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From the record $640,000 jury verdict, with the jury crediting the expert testimony. Hunter v. City of Federal Way, W.D. Wash.
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Criminal-Defense Support · Court-Appointed Matters

Public-Defender &
Court-Appointed Work

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Appointed cases carry the same stakes as retained ones, and they get the same expert: the same record discipline, the same published fees, the same testimony that holds up under cross. Appointed counsel are welcome here.

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The Scope

What this covers.

Within this engagement

  • Public-defender and court-appointed matters
  • Criminal-trial expert testimony
  • Homicide, assault, resisting-arrest, robbery and weapons cases
  • Wrongful-conviction casework
  • Use-of-force and self-defense analysis for the defense
How it is analyzed

The same complete-record method on the published schedule: a $9,000 flat fee covering discovery review and the written report, with court-funding paperwork handled with counsel at retention.

Engagement terms and the published fee schedule: For Retaining Counsel →

From the Record

Related casework.

Criminal defense

State v. Clark

Multnomah County Circuit Court, Oregon

Self-defense testimony for the defense; not guilty on all counts.

Case accounts as published by retaining counsel. No result is promised for any other matter.

From the Library

Working references for this practice area.

Guides for retaining counsel, written from the same record this analysis reads.

Asked OftenCan Defense Counsel Use the Same Kind of Expert?Read the guideDisclosureRule 26 Expert Disclosures, ExplainedRead the guide

The Library, in full

Questions

Before the record is sent.

How do appointed-counsel engagements work?
On the published fee schedule, with the funding process worked out with counsel at retention. The analysis and testimony are identical to privately retained matters.
What does retention cost?
A non-refundable $9,000 flat fee covering discovery review and the written expert report, with a bullet-point outline approved with counsel before writing begins. The full published schedule is on the For Counsel page.
Retain

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Attorney and law-firm inquiries only. Conflicts are checked before anything substantive, and you will hear about a conflict immediately.

Court-appointed matter inquiry

For appointed counsel working within a court-approved budget.

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You will hear back directly. If the matter is urgent, call (239) 571-1840.

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Conflicts are checked before any substantive discussion. Please do not send privileged material with a first inquiry; after retention the record is exchanged on physical media. Gregory consults for attorneys and their staff only, and does not provide legal advice or attorney referrals to individuals.

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