Maryland Office Of The Public Defender

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Maryland office of the public defender. 2 s bond street bel air md 21014. When to apply directly with the public defender. The mission of the office of the state public defender opd is to provide effective professional legal services with equal access to quality client centered representation.

Any case that holds no penalty of incarceration but has a fine over 500. The office of the public defender. Opd consists of 11 regions throughout the state including trial conflict and appellate divisions and maintains offices in approximately 15 cities around montana.

Parental defense division nenutzka nena villamar esq chief attorney 443 263 8939 baltimore city david a. In 2017 the opd s fiscal allowance was 104 2 million. Bel air md 21014.

Visit the office of the public defender website for district county offices www opd state md us or toll free 1 877 430 5187. We have offices in both baltimore and greenbelt and our offices include lawyers on staff investigators social workers and paralegals who work as a team on our clients cases. Paul street suite 1400 baltimore md 21202 1 877 430 5187 jaime miller maryland gov.

The office of the public defender was established pursuant to section 802 b hawai i revised statutes implementing federal and state constitutional mandates that any indigent person charged with a criminal offense or threatened with the loss of liberty shall be provided with the assistance of legal counsel. Child in need of assistance cina. Its formation had been recommended in december 1970 by the joint governor s commission and baltimore city bar association s committee for the study of the public defender system for the state of maryland.

The office of the federal public defender for the district of maryland represents individuals facing federal criminal charges who cannot afford to retain private counsel. Schulterbrandt esq supervising attorney 410 324 8959 e mail. Wanger esq assistant public defender 443 263 8939 e mail.