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Public Defender

An elected or appointed public official (usually of a county), who is an attorney regularly assigned by the courts to defend people accused of crimes who cannot afford a private attorney. Counties may also have alternate public defenders, attorneys who represent persons charged with a crime who cannot afford to hire a private attorney in situations where the public defender has a conflict of interest. In each Federal Judicial District there is also a federal public defender, an attorney who is appointed by the court to represent individuals charged with federal offenses who cannot afford to retain their own attorney. Some states have a state public defender to supervise the provision of attorneys to convicted indigent individuals for appeals.

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Thru: Livingston County Public Defender

Eligibility:
Call for information.
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Livingston County Public Defender

6 Court Street
Room 109
Geneseo, NY

Thru: Monroe County Office of the Public Defender

Eligibility:
Ages 16 years or older. Unable to afford private representation. Call for information.
Languages:
American Sign Language
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Monroe County Office of the Public Defender

10 North Fitzhugh Street
Rochester, NY

Thru: Ontario County Office of the Public Defender

Eligibility:
Residents of area served or have a case in the area.
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Ontario County Office of the Public Defender

20 Ontario Street
Ground Floor
Canandaigua, NY

Thru: Wayne County Public Defender

Eligibility:
Unable to afford attorney. Charged with a misdemeanor, felony offense or penal law offense in Wayne County. Call for information.
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Wayne County Public Defender

26 Church Street
Second Floor
Lyons, NY

Hours:
M-F 9:00AM-5:00PM.

Thru: Seneca County Public Defender's Office

Eligibility:
Financially unable to obtain adequate representation.
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Seneca County Public Defender's Office

54 Fall Street
Seneca Falls, NY

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