The Woods County Public Defender's Office is located in Bowling Green, OH. With a County Public Defender and other supporting legal staff, this office represents indigent clients in Woods County. This county's Public Defender is mandated by state law and the Constitutions of the United States and the State of Ohio to provide competent, effective and ethical legal representation to people unable to afford private counsel in certain kinds of cases where life or liberty issues are at stake. 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 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. If you have any questions about this organization, please use the contact information on the right-hand side of the page.