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the ve lawyers who agreed to be on the Category Three Wheel and represent defendants charged with First Degree and Life Felonies (Kidnapping, Second Degree Murder, Armed Sex Batt., etc.) for a at fee of $2,500.00. To me, it is inconceivable that a lawyer can adequately represent a person charged with those serious crimes for $2500.00, regardless of the circumstances of the case. Here is the practical reality of the situation- opportunists signed up for the limited registry hoping that few other lawyers would, with a business plan to perform high volume-low quality work. They expect that if they get fty appointments, most of the cases will resolve with minimal work and if they have to try one or two, the volume will make up for that loss. The business model is designed for minimal work on each case-the client be damned. The only way to make it work is to run a volume practice, cut corners, and hope that the volume of business allows the lawyer to make a prot even if he has to go to trial in some of the cases. This volume will come from the practices of the other 56 lawyers who refused to be a part of the Limited Registry in serious cases. The real cost will be to the client, who will get a lawyer who will have an economic incentive to close cases quickly, while doing as little as possible. Apart from screwing the client, it tells the public that the work we do is not valuable. These attorneys deserves our scorn because they cheapen our profession and the service we provide.

 The ve lawyers on the registry are: Rob Barrar 305-576-5600 Craig Esquenazi 305-405-2688 Ana Gomez-Mallada 954-254-1625 Victor Wienstien 305-405-2688 Robert White 305-301-7854 (Gordon Murray and Arthur Wallace signed up erroneously and will take steps to remove themselves from the list) I tried to contact these lawyers to nd out why they would agree to be part of a system that demeans our profession. I wanted to understand their decision. I spoke with Rob Barrar, who I respect and consider to be a friend. Rob candidly told me that this business model works for his practice, and that he thinks he can represent people competently notwithstanding the at fee constriction. Rob told me that if others lost cases because they chose not to be on the limited registry, that was their choice. I spoke with Robert White, who I do not know. Robert has a reputation for being an excellent lawyer. Robert passionately told me that he worked as a PD for many years making little money defending poor people, and he would do the same thing as a limited registry lawyer, and that he really didn't care about the money. He felt that the limited registry was

wrong, but he personally signed up because he wanted to make sure that poor people got a good lawyer to represent them. I initially thought he was a phony, but when I spoke to others about him, I changed my mind and became convinced that he is sincere in his position. I think Robert is wrong. I think that the best way to defeat the limited registry is for lawyers to refuse to participate in it. Poor people will get competent representation from a lawyer appointed from the general registry who can do his work without having to worry that his fee is capped at a ridiculously low amount. The other lawyers didn't have the courage to call me back and have a conversation. I am asking the readers of this blog to call these lawyers and tell them what you think about their decision. Regards, David S. Markus