Attorney and Staff Resources

​​​This section includes resources for public defender corporations, panel attorneys, and private attorneys. Click a heading below for more​ information.

For Appointed Counsel - Includes all of the information and links panel attorneys need to submit vouchers and supplemental forms.

Mitigation Resources - Provides professional and contact information for ​mitigation specialists--social workers, psychologists, and counselors--​whom defense attorneys can contract with, as well as newsletters written by criminal justice specialist Stephanne Thornton. The newsletters cover topics like ACES and implicit bias.

Continuing Education​ - Lists both historical and upcoming seminars and conferences available to attorneys and other criminal justice professionals.

Practice Materia​ls - Offers links to ​resources and organizations that can aid attorneys in providing both effective legal representation and other support to clients.

Expert Witness Database- Organizes expert witnesses from across the east coast in an easily searchable database.​​

Parole Advocacy - A resource for family and friends of inmates up for parole to receive information about the process and how they can prepare for the parole hearing.