McKean County, PA Public Defender’s Office

The McKean County, PA Public Defender's Office provides quality legal representation to any person charged with a qualifying criminal offense who cannot afford or otherwise obtain private legal counsel. With one Chief Public Defender, attorneys, and other supporting staff, the office has dedicated itself to protecting the Constitutional rights of indigent individuals accused of violating the law. The McKean County Public Defenders provide legal counsel in the matters such as juvenile delinquency proceedings, eligible offenses in adult court – including all felony and misdemeanor offenses, and summary offenses that could involve incarceration (i.e. driving under DUI related driver's license suspension citation), critical pretrial identification procedures, preliminary hearings, post-conviction hearings at the trial and appellate levels, criminal extradition proceedings, probation and parole violation hearings, Indirect criminal contempt: (i.e. violations of protection from abuse orders and Clerk of Courts failure to pay), involuntary commitment under the Mental Health Procedures Act; and any proceeding where personal liberty is in jeopardy. In addition, the McKean County Public Defender is not authorized to handle civil cases. Therefore, if the government, through the prosecutor or the police department, is not charging you with a crime, they probably won't be able to represent you. Kindly contact the McKean County Public Defender's Office if you require further information.