entity to make a profit," according to a letter written February 21 to Everett Gillison, deputy mayor for public safety and Mayor Michael A. Nutter’s chief of staff.
