Public Defender

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• All Public Defender clients receive collaborative representation through a team of dedicated professionals who specialize in criminal and juvenile defense.  Every attorney in the Public Defender Office is backed by a team of investigators, social workers, paralegals, and administrative support staff.

• Over 40 attorneys in the Adult Trial Division represent clients criminal matters involving misdemeanor and felony charges from preliminary hearings through trial and sentencing, as well as probation and parole violations, and trial court appeals.

• Our Juvenile Delinquency and Child Welfare Divisions engage an interdisciplinary team of six attorneys, a social worker and a paralegal representing children in felony and misdemeanor delinquency matters as well as dependency matters involving neglect, ungovernability and truancy.

• The Appellate Division and Expungement Clinic provide clients with continuing quality representation beyond the trial phase of their cases.

• We proudly serve our clients and the community as steering committee members in alternative, rehabilitative courts offered in Montgomery County.  Several of our attorneys are specially trained and represent clients in Behavioral Health Court, Drug Court and Veterans Court.

Our participation in local and national justice policy initiatives ensures the needs of our clients and their communities are considered, addressed, and improved.