Capital Area Private Defender Service
I am an attorney who is seeking assistance from the CAPDS Mitigation Advancement Program (MAP). By my affirmation below, I acknowledge and agree to the following:
I have carefully reviewed the Terms and Conditions I previously agreed to regarding MAP, and I affirm that I agree to all such Terms and Conditions shall be fully applicable to any information and/or assistance MAP provides with respect to this specific client.
I expressly reaffirm, without in any way limiting the broader effect of the Terms and Conditions, that:
MAP only has a contractual relationship with myself, and there is no contractual relationship of any kind (including but not limited to any attorney-client relationship) between MAP and this client or any MAP attorney and this client;
The services MAP will provide are consultation in order to assist with the mitigation portion of my representation of this specific client intended to assist me in meeting my professional obligations under the relevant professional guidelines and case law; and
I am solely responsible for my conduct and my actions on behalf of my client, I must rely on my own research, investigation, professional judgment, and consultation with my clients in determining strategy and making decisions about how to use mitigation in this specific case, and all decisions I make regarding this matter are my full and sole responsibility.
I understand that seeking assistance from MAP may require provision of information that is protected by attorney-client and work product privileges. I have obtained informed consent from this specific client regarding the Terms and Conditions, including but not limited to the informed consent from my client permitting me to share information concerning his or her case with MAP and that by requesting assistance from MAP, MAP will collect non-privileged data concerning participation with the program to be used to determine whether mitigation is effective in murder cases in Texas and whether MAP program is effective. I understand that no information that falls within the scope of the attorney-client or work product privileges will be used for the research component without my express consent. I understand that sharing my client’s information without obtaining his/her informed consent could be a violation of the Texas Rules of Disciplinary Conduct and all other relevant rules of professional conduct.