The Defender Association
The Defender Association is a non-profit law firm providing public defender services to King County and the City of Seattle in felony, misdemeanor, juvenile, family advocacy, and civil commitment cases, as well as a number of appeals at all levels of the state courts.
The City of Seattle's Legislative Information Service has a reference to the ordinance that established The Defender Association as the provider of legal defense services for indigent defendants in 1969, but the text of the ordinance is not available online.
The Defender Association in the News
The Defender Association's longtime director, Bob Boruchowitz, has stepped down to teach at Seattle University:
Floris Mikkelsen is The Defender Association's new director as of January 1, 2007. See Defender Association picks new director
The Seattle Times noted our 30-year Anniversary in 1999, and their Pacific Northwest Magazine published a feature on our Director, Bob Boruchowitz, in 2004.
The Defender Association celebrated its 35th anniversary in 2004, and our 35th Anniversary Report is available online. The Seattle P-I also reported the anniversary.
In 1979, the Seattle Times noted our 10th anniversary in this article.
