1) On average, once a new in-custody client has been assigned

to you, how much time passes before you can meet with that client in
person?
a) 1-2 working days
3 b) 3 - 5 working days
5 c) 6 - 8 working days
3 d) 9 or more working days

2) On average, once a new out-of- custody client has been

assigned to you, how much time passes before you can meet with that
client in person?
a) 2-5 working days
4 b) 6 - 9 working days
c) 10-13 working days
7 d) 14 or more working days

3) On average, how often do you meet with in-custody clients at the jail?
2 a) 0 meetings/month
7 b) 1 - 2 meetings/month
c) 3-5 meetings/month
1 d) 6-8 meetings/month
1 e) 9 or more meetings/month

4) What percentage of these meetings must occur during the

evening or on weekends?
a) 100%
2 b) 75-99
c) 50-74
3 d) 25-49
2 e) 5-24
4 f) Less then 5%

5) On average, how often do you meet with out-of-custody

clients who have an open case?
a) less then once per month
b) once per month
c) between 1 and 2 times per month
d) once per week
e) more then once per week
f) in ongoing cases I am usually unable to find the time to visit
clients until just before a contested hearing or trial.

6) How often are you able to arrange for an interpreter to be

present during jail visits with clients who do not speak English?
a) 100%
b) 75-99
c) 50-74
d) 25-49
e) 5-24
f) Less then 5%
 7) How often are you able to arrange for an interpreter to be
present during office visits with clients who do not speak English?
a) 100%
b) 75-99
c) 50-74
3 d) 25-49
e) 5-24
8 f) Less then 5%

8) What percentage of contacts from clients (i.e. voicemail

messages, letters, messages relayed by third parties) do you return?
[Count multiple messages from the same person within the span of a few
hours as one contact]
a) 100%
3 b) 75-99
4 c) 50-74
1 d) 25-49
3 e) 5-24
f) Less then 5%

9) For those contacts you return, what percentage are returned

within one business day?
a) 100%
75-99
c) 5 0-74
2 d) 2 5-49
3 e) 5-24
5 0 Less then 5%

10) For those contacts you return, what percentage are returned
within two business days?
1 a) 100%
b) 75-99
1 c) 50-74
3 d) 25-49
5 e) 5-24
1 f) Less then 5%

11) For those contacts you return, what percentage are returned
within five business days?
1 a) 100%
2 b) 75-99
3 c) 50-74
3 d) 25-49
1 e) 5-24
1 f) Less then 5%
 12) For those contacts you return, what percentage are returned
after more than five business days?
a) 100%
4 b) 75-99
1 c) 50-74
1 d) 25-49
3 e) 5-24
2 f) Less then 5%

13) How often are you able to substantively discuss a client's case
with the client prior to their first court appearance with you?
a) 100%
b) 75-99
c) 50-74
3 d) 25-49
1 e) 5-24
5 f) Less then 5%
1 Did not answer

14) How often are you able to substantively discuss a client's case
with the client more then 24 hours prior to their first court
appearance with you? Do not consider clients where this is not
possible (i.e. in-custody arraignments, assignments within 24 hours
etc.)
a) 100%
b) 7 5 - 9 9
c) 5 0 - 7 4
2 d) 2 5 - 4 9
2 e) 5 - 2 4
7 f) Less then 5%

15) Have you had cases where you would request investigation if we
had more investigators?
1 0 a ) Ye s
1 b) No.

16) If you answered "Yes'' above, how many cases have you had in the
last three years where you would have requested investigation if we
had more investigators?
a) 1
2 b) 2-5
2 c) 6-10
d) 11-15
2 e) 16-20
3 f) 20 or more
2 Did not answer
 17} In what percentage of cases that you settle, short of trial,
are you able to review the entire audio/video discovery before
settlement?
a) 100%
1 b) 75-99
c) 50-74
2 d) 25-49
4 e) 5-24
4 f) Less then 5%

18) In what percentage cases of that you settle, short of trial,

are you able to view all of the photographic evidence before
settlement
a) 100%
1 b) 7 5 - 9 9
1 c) 5 0 - 7 4
4 d) 2 5 - 4 9
3 e) 5 - 2 4
2 f) Less then 5%

