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By Steve Hall

She posts, "Saving Clients From the Death Penalty," at Forbes.  Here's an excerpt from the opening:As I lugged my cartons of books and files into the suite of shabby offices in the public defender's office on that sweltering July day in 1979, my mind focused only on one thing: I was in Homicide Task Force. The 26 years of my life thus far had all been preparation for this moment.When I joined the homicide division of the Chicago Public Defender's office at the age of 27, there were no women in the unit at all. Anyone who has been a "first" or an "only" knows something of how that feels. It feels like everything you do is very visible. You are in a fishbowl.This certainly helped me professionally--I was noticed, singled out, both extolled and vilified, but noticed none the less...continue to full post

Full post as published by StandDown Texas Project on July 08, 2010 (boomark / email).