Public Defender Offices | Office of Public Defense

If you have been charged with a crime in Washington State and cannot afford a lawyer, you may qualify for a public defender at no cost.

How to get help

Start with the county where your case is being handled. Use the directory below to find the public defense office.
Ask how to apply. Contact the office to learn how to request a public defender. The court decides whether you qualify.
Can't find the right office? Contact the court handling your case and ask how to request a court-appointed lawyer.

Have a court date or deadline? Contact the court handling your case promptly. Do not assume that visiting this website or contacting an office changes your court date or deadline.

Is your case in federal court? Find a federal public defender's office.

Find an office by location

Select the county where your case is being handled.

Benton County

Benton County Office of Public Defense
7122 W Okanogan Pl, Building A
Kennewick, WA 99336
Phone: 509-222-3700
Website: Visit the Benton County website.

Chelan County

Counsel for Defense of Chelan County
303 S Mission St, Suite 200
Wenatchee, WA 98801
Phone: 509-663-2444

Clallam County

Clallam Public Defender
315 East 8th Street
Port Angeles, WA 98362
Phone: 360-452-3307

Clark County

Clark County Public Defense Office
1300 Franklin Street, Suite 560
PO Box 5000
Vancouver, WA 98666-5000
Phone: 564-397-2175
Website: Visit the Clark County website.

Cowlitz County

Cowlitz County Office of Public Defense
1801 1st Ave Suite 1A
Longview, WA 98632
Phone: 360-578-7430
Website: Visit the Cowlitz County website.

Douglas County

Douglas County Office of Public Defense
110 2nd St
East Wenatchee, WA 98802
Phone: 509-888-2743
Website: Visit the Douglas County website.

Franklin County

Franklin County Office of Public Defense
1016 N 4th Ave
Pasco, WA 99301
Phone: 509-543-2996
Website: Visit the Franklin County website.

Grant County

Grant County Public Defense
35 C Street NW, Suite 401
PO Box 37
Ephrata, WA 98823
Phone: 509-754-6027
Website: Visit the Grant County website.

Grays Harbor County

Grays Harbor County Department of Public Defense
100 W. Broadway #1
Montesano, WA 98563
Phone: 360-964-1591
Website: Visit the Grays Harbor County website.

Island County

Island County Public Defense
1 NE 7th Street
Coupeville, WA 98239
Phone: 360-678-5700
Website: Visit the Island County Public Defense website.

Jefferson County

Jefferson Associated Counsel
624 Polk Street
Port Townsend, WA 98368
Phone: 360-385-5613
Website: Visit the JAC website

King County

King County Department of Public Defense
710 Second Ave, Suite 1000
Seattle, WA 98104
Phone: 206-296-7662
Website: Visit the King County website.

City of Seattle- Municipal Court Indigent Screening Program
Seattle Justice Center
600 Fifth Avenue
Seattle, WA 98104-1900
Phone: 206-615-0705

Kitsap County

Kitsap County Office of Public Defense
614 Division Street, MS-40
Port Orchard, WA 98366
Phone: 360-337-7015
Website: Visit the Kitsap County website.

Kittitas County

Kittitas County Department of Public Defense
205 W 5th Ave
Ellensburg, WA 98926
Phone: 509-962-7042
Website: Visit the Kittitas County website.

Mason County

Mason County Public Defense
411 North Fifth Street
Shelton, Washington 98584
Phone: 360-427-9670
Website: Visit the Mason County website.

Pierce County

Pierce County Department of Assigned Counsel-
949 Market Street, Suite 334
Tacoma, WA 98402-2194
Phone: 253-798-6062
Website: Visit the Pierce County website.

San Juan County

San Juan County Public Defender
350 Court St #5
Friday Harbor, WA 98250
Phone: 360-774-9035
Website: Visit the San Juan County website.

Skagit County

Skagit County Office of Assigned Counsel