19) In what percentage cases of that you settle, short of trial,

are you able to view to all of the physical evidence before settlement
(i.e in person, not through photographs)
a) 100%
b) 75-99
c) 50-74
d) 25-49
2 e) 5-24
9 f) Less then 5%

20) Within the past three years, how many times haves you been able
to look at the physical evidence held by the police before settlement?
a) 100 or more
b) 50 or more
c) 25 or more
d) 10 or more
9 e) 1-10
2 f) 0

21) In what percentage of cases set for contested hearings are you
able review all of the audio/video discovery pertaining to the
contested issue before the hearing commences? (i.e. you are not
listening to the audio-discovery for the first time as the hearing is
going on. during a break from the hearing or when preparing your
brief)
1 a) 100%
3 b) 75-99
3 c) 50-74
1 d) 25-49
e) 5-24
3 0 Less then 5%
 22) On average, how much time do you spend conducting legal
research prior to a contested omnibus or motion hearing?
1 a) two hours or more
3 b) one to two hours
1 c) 30 - 59 minutes
5 d) 10-29 minutes
1 e) 3-10 minutes
0 Less then 3 minutes
23) Within the past three years, how many times haves you been able
to look at the actual physical evidence held by the police before a
contested hearing?
a) 100 or more
b) 50 or more
c) 25 or more
d) 10 or more
4 e) 1-9
6 f) o
1 Did not answer

24) in what percentage of your cases that have gone to trial were
you able to review all of the audio/video discovery, at least once,
before the trial started
1 a) 100%
4 b) 7 5 - 9 9
3 c) 5 0 - 7 4
1 d) 2 5 - 4 9
1 e) 5 - 2 4
1 f) Less then 5%

25) In what percentage of your cases that have gone to trial were
you able to review all of the photographic evidence, at least once,
before the trial started?
2 a) 100%
6 b) 75-99
c) 50-74
3 d) 25-49
e) 5-24
f) Less then 5%

26) In what percentage of cases that have gone to trial are you
able to review all of the actual physical evidence before the before
the trial starts
a) 100%
1 b) 7 5 - 9 9
1 c) 5 0 - 7 4
2 d) 2 5 - 4 9
e) 5 - 2 4
7 f) Less then 5%
 27) Within the last three years, how many times have you gone to a
jury trial without preparing voir dire questions in advance?
5 a) 5 or more
2 b) 3-4
1 c) 2
d) 1
3 e) 0

28) Within the past three years, how many times have you gone to a
jury trial without preparing an opening statement in advance?
3 a) 5 or more
4 b) 3-4
c) 2
1 d) 1
3 e) 0

29) Within the past three years, how many times have you tried a
case to a jury without preparing a closing statement in advance?
5 a) 5 or more
2 b) 3-4
1 c) 2
d) 1
3 e) 0

30) Within the past three years, how many times have you gone to a
bench trial without preparing a closing statement in advance?
6 a) 5 or more
3 b) 3-4
1 c) 2
d) 1
1 e) 0

31) On average how much time do you spend preparing non - client
witnesses to testify?
a) one hour or more
b) 30 - 59 minutes
4 c) 11 - 29 minutes
3 d) 3-10 minutes
4 e) Less then 3 minutes

32) On average how much time do you spend preparing clients to testify?
a) two hours or more
2 b) one to two hours
1 c) 30 - 59 minutes
6 d) 11 -29 minutes
1 e) 3-10 minutes
1 f) Less then 3 minutes
 33) Within the past three years, how many times haves you been able
to look at the actual physical evidence held by the police before a
court trial?
a) 100 or more
b) 50 or more
c) 25 or more
d) 10 or more
5 e) 1 - 9
5 f) 0

34) Within the past three years, how many times haves you been able
to look at the actual physical evidence held by the police before a
jury trial?
a) 100 or more
b) 50 or more
1 c) 25 or more
d) 10 or more
7 e) 1 - 9
3 f) 0

35) In the last three years, do you believe you have lost cases you
would have won if you had more time to do legal research?
7 a ) Ye s
4 b) No

