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Bar advocates dispute claim that effort to end work stoppage is in the works
The work stoppage “has pushed our justice system to the brink,” according to Boston Bar Association President Matt McTyge.
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A Berkshire courthouse is feeling the pinch of a job action by bar advocates. A pay raise is on the table, but is it enough?
Two months after bar advocates stopped taking new cases to demand pay raises, legislative leaders on Wednesday rolled out a ...
Lowell judge sets $100 hourly rate for bar advocates as legislators pitch lower wage
Lowell District Court Judge John Coffey approved higher pay for attorneys in three cases, while lawmakers offered a smaller ...
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Bar advocate work stoppage reaches crisis level as courts seek SJC intervention
Trial courts are under pressure to provide due process to defendants in criminal cases amidst a work stoppage by bar ...
Bar advocates’ defiance leaves no clear end in sight for court crisis
We’re going nowhere,” one of the lawyers, known as bar advocates, said during a demonstration at the State House.
Beacon Hill Democrats offer no timeline for resolution to bar advocate work stoppage
Top Beacon Hill Democrats offered no timeline Monday for a resolution to a months-long work stoppage of private attorneys who ...