Law Professor Ronald Sullivan was invited to lead a turnaround of public defenders as an assignment Orleans a year after Hurricane Katrina in 2005. The office was underfunded and had perverse effects built into the system. Sullivan’s new vision to address the challenges was not readily accepted by judges and lawyers who have benefited from the flawed system and resisting. The case is Sullivan and his team in their efforts to effect positive systemic change for public defenders Orleans and at least up to the principles established by the American Bar Association.
by
Rosabeth Moss Kanter,
Olivia Leskinen
Source: Harvard Business School
9 pages.
Date Posted: November 27, 2012. Prod #: 313026-PDF-ENG
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