Montour County, PA Public Defender’s Office

The Montour County, PA Public Defender’s Office, located in Danville, ensures that every accused citizen, regardless of financial resources, receives zealous and effective representation as mandated by the United States and Pennsylvania Constitutions. Public Defenders have an ethical responsibility to work for the best possible resolution of the case for the client. All dealings between a court-appointed attorney and the client are confidential. Attorneys who provide public defense representation are not only subject to the Pennsylvania State Bar’s ethical requirements that govern all lawyers but must also meet qualification standards that have been established for public defense representation. The right to counsel guaranteed to every American citizen accused of a crime is embodied in the Sixth Amendment to the United States Constitution and made applicable to the states through the Fourteenth Amendment. An integral component of the right to counsel is the right to court-appointed counsel for those unable to hire an attorney. Individuals determined to be eligible for court-appointed counsel do not have the right to choose who their attorney will be. You should first contact the Montour County, PA Public Defender’s Office for further assistance.