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The Public Defender Association of Pennsylvania (PDAP) is a non-profit corporation whose membership consists of all public defender attorneys and other core staff employed full or part time in Pennsylvania’s 67 county public defender offices of this Commonwealth.
 

Incorporated in 1971, PDAP is a statewide community of public defenders dedicated to securing a fair justice system and ensuring high quality legal representation for people facing loss of life, freedom or family. 

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The Public Defender Association of Pennsylvania (PDAP) is a non-profit corporation whose membership consists of public defenders employed full or part time in Pennsylvania’s 67 county public defender offices of this Commonwealth.  

Incorporated in 1971, PDAP is a statewide community of public defenders dedicated to securing a fair justice system and ensuring high quality legal representation for people facing loss of life, freedom or family.

We provide training and support services to Public Defender’s offices across Pennsylvania.

Yes, please contact our Assistant Training Directors (Elizabeth Wood-Bennett or Andrew Capone). Please include as many specifics about what training you are looking for and we will reach out to you to help.

No, PDAP does not provide direct representation. To find contact information for the Public Defender’s office in your county, please see the interactive map above.

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Looking Back at Our Recent 2024 Training Conferences

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Katherine Muns, Her Role in Commonwealth v. Harris, and the Future of Preliminary Evidence

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