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OPD’s public defense consulting
services were introduced to counties at the Washington Association
of Counties conference in October 2005. Information about the
services was provided to conference attendees and was also provided
to attendees at the Association of Washington Cities conference
later in the year.
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The manner in which local
governmental entities contract for the provision of public defense
services and the contracts themselves can help improve the quality
of public defense services provided and reduce the potential for
local governmental liability as a result of the services provided.
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OPD meets with local
governmental representatives, reviews existing public defense
contracts, answers questions about those contracts and provides
information regarding best practices in public defense contracting.
There is no charge for this service.
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Representatives of local
governmental entities can contact OPD about contracting for public
defense services or other public defense issues facing them
For further information, please contact:
Public Defense Services Manager
Kathy Kuriyama
Kathy Kuriyama most recently
served as the Data Dissemination Administrator at the Washington
State Administrative Office of the Courts. Her areas of
expertise are judicial systems, contracts, and access to court
records. She has staffed and served on various statewide
advisory committees and work groups. She can be reached at
(360) 586-3164 ext.114 or e-mail to
kathy.kuriyama@opd.wa.gov
Resources which may assist local
governmental entities in contracting for public defense services include:
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Contracting Resources
 Sample
Public Defense Contract Clauses
(.pdf format)
- Washington State Office of Public
Defense
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Public Defense Standards
endorsed by the Washington State Bar Association |
