ADVOCATING FOR JUVENILES Student attorneys in the Criminal and Juvenile Defense Clinic help clients navigate the justice system.
By BRANT SKOGRAND ’04 MBC
THE CRIMINAL AND JUVENILE DEFENSE CLINIC, STARTED JUST TWO YEARS AGO AT THE SCHOOL OF LAW, HAS REPRESENTED MORE THAN 50 CLIENTS IN 10 COUNTIES. THE CLINIC PROVIDES FREE LEGAL REPRESENTATION TO THOSE WHO CAN’T AFFORD IT – TO “FILL GAPS IN MINNESOTA’S LEGAL SYSTEM,” ACCORDING TO ITS FOUNDER, ASSISTANT PROFESSOR RACHEL MORAN.
Photos by Mark Brown
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