The Coconino County Legal Defender's Office in Flagstaff, AZ is a government department that provides legal services to indigent individuals facing a loss of liberty or family. Established in 1998, the office ensures that all persons are treated equally and fairly in the eyes of the law, in accordance with U.S. Supreme Court decisions. They offer direct representation, coordinate the appointment of counsel, and assign attorneys to serve as guardian ad litems for children and parents in various cases.
The Legal Defender's Office fulfills its mission in a respectful, caring, competent, and cost-effective manner, with a team of in-house attorneys and contracted private attorneys. They work in the Superior and Justice Courts of Coconino County, providing legal representation to criminal defendants, delinquent minors, parents in dependencies and parental rights termination cases, children in dependencies and parental rights termination cases, witnesses in criminal trials, and occasionally parents deemed legally incompetent. Their dedication to ensuring fair trials and the right to counsel is rooted in the belief that lawyers in criminal courts are necessities, not luxuries.
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