There can be no equal justice where the kind of trial a man gets depends on the amount of money he has.

- Griffin v. Illinois, 351 U.S. 12 (1956)

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The Public Defender Services funds all indigent defense for the State of West Virginia. Representation is provided by two methods: private attorneys on a court-appointed basis and full-time public defenders...Read More About Us

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2023 Annual Conference

Save the date! Indigent Defense Annual Conference coming up in June. Click for more info.

The public defender corporations are hiring!

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RESCHEDULED: Defending the Criminalization of Normal Teenage Behavior

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APBP 2022-2023 Higher Education Scholarship

The Appalachian Prison Book Project (APBP) Education Scholarship will be awarded to a person who has been released from a West Virginia Department of Corr...

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News & Announcements

Website Redesign
12/14/2021
You may have noticed that our website has a new look! Let us know if you have any trouble finding a page or resource, and we would be happy to assist you....read more

Agency Awarded Clara Shortridge Foltz Award
10/20/2021
NLADA (National Legal Aid and Defender Association) has awarded the Clara Shortridge Foltz Award to Public Defender Services....read more

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Public Defender Services
One Players Club Drive
Suite 301
Charleston, WV 25311

Office Directory Write Us a Message

Phone:
304) 558-3905

Appellate Line:
(304) 741-8647

OVS Help Desk:
Leeann.M.Doyle@wv.gov

Fax:
(304) 558-1098

Voucher Processing Fax:
(304) 558-6612