Iowa Office of the State Public Defender

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Iowa Office of the State Public Defender

The Iowa Office of the State Public Defender (OSPD) is located in Des Moines, Iowa. This office consists of an Appellate Defender Division and a special defense unit located within the OSPD office. With one State Public Defender, one First Asst. State Public Defender and four Assistant State Public Defenders, the Office of the State Public Defender is responsible for coordinating Iowa's Indigent Defense System. Their mission is to ensure that all indigent persons in Iowa are provided high-quality legal representation in criminal, juvenile, and other eligible proceedings in the most efficient and fiscally responsible manner. The OSPD administers 18 local Public Defender Offices and the Appellate Defender's Offices that represent indigent persons, primarily in criminal and juvenile cases at the trial and appellate levels in all of Iowa's 99 counties. The OSPD also contracts with more than one thousand private attorneys and several nonprofit organizations throughout Iowa to provide court-appointed representation in cases that public defender offices cannot handle. For further information on the services offered by the Iowa Office of the State Public Defender, please get in touch with them directly using the contact information listed here.

Contact Information

Address
Lucas State Office Building, Fourth Floor321 E. 12th Street Des Moines, Iowa 50319

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