National

• National Legal Aid and Defender Association (NLADA)
• National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (NADCL)
• Association of Federal Defense Attorneys (AFDA)
• Death Penalty Information Center

Alabama

• Shelby County Circuit Court Phone Directory for Public Defender's Office

Alaska

• Alaska Public Defender Agency
• Federal Public Defender for the District of Alaska

Arizona

• Arizona Public Defender Association - PD Offices
• Cochise County Public Defender
• Coconino County Public Defender
• Maricopa County Legal Defender
• Maricopa County Public Defender
• Mohave County Public Defender
• Pima County Public Defender
• Yavapai County Public Defender

Arkansas

• Benton County Public Defender
• Sebastian County Public Defender
• Washington County Public Defender

California

• Office of the State Public Defender
• California County Public Defenders
• Federal Defenders of San Diego

Colorado

• Colorado State Public Defender
• City of Lakewood Court Appointed Attorney/ Public Defender
• Federal Public Defender for the District of Colorado and Wyoming

Connecticut

• Office of the Chief Public Defender
• Federal Public Defender for the District of Connecticut

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Delaware

• Delaware State Public Defenders Office

District of Columbia

• Public Defender Service for the District of Columbia
• Federal Public Defender for the District of Columbia

Florida

• Florida Public Defenders by Judicial Circuit
• Columbia County
• Franklin County Public Defender
• Hillsborough County Public Defender
• Martin County Public Defender
• Miami Public Defender
• Palm Beach County Public Defender
• Federal Public Defender for the Middle District of Florida
• Federal Public Defender for the Southern District of Florida

Georgia

• Georgia Public Defender Standards Council
• Fulton County Conflict Defender
• Habersham County Public Defender
• Hart County Public Defender
• Houston County Public Defender
• Liberty County Public Defender's Program

Hawaii

• Hawaii Public Defender

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Idaho

• Idaho Office of the State Appellate Defender
• Elmore County Public Defender
• Gem County Public Defender
• Kootenai County Public Defender
• Minidoka County Public Defender
• Power County Public Defender
• Twin Falls County Public Defender
• Federal Defenders of Eastern Washington and Idaho

Illinois

• Illinois State Appellate Defender
• Illinois Public Defender Directory
• Cook County Public Defender
• DeKalb County Public Defender
• DuPage County Public Defender
• Effingham County Public Defender
• Jackson County Public Defender
• Kane County Public Defender
• Lake County Public Defender
• McHenry County Public Defender
• Montgomery County Public Defender
• Sangamon County Public Defender
• Whiteside County Public Defender
• Federal Public Defender for the Central District of Illinois

Indiana

• Indiana Public Defender Council
• Allen County Public Defender
• Clark County Public Defender
• DeKalb County Public Defender
• Marion County Public Defender
• Monroe County Public Defender
• Tippecanoe County Public Defender
• Vigo County Public Defender

Iowa

• Office of the State Public Defender

Kansas

• Kansas State Board of Indigents' Defense Services

Kentucky

• Kentucky Department of Public Advocacy
• Louisville-Jefferson County Public Defender Corporation

Louisiana

• Louisiana Indigent Defense Board
• Louisiana Public Defenders Association
• Louisiana Appellate Project
• Seventh Judicial Circuit Indigent Defender's Office

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Maine

• Maine has no state-level indigent defense office. County judges or the court clerk's office can assign private attorneys to represent indigent criminal defendants. See Maine: An Assessment of Access to Counsel and Quality of Representation in Delinquency Proceedings

Maryland

• Office of the State Public Defender
• Federal Public Defender for the District of Maryland

Massachusetts

• Committee for Public Counsel Services
• Federal Defender Office for Massachusetts, New Hampshire and Rhode Island

Michigan

• State Appellate Defender Office
• Livingston County Public Defender
• Washtenaw County Public Defender
• Federal Defender Office, Eastern District of Michigan

Minnesota

• Minnesota State Board of Public Defense

Mississippi

• Mississippi Public Defenders Association
• Jackson County Public Defender

Missouri

• Federal Public Defender for the Western District of Missouri

Montana

• Montana State Public Defender
• Montana Appellate Defender Office
• Federal Public Defenders for the District of Montana

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Nebraska

• Box Butte County Public Defender
• Buffalo County Public Defender
• Lancaster County Public Defender
• Madison County Public Defender
• Otoe County Public Defender
• Pierce County Public Defender
• Platte County Public Defender
• Scotts Bluff County Public Defender
• Federal Public Defender for the District of Nebraska

