Public Defenseless

Today, Hunter was joined by Max Miner the Founder of Executive Treatment Solutions. At one point in his life, Max hit rock bottom. Suffering with drug addiction, he reached the point where it thought it would be a good idea to get into a shootout with police officers. In a moment of clarity, he put down the weapon and started his road to recovery. Thanks to the work of an attorney who understood the power of pre-trial mitigation work, Max was able to get sober and avoid jail time. Now, Max works with people, who like him, need non-carceral treatment plans to help them escape the criminal legal system.
 
Guest:
Max Miner, Founder, Executive Treatment Solutions
 
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Today, Hunter was joined by Alex Flood and Dan Fitzgerald of the Denver Municipal Public Defender Office. Today's episode focuses on the holistic public defender model in the office that leans on the expertise of lawyers, social workers, and system impacted people to combat the City's efforts to punish poverty.
 
Guest:
Alex Flood, Public Defender, Denver Municipal Public Defender Office
Dan Fiztgerald, Peer Support Specialist, Denver Municipal Public Defender Office
 
Resources:
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Today, Hunter was joined by Jessie Lenhardt, a Management Consultant with Moss Adams. In her time as a consultant, Jessie has helped countless government agencies, including public defenders, improve the organization structures and practices. Today, she joins the show to discuss on her reflections in helping public defender offices implement workload studies.
 
Guest:
Jessie Lenhardt, Senior Manager, Moss Adams
 
Resources:
Contact Jessie Here
https://www.mossadams.com/people/jessielenhardt
https://www.linkedin.com/in/jessie-lenhardt/
 
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Today, Hunter was joined by Olivia Miller and Dallas Anselmo of the Clark County Public Defender Office. They joined to discuss the "corridor court" operating along the Las Vegas Strip. This specialty court, created at the urging of the casinos and resorts, funnels criminal defendants into a singular court room where people can be effectively banished from the entirety of the strip for seemingly minor crimes. In doing so, the corridor court gives casinos the power to unfairly police poverty along the strip.
 
As a note, the views expressed on today's show by Olivia and Dallas are their own and do not necessarily reflect the view of the Clark County Public Defender Office.
 
Guest:
Dallas Anselmo, Public Defender, Clark County, Nevada
Olivia Miller, Public Defender, Clark County, Nevada
 
Resources:
Learn More about the office
https://www.clarkcountynv.gov/government/departments/public_defender/
 
Learn More about the Courts
https://thenevadaindependent.com/article/vegas-resorts-want-to-revive-court-geared-at-cleaning-up-strip-critics-say-it-was-a-failure
https://www.reviewjournal.com/crime/critics-say-this-court-program-targeted-the-homeless-heres-why-strip-casinos-want-it-back-3530051/
https://lasvegassun.com/news/2025/nov/13/nevada-lawmakers-revisit-court-that-barred-offende/
https://mynorthwest.com/national/nevada-governor-signs-sweeping-crime-bill-as-state-looks-to-boost-tourism/4167419
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Today, Hunter wraps up 2025 with one last episode!
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Top 10 Episodes of 2025
334 | Was a Former Colorado Public Defender Fired for Raising Concerns over his Workload? w/Travis Weiner
335 | How Sec Def Austin Interfered with the 9/11 and U.S.S. Cole Case Plea Deals w/Allison Miller and Katie Carmon
336 | How the San Mateo Private Defender Program is Trying to Earn Back the Community's Trust w/Lisa Maguire and Harpreet Samra
328 | How the Laken Riley Act Could Get Innocent People Sent to Guantanamo Bay w/Ann Block and Nithya Nathan-Pineau
331 | How the Far West Texas Public Defenders Uncovered a Pattern of Discovery Violations in El Paso w/James McDermott and Paul Chambers
333 | How The American Eugenics Movement Helped Create Habitual Offender Laws w/Daniel Loehr
355 | How Missouri Public Defenders are Leading the Nation In Statewide Holistic Defender Services w/Missouri Public Defenders
322 | The Impact of and the Resistance to Mass Deportation Policies w/Hans Meyer and Holly Lucas
400 | Why the Lawyers Handling 80% of Massachusetts's Public Defender Cases Stopped Taking New Cases w/Shira Diner
316 | The Everyday Cruelty in Westminster Municipal Court w/Alison Gordon
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