36) If you answered, "Yes" above, how many cases do you think you
lost because you lacked the time to do thorough legal research?
a) 1
1 b) 2
2 c) 3
1 d) 4
3 e) 5 or more
4 Did not answer

37) In the last three years, have you opted to orally argue a legal
motion, rather than submit written briefs, because of your workload?
8 a ) Ye s
3 b) No

38) If you answered, *'Yes" above, how many cases do you think you
lost because you lacked the time to write a legal brief?
1 a) 1
1 b) 2
c) 3
1 d) 4
2 e) 5 or more
6 Did not answer
 39) In the last three years, has your workload forced you to submit
a brief/written argument that was incomplete and/or did not address
all of the issues you wished to raise.
8 a ) Ye s
3 b) No

40) If you answered, "Yes" above, how many cases do you think you
lost because you lacked the time to draft a through submission?
2 a) 1
2 b) 2
1 c) 3
d) 4
2 e) 5 or more
4 Did not answer

41) In the last three years, has your workload forced you to submit
briefs or memoranda late to the court?
8 a ) Ye s
3 b) No

42) If you answered "Yes'' above, how many times has your workload
forced you to submit briefs or memoranda late to the court?
a) 1
2 b) 2
c) 3
2 d) 4
4 e) 5 or more
3 Did not answer

43) In the last three years have you had to ask for a trial to be
continued because your workload kept you from fully preparing in time?
11 a ) Ye s
b) No

44) If you answered "Yes" above, how many times you had to ask for
a trial to be continued because your workload kept you from fully
preparing in time?
3 a) 1 -3
2 b) 4 - 7
2 c) 8-12
2 d) 1 3 - 1 9
2 e) 20 or more

45) In the last three years have you had to ask for a hearing
(other then a trial) to be continued because your workload kept you
from fully preparing in time?
1 0 a ) Ye s
1 b) No
 46) If you answered "Yes" above, how many times you had to ask for
a hearing (other then a trial) to be continued because your workload
kept you from fully preparing in time?
2 a) 1 - 3
2 b) 4-7
2 c) 8-12
1 d) 13-19
3 e) 20 or more
1 Did not answer

47) In the last three years, have you put a client on the witness
stand with no preparation?
6 a ) Ye s
5 b) No

48) In the last three years, have you put a client on the witness
stand with inadequate preparation?
9 a ) Ye s
2 b) No

49) In the last three years, have you put a witness on the witness
stand with no preparation?
7 a ) Ye s
4 b) No

50) In the last three years, have you put a witness on the witness
stand with inadequate preparation?
1 0 a ) Ye s
1 b) No

51) If you answered, "Yes" that you put clients or a witnesses on

the stand with no preparation or inadequate preparation, do you think
the lack or preparation adversely affected the outcome of any of the
cases?
9 a ) Ye s
1 b) No
1 Did not answer

52) If you answered, "Yes" that you put clients or a witnesses on

the stand with no preparation or inadequate preparation, do you think
the lack or preparation adversely affected the outcome of any of the
cases?
8 a ) Ye s
2 b) No
1 Did not answer
 53) In the last three years have you told clients that you did not
think it was in their best interest to demand a speedy trial or a
speedy contested hearing, because either you or investigator would not
be able to get ready for the trial or hearing in time?
1 0 a ) Ye s
bj No
1 Did not answer

54) If you answered uYes," above, how many clients in the past
three years have waived (or failed to assert) their right to a speedy
trial or proceeding because you or your office did not have the
resources to prepare the hearing or trial in a speedy fashion?
4 a) 1-5
1 b) 6-10
c) 11-15
d) 16-20
5 e) 20 or more
1 Did not answer

55) In the last three years, have you had any clients remain in
custody longer than they should have, simply because you did not have
the time to review their case or situation?
7 a ) Ye s
2 b) No
2 Did not answer

56) If you answered '"Yes" above, how many of your clients in the
last three years have spent more time in custody than they should have
simply because of your workload?
a) 1
1 b) 2
1 c) 3
1 d) 4
5 e) 5 or more
3 Did not answer