Nevada

• Nevada State Public Defender
• Clark County Public Defender
• Las Vegas Public Defender

New Hampshire

• New Hampshire Public Defender
• Federal Defender Office for Massachusetts, New Hampshire and Rhode Island

New Jersey

• New Jersey Public Defender
• Federal Public Defender for the District of New Jersey

New Mexico

• New Mexico Public Defender
• Santa Fe Public Defender Department

New York

• New York State Defenders Association
• Capital Defender Office
• Albany County Public Defender
• Brooklyn Defender Services
• Broome County Public Defender
• Carbon County Public Defender
• Cayuga County Assigned Counsel
• Cortland County Public Defender
• Erie County Bar Association Aid to Indigent Prisoners Assigned Counsel Program
• Fulton County Conflict Defender
• Genese County Public Defender
• Harlem Neighborhood Defender Service
• Jefferson County Public Defender's Office
• Monroe County Assigned Counsel
• New York City Office of the Appellate Defender
• Oneida County Public Defender
• Orleans County Public Defender
• St. Lawrence County Public Defender
• Steuben County Public Defender
• Ulster County Public Defender
• Federal Public Defender for the Western District of New York
• Federal Public Defender for the Northern District of New York

North Carolina

• North Carolina Office of Indigent Defense Services

North Dakota

• North Dakota Legal Counsel for Indigents Commission

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Ohio

• Ohio Public Defender
• Geauga County Public Defender
• Hamilton County Public Defender
• Knox County Public Defender
• City of Lima Public Defender
• Portage County Public Defender

Oklahoma

• Oklahoma Indigent Defense System

Oregon

• Oregon Public Defender

Pennslyvania

• Allegheny County Public Defender
• Beaver County Public Defenders
• Bucks County Public Defender
• Cambria County Public Defender
• Centre County Defender Office
• Chester County Public Defender
• Clearfield County Public Defender
• Crawford County Public Defender
• Cumberland County Public Defender
• Delaware County Public Defender
• Fayette County Public Defender
• Greene County Public Defender
• Huntingdon County Public Defender
• Lancaster County Public Defender's Office
• Lawrence County Public Defender
• Mifflin County Public Defender
• Northhampton County Public Defender
• Philadelphia Defender Association
• Susquehanna County Public Defender
• Westmoreland County Public Defender
• York County Public Defender
• Federal Public Defender for the Middle District of Pennsylvania
• Federal Public Defender for the Western District of Pennsylvania

Rhode Island

• Office of the State Public Defender
• Federal Defender Office for Massachusetts, New Hampshire and Rhode Island

South Carolina

• South Carolina Public Defender Offices
• Aiken County Public Defender
• Charleston County Public Defender
• Spartanburg Office of the Public Defender

South Dakota

• Lawrence County Public Defender
• Minnehaha County Public Defender
• Pennington County Public Defender
• Pierce County Public Defender
• Federal Public Defender for the District of South Dakota

Tennessee

• Blount County District Public Defender
• Public Defender of Metropolitan Nashville & Davidson County
• Knox County Public Defender
• Shelby County Public Defender

Texas

• El Paso County Public Defender
• Travis County Juvenile Public Defender
• Webb County Public Defender
• Federal Public Defender for the Northern District of Texas
• Federal Public Defender for the Western District of Texas

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Utah

• Park City Public Defender

Vermont

• Vermont Defender General
• Office of the Federal Public Defender for the District of Vermont

Virginia

• Virginia Public Defender Commission
• Virginia Public Defender Offices
• City of Virginia Beach Public Defender

Washington

• Washington State Office of Public Defense
• Washington Public Defender Offices
• King County Public Defender
• Pierce County Assigned Counsel
• San Juan County Public Defender
• Seattle and King County Defender Association
• Spokane County Public Defender
• Whatcom County Public Defender
• Cities of Kent and Seattle Society of Counsel Representing Accused Persons
• City of Bellevue Public Defender
• City of Kent Municipal Court Public Defender
• Federal Defenders of Eastern Washington and Idaho

West Virginia

• West Virginia Public Defender Services
• First Judicial Circuit Public Defender

Wisconsin

• Wisconsin Public Defender

Wyoming

• Wyoming Public Defender
• Federal Public Defender for the District of Colorado and Wyoming

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