Attorney and Staff Resources

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

***Open Letter from Circuit Court Judge Gwaltney, Jr. can be found at this link here.***

For A​ppointed C​ounsel includes all of the information and links panel attorneys need to submit vouchers and supplemental forms.

Mitig​ation Resources provides newsletters written by criminal justice specialist Stephanne Thornton. The newsletters cover topics like ACES and implicit bias. 

Mitigation Specialist Job Board​ provides professional and contact information for ​mitigation specialists--social workers, psychologists, and counselors--​whom defense attorneys can contract with. 

Continuing Ed​ucation​ 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.

COVID- 19 Resources ​provides information on how to effectively represent clients during the extenuating circumstances​ of the COVID- 19 pandemic. 

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