Legal representation for pro se complainants and appellants
Summary
People who face FPC trials without lawyers often fumble the process and lose on procedure. Staff are pursuing a law school clinical program (Marquette first, UW backup) to provide free representation — commissioners broadly endorsed it.
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Last discussed May 26, 2026.
Impact analysis
No direct city cost — the law school's clinical program would absorb expenses, though litigants might pay costs like expert fees.
Unrepresented complainants and employees, especially those who can't afford attorneys, would get fairer, smoother hearings.
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