Public Defense

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PUBLIC DEFENDERS ARE

Challengers

PUBLIC DEFENDERS ARE

Connectors

PUBLIC DEFENDERS ARE

Problem-solvers

PUBLIC DEFENDERS ARE

Challengers

PUBLIC DEFENDERS ARE

Connectors

PUBLIC DEFENDERS ARE

Problem-solvers

PUBLIC DEFENDERS ARE

Challengers

PUBLIC DEFENDERS ARE

Connectors

PUBLIC DEFENDERS ARE

Problem-solvers

PUBLIC DEFENDERS ARE

Challengers

PUBLIC DEFENDERS ARE

Connectors

PUBLIC DEFENDERS ARE

Problem-solvers

Bernice A.N. Corley

Indiana Public Defender Council
Indianapolis, Indiana

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Ibukun Adepoju

New Mexico Law Offices of the Public Defender
Hobbs, New Mexico

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Sadia Ahmad

Committee for Public Counsel Services
Boston, Massachusetts

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Jenny Andrews

besustained.org
Santa Barbara, California

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Joy Applewhite

New Mexico Law Offices of the Public Defender (Hobbs office)
Hobbs, New Mexico

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Jon Bartelson

Committee for Public Counsel Services
Boston, Massachusetts

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Curtis Bradford

Committee for Public Counsel Services
Boston, Massachusetts

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Kenitra Brown

Deason Criminal Justice Reform Center
Dallas, Texas

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Geoff Burkhart

Texas Indigent Defense Commission
Austin, Texas

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Jeff Chorney

Alameda County Public Defender’s Office
Oakland, California

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Kristin Dame

Committee for Public Counsel Services
Boston, Massachusetts

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Marilena David

State Appellate Defender Office
Detroit, Michigan

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Andrew Davies

Deason Criminal Justice Reform Center
Dallas, Texas

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Robin Dillard-Russaw

Wayne County Indigent Defense Services
Detroit, Michigan

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Danny Engelberg

Orleans Public Defenders
New Orleans, Louisiana

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Leanne Fornelli

Legal Aid Society
Bronx, New York

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KP Friess

National Association for Public Defense
Detroit, Michigan

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Emily Galvin-Almanza

Partners For Justice
Palo Alto, California

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Jennifer Harjo

New Hanover and Pender County Public Defender's Office
Wilmington, North Carolina

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Bryna Holland

Marin County Public Defender
San Rafael, California

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Keisha Hudson

Defender Association of Philadelphia
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

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Lori James Townes

National Association for Public Defense
Denver, Colorado

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Javionte Johnson

Neighborhood Defender Service of Harlem
New York, New York

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Dayna Jones

New Mexico Law Offices of the Public Defender
Alamogordo, New Mexico

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Daniel K. Lew

Minnesota Board of Public Defense
Duluth, Minnesota

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Natasha Khamashta

Los Angeles County Public Defender’s Office
Playa del Rey, California

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Denita Latta

Defender Association of Philadelphia
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

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Sylvia Long

Maryland Office of Public Defender PDD
Rockville, Maryland

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John Lozada

Committee for Public Counsel Services
Boston, Massachusetts

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Christina Mazza

Maryland Office of the Public Defender
Baltimore, Maryland

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Robert McGovern

Committee for Public Counsel Services
Boston, Massachusetts

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Tolu Nelms

Harris County Public Defender’s Office
Houston, Texas

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Todd Oppenheim

Maryland Office of the Public Defender
Baltimore, Maryland

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Jacinda Parker

New Mexico Law Offices of the Public Defender
Albuquerque, New Mexico

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Melissa Rothstein

Maryland Office of the Public Defender
Baltimore, Maryland

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Jonathan Sacks

Michigan State Appellate Defender Office
Detroit, Michigan

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J.D Schmid

Minnesota Board of Public Defense
Duluth, Minnesota

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Corey Smith

Maricopa County Public Defender
Phoenix, Arizona

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Jennifer Smith

Law Offices of the Public Defender - Major Crimes Unit
Albuquerque, New Mexico

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L. Amille Swanson

Amelia Law
Helena, Montana

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Brittany Thomas

Office of the Federal Public Defender, Maryland
Baltimore, Maryland

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Emily Willard

King County Department of Public Defense
Seattle, Washington

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Brittney Williams

Washtenaw County Public Defender
Ann Arbor, Michigan

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