Public Defender Attorney

Requirements PDMC values are rooted in serving our community through excellent public defense advocacy, developing Oregon’s public defense workforce, and improving client centered public defense services. Client Centered Values: The Public Defender of Marion County strives to provide excellent representation using a client-centered defense model. We provide practical coaching and training opportunities for our attorneys, offer additional co-counsel support, and provide critical guidance and partnership through experienced litigation attorneys. We offer flexible work from home/work from office opportunities, maximize in-house support staff to better serve our clients, and use constantly up to date case management systems. Ethical Workloads: We strive to provide high quality representation within ethical caseloads based on the National Public Defense Workload Standards. PDMC refuses to participate in unethical public defense practices & only agrees to handle matters when we can provide adequate representation. These efforts require our practitioners to embody high ethical standards, contribute to a healthy and collaborative team atmosphere, and partner through client-centered leadership.