Massachusetts Committee For Public Counsel Services’s Worcester Office

The Massachusetts Committee For Public Counsel Defenders Office in Worcester County has five divisions—a Children and Family Law Division (CAFL appeals), Worcester Commitment Unit, Children and Family Law Division (CAFL), Public Defender Division (PDD) Worcester Trial Office, and a Youth Advocacy Division (YAD) Trial Office, located in Worcester, Massachusetts. With one Attorney-in-Charge and two Appeals Attorneys, the Worcester Children and Family Law Division (CAFL appeals) Appellate Unit are available for consultation and court-appointed legal representation. In addition, the Worcester Commitment Unit has one Attorney-in-Charge, four Trial Attorneys, and one Social Service Advocate. The Commitment Unit provides counsel for indigent people facing civil commitments to Worcester Recovery Center & Hospital (Dept. of Mental Health), UMASS Memorial Inpatient Psychiatric Units, St. Vincent Hospital, Worcester & Heywood, Gardner and Taunton State Hospital. Also, the Worcester Committee for Public Counsel Services Children and Family Law Division has one Attorney-in-Charge, two Supervising Attorneys, nine Staff Attorneys, and one Paralegal providing legal representation to indigent defendants. Furthermore, the PDD Worcester Trial Office has one Attorney-in-Charge, four Supervising Attorneys, twenty-six Staff Attorneys, and three Social Service Advocates. Some courts covered by this office are Clinton, Dudley, East Brookfield, Fitchburg, Gardner/Winchendon, Leominster, Milford, Uxbridge, Westborough, Worcester District and Worcester Superior. Lastly, the Worcester YAD Office has one Attorney-in-Charge, three Staff Counsels, and one Social Services Advocate serving youth in the Worcester County area, including the Worcester, Dudley, and Fitchburg and Milford Juvenile Courts. For further information on each division in Massachusetts Committee For Public Counsel Defenders, Worcester County, please visits their website or contact them directly.