NAPD conducts evaluations, provides technical assistance, and delivers customized training. If you would like our help improving public defense in your area, please fill out the form below.

Current Projects

• Public Defender Association of Pennsylvania
• Federal Public Defender: Western District of Washington
• Massachusetts Committee for Public Counsel Services
• Idaho State Public Defender

Selected Reports

• Harris County, Texas, Misdemeanor Assessment Report: Sustain Progress, Make Additional Improvements (July 2021)
• Assessment of the Texas RioGrande Legal Aid Public Defender Division (February 2021)
• Assessment of the Texas Office of Capital and Forensic Writs (April 2018)
• Regional Public Defender Office: Making a Difference in Texas (January 2017)
• Technical Assistance Report on the 16th Judicial District, Louisiana (July 2016)

Recently Completed Projects

• Michigan State Appellate Defender Office (evaluation)
• Muskegon County, Michigan (evaluation and leadership search)
• Kent County, Michigan (evaluation)
• Santa Cruz Public Defender Office (training)