Resources
County and City Public Defender Offices
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
(509) 222-3700
Counsel for Defense of Chelan County
115 S Chelan Ave.
Wenatchee, WA 98801
(509) 663-2444
Clallam Public Defender
516 E. Front Street
Port Angeles, WA 98362
(360) 452-3307
Clark County Indigent Defense Office
1300 Franklin Street, Suite 662
P.O. Box 5000
Vancouver, WA 98666-5000
(564) 397-2333
Cowlitz County Office of Public Defense
1801 1st Ave Ste 1A
Longview, WA 98632
(360)578-7430
Franklin County Office of Public Defense
1016 N 4th Ave
Pasco, WA 99301
(509) 543-2989
Grant County Public Defense
35 C Street NW, Suite 401
P.O. Box 37
Ephrata, WA 98823
(509) 754-6027
1-800-572-0119
Grays Harbor County Department of Public Defense
100 W. Broadway #1
Montesano, WA 98563
(360) 964-1599
Jefferson Associated Counsel
624 Polk Street
Port Townsend, WA 98368
(360) 385-5613
King County Department of Public Defense
710 Second Ave, Suite 1000
Seattle, WA 98104
Main Office: 206-296-7662
Kitsap County Office of Public Defense
614 Division Street, MS-40
Port Orchard, WA 98366
(360) 337-7015
Mason County Public Defense
411 North Fifth Street
Shelton, Washington 98584
(360) 427-9670
Pierce County Department of Assigned Counsel
(also serves municipal courts of Tacoma, Gig Harbor and Fircrest)
949 Market Street, Suite 334
Tacoma, WA 98402-2194
(253)798-6062
City of Seattle- Municipal Court Indigent Screening Program
Seattle Justice Center
600 Fifth Avenue
Seattle, WA 98104-1900
(206) 615-0705
Skagit County Office of Assigned Counsel
205 W. Kincaid, Suite #305
Mount Vernon, WA 98273
(360) 416-1690
Skagit County Public Defender
121 Broadway
Mount Vernon, WA 98273
(360) 416-1650
Snohomish County Office of Public Defense
3000 Rockefeller Avenue M/S 209
Everett, WA 98201
(425) 388-3500
Snohomish County Public Defender Association
2722 Colby Avenue, Suite 200
Everett, WA 98201
(425) 339-6300
Spokane County Public Defender Office
1033 West Gardner
Spokane, WA 99260
(509) 477-4246
City of Spokane Public Defender
824 North Monroe
Spokane, WA 99201
(509) 835-5955
Thurston County Public Defense
926 24th Way SW
Olympia, WA 98502
(360) 754-4897
Whatcom County Public Defender
215 North Commercial Street
Bellingham, WA 98225
(360) 676-6670
Yakima County Department of Assigned Counsel
104 North 1st Street
Yakima, WA 98901
(509) 574-1160