Two lawyers, one public member vie for president

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By Nancy McCarthy Staff Writer Two attorneys and a public member of the State Bar Board of Governors say they will seek the presidency of the 155,000-member organization. Marc Adelman, a San Diego sole practitioner, Pauline Weaver, a public defender in Alameda County, and journalist Peter Kaye will face off at the board's July meeting. Regardless of who wins, the outcome will be a milestone of sorts溶one of the three is an attorney from a medium-sized or large law firm.

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State Bar appeals to attorneys to take on indigent defendants in capital cases            By Kathleen O. Beitiks Staff Writer           A critical shortage of qualified counsel to represent indigent defendants in capital appeals has led the State Bar to put out a call for attorneys to take on the Supreme Court cases. According to bar officials, the number of qualified, private counsel available for appointments has not kept pace with the number of capital judgments. "This shortfall in appointed counsel has resulted in a steadily growing number of persons without counsel who have been convicted of capital offenses and have direct appeals pending before the California Supreme Court," said Tom Stolpman, president of the State Bar.