Public Defense Overview

Public Defense Overview Resources

The Impact of PDAP

What Does It Mean to Be a Public Defender

How a Criminal Case Moves Through the System- Sara Jacobson

Case Theory and Story of the Case - Sara Jacobson (2023-04-17)

Factual Brainstorming - Stacey Steiner (2023-04-17)

Explaining Criminal Legal Systems & Processes in PA to Clients & Their Loved Ones (2024-08-15)

Working with a Systems Lens (2024-08-15)

How New Public Defenders Can Put Themselves in a Position to Lead (2024-12-10)

Experience, Growth, & Development as a Leader (2024-12-10)

Holistic Public Defense in Rural PA (2024-12-11)

Overview of Pending Defense Issues in PA (2024-12-11)

Public Defender Leadership (2024-12-12)

Project Rehabilitate Introduction (2025-02-14)

Project Rehabilitate Presentation (2025-02-14)

Memo: Project Rehabilitate at the Magisterial District Court Level

Trainings & Resources

Our mission is to provide tools, strategies, mutual support, training and information to Public Defender Offices in Pennsylvania; to be the voice of public defense in Pennsylvania; and to promote best practices in the leadership, management, and administration of justice in Pennsylvania.