384 | How Texas is Trying to Improve Access to Family Defense Attorneys w/Crystal Leff-Piñon

Author: Hunter Parnell
Published: Thu 14 Aug 2025
Episode Link: http://sites.libsyn.com/387569/384-how-texas-is-trying-to-improve-access-to-family-defense-attorneys-wcrystal-leff-pion

Today, Hunter was joined by Crystal Leff-Piñon, Director of TIDC’s family protection representation unit. On Tuesday, Hunter and Scott Ehlers discussed the funding problem and attorney shortages leading to a slow moving crisis in rural Texas. Today, Crystal joins to share how similar the issues are for family defense throughout the state of Texas.

Guest:

Crystal Leff-Piñon, Director, Family Protection Representation, Texas Indigent Defense Commission

Resources:

TIDC Website:

https://www.tidc.texas.gov/about-us/who-we-are/staff/ehlers-scott/

Contact Crystal

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