If you cannot afford to hire a lawyer, you may ask the court to appoint a public defense attorney to represent you. The determination of eligibility for a court appointed attorney is handled by the local court.
The following counties and cities provide local public defender agencies to represent adults and juveniles who are accused of a crime and cannot afford to pay a lawyer. These agencies may be reached at the phone numbers listed. To find public defense help in a county or city not listed below, contact the court in which the charges are filed.
Benton County Office of Public Defense
7122 W Okanogan Pl, Bldg A
Kennewick, WA 99336
Phone: 509-222-3700
Counsel for Defense of Chelan County
115 S Chelan Ave.
Wenatchee, WA 98801
Phone: 509-663-2444
Clallam Public Defender
516 E. Front Street
Port Angeles, WA 98362
Phone: 360-452-3307
Clark County Indigent Defense Office
1300 Franklin Street, Suite 662
P.O. Box 5000
Vancouver, WA 98666-5000
Phone: 564-397-2333
Cowlitz County Office of Public Defense
1801 1st Ave Ste 1A
Longview, WA 98632
Phone: 360-578-7430
Douglas County Office of Public Defense
110 2nd St
East Wenatchee, WA 98802
Phone: 509-888-2743
Franklin County Office of Public Defense
1016 N 4th Ave
Pasco, WA 99301
Phone: 509-543-2989
35 C Street NW, Suite 401
P.O. Box 37
Ephrata, WA 98823
Phone: 509- 754-6027
1-800-572-0119
Grays Harbor County Department of Public Defense
100 W. Broadway #1
Montesano, WA 98563
Phone: 360-964-1599
624 Polk Street
Port Townsend, WA 98368
Phone: 360-385-5613
King County Department of Public Defense
710 Second Ave, Suite 1000
Seattle, WA 98104
Phone: 206-296-7662
Kitsap County Office of Public Defense
614 Division Street, MS-40
Port Orchard, WA 98366
Phone: 360-337-7015
Kittitas County Department of Public Defense
205 W 5th Ave
Ellensburg, WA 98926
Phone: 509-962-7042
411 North Fifth Street
Shelton, Washington 98584
Phone: 360-427-9670
Pierce County Department of Assigned Counsel
Phone: also serves municipal courts of Tacoma, Gig Harbor and Fircrest-
949 Market Street, Suite 334
Tacoma, WA 98402-2194
Phone: 253-798-6062
City of Seattle- Municipal Court Indigent Screening Program
Seattle Justice Center
600 Fifth Avenue
Seattle, WA 98104-1900
Phone: 206-615-0705
San Juan County Public Defender
350 Court St #5
Friday Harbor, WA 98250
Phone: 360-774-9035
Skagit County Office of Assigned Counsel
205 W. Kincaid, Suite #301
Mount Vernon, WA 98273
Phone: 360-416-1690
121 Broadway
Mount Vernon, WA 98273
Phone: 360-416-1650
Snohomish County Office of Public Defense
3000 Rockefeller Avenue M/S 209
Everett, WA 98201
Phone: 425-388-3500
Snohomish County Public Defender Association
2722 Colby Avenue, Suite 200
Everett, WA 98201
Phone: 425-339-6300
Spokane County Public Defender Office
1033 West Gardner
Spokane, WA 99260
Phone: 509-477-4246
City of Spokane Public Defender
824 North Monroe
Spokane, WA 99201
Phone: 509-835-5955
Stevens County Office of Public Defense
215 S Oak, Rm 210
Colville, WA 99114
Phone: 509-684-3024
Thurston County Public Defense
926 24th Way SW
Olympia, WA 98502
Phone: 360-754-4897
Whatcom County Public Defender
215 North Commercial Street
Bellingham, WA 98225
Phone: 360-778-5640
Yakima County Department of Assigned Counsel
104 North 1st Street
Yakima, WA 98901
Phone: 509- 574-1160