Appellate Information

Washington State
Office of Public Defense

Appellate Program

Appellate Services. OPD contracts with over 50 attorneys to represent indigent appellants in cases where federal and state constitutions and state statutes guarantee the right to counsel. Those cases include criminal cases, as well as other cases involving basic rights such as dependency proceedings, parental rights terminations, criminal contempt convictions, and involuntary civil commitments.

Additional Information:

	How to file an appeal
	Common Issues Raised on Appeal (pdf format*)
	Client Communication Protocol Guidelines
	Vendor Payment Information
	Post-Appeal motion form ( word format * /pdf format **)
	Post-Appeal remand form (word format / pdf format *)

For further information please contact:

Sean Flynn, Indigent Appellate Program Manager
(360) 586-3164 ext. 104
Sean.Flynn@opd.wa.gov

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** PDF format can be viewed and printed using Acrobat Reader (available for free from Adobe’s download site.)

Updated October 22, 2008

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