Senior Trial Counsel

The Public Defender Division has four attorneys who serve as “Senior Trial Counsel” across the state.  Senior Trial Counsel are among the Division’s most experienced and able trial attorneys, each with more than twenty-five years’ experience as a public defender trial lawyer.  Senior Trial Counsel take cases in a number of different offices, and handle most of their cases with less experienced public defenders acting as co-counsel.  Senior Trial Counsel serve either as “lead” counsel or as “second chair” to their less experienced colleagues.  Working with Senior Trial Counsel presents an excellent learning opportunity for less seasoned trial attorneys.