The Travis County Public Defender's Office is located in Austin, Texas. The Public Defender's Office (PDO) is a comprehensive public defender office envisioned to be client-centered, independent, and innovative to the needs of Travis County residents. Consistent with nationally recognized best practices, the PDO provides high-quality holistic defense representation and other support to people accused of criminal offenses in Travis County. With one Chief Public Defender, attorneys, Legal Secretaries, Paralegals and other supporting staff, the office provides services in criminal and misdemeanor cases. Working together to serve clients' expressed goals and needs related to the criminal charges and combat the harmful collateral penalties they trigger, the office has developed an interdisciplinary team-based model. The PDO Investigators are a critical part of the defense team. They work in concert with public defender attorneys to investigate allegations of suspected violations of criminal statutes and possible legal defenses to and mitigation against those allegations. Please contact the Travis County Public Defender's Office directly if you need any further information.