Defender Association of Philadelphia
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| Headquarters | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
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| No. of offices | 1 |
| Major practice areas | Adult and juvenile state and civil court hearings, criminal mental health hearings, and child advocates for dependent and neglected children |
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| Date founded | 1934 |
| Company type | Nonprofit corporation |
| Website | phillydefenders |
Defender Association of Philadelphia, founded in 1936, is a non-profit corporation, based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, that provides defense on a court-appointed basis for criminal and delinquency cases in which the defendants and respondents are indigent adults and juveniles.
History
[edit | edit source]In 1990, the association appointed the first woman as chief in 56 years.[1][2] She retired in 2014.[3]
In October 2001, the firm moved Comcast Center (Philadelphia) at 17th Street and John F. Kennedy Boulevard.[4] In 2015, Keir Bradford-Grey become head of the Association.[5]
Notable people
[edit | edit source]- C. Darnell Jones II, federal judge
- Joseline Peña-Melnyk, politician[6]
- Abbe Smith, law professor
- Gregory M. Sleet, federal judge
- Luis Felipe Restrepo, federal judge
- Benjamin H. Read, politician
Scholarship
[edit | edit source]- |Client Service in a Defender Organization: The Philadelphia Experience
- |egal Aid to Indigent Criminal Defendants in Philadelphia and New Jersey
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