1.   But Letwin, the union leader, expressed confidence that Legal Aid would still prove the best alternative for representing indigent clients.

2.   Dentists opposed the program because it would have treated paying customers while serving indigent clients.

3.   He also called for statewide standards for attorneys defending indigent clients in death-penalty cases and designated post-conviction DNA testing as emergency legislation.

4.   He also has embraced the idea of imposing statewide standards for defense attorneys representing indigent clients.

5.   He recently settled one lawsuit against DHS, and just filed another, on behalf of indigent clients with food stamp problems.

6.   He is one of dozens of private attorneys who, working alone, represent hundreds of indigent clients each year.

7.   In addition to representing indigent clients in court cases, these organizations work at the state Legislature on matters affecting the poor.

8.   Lawyers host one-on-one sessions with indigent clients, advising them on contract and credit issues.

9.   Moreover, the supporters say that block grants would fail to assist the poor because many states have shown no interest in assisting indigent clients in civil suits.

10.   This year Perry has expressed support for statewide standards for attorneys defending indigent clients.