233 | Lee Wachocki: With Almost 3k People Unrepresented, Why is Oregon adding More Cases to the Public Defender Crisis

Today, Hunter is once again joined by Lee Wachocki, a Public Defender and union leader in Portland, Oregon. As the Public Defender crisis continues in the state, this week is about figuring out how the state is responding. At the […]

234 | Stephen Hanlon: Case Withdrawals, Federal Funding, and the Five Year Plan to Fix Public Defense in Oregon

Today, Hunter is joined once again by Public Interest lawyer Stephen Hanlon. This time, Hunter and Stephen are breaking down the five year plan that he hopes will fix Public Defense in Oregon. While it is surely an ambitious plan, […]

County Director

The County Director is a management position that supports and helps implement the Executive Director’s vision and goals of the office and oversees the delivery of services in the assigned county office. The work performed requires a detailed knowledge of […]

Deputy Defender

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIESCASE MANAGEMENT Review transcripts and records from circuit court and parole board proceedings.Identify and research potential legal issues for appeal.Write and file motions, briefs, and petitions.Present oral argument before the state appellate courts.Maintain acceptable work production levels.  COMMUNICATION […]

Deputy Defender

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS Graduation from an accredited law school AND member of the Oregon State Bar or eligible for membership through reciprocity or a program approved by the Oregon State Bar, AND meets or exceeds OPDC standards for court appointed counsel […]

Executive Director

Public Defender Services of Lane County is seeking an attorney with vision, integrity and empathy to lead our talented team of attorneys and support staff. This is a job for someone with demonstrated passion for public defense, and a proven […]

Executive Director

The Executive Director is responsible for the execution of UVPD’s mission to provide contracted indigent legal defense to the community.  The Executive Director provides leadership for the day-to-day operations and ensures the execution of the Board of Directors guidance.  The […]

Indigent Defense Attorney

Fight for justice as a public defender. Umpqua Valley Public Defender seeks a passionate and qualified person for a full-time staff attorney. We are a close-knit, thirteen-lawyer public defender’s office in Western Oregon located close to Eugene and Medford. Must […]

Investigator (Program Analyst 2) 

This position takes direction from an attorney to follow the legal theory of the case and to support or refute that theory through careful and thorough assembling of pertinent and relevant evidentiary facts within their ability to locate, identity, corroborate, […]

Letter to the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Oregon

Letter relating to the removal of indigent defense commission members “The success of Oregon public defense will rise and fall with independence of the defense function. We encourage you to do all in your power to help ensure that independence, […]

Managing Criminal Attorney

About the Firm: Multnomah Defenders, Inc. (MDI) is a non-profit public interest law firm established in 1982. Our mission is to provide high quality representation to our clients and to treat every client with dignity and respect. MDI operates with […]

New Attorney Positions for 2025 Class

Public Defender Services of Lane County, Inc., is seeking lawyers to join us in September, 2025 for next year’s hiring class. We will be hiring at least two lawyers for 2025 – or more, depending on the needs of the […]

Paralegal – REQ-138716

This position will play a vital role in the intake and case selection process, including obtaining and organizing core case documents and overseeing key aspects of our data collection and case management system. This role will also assist the Program […]

Public Defender

Who We Are Deschutes Defenders is a public defense nonprofit whose team of attorneys, investigators and staff represent our clients in criminal, juvenile, and mental health proceedings. Our organization and its predecessor have been providing indigent defense services to Deschutes […]

Resource Counsel

We invite you to join our team at the Oregon Public Defense Commission and become an integral part of our success story! We are seeking a Resource Counsel (Deputy General Counsel) for our Salem office. The ideal candidate will have […]

Resource Counselor (Deputy General Counsel)

WHAT YOU WILL DO   ​​This Resource Counsel will work as part of a collaborative team, and in conjunction with CAP and the public defense community, to develop qualification, performance, and training standards for attorneys and core staff who provide public defense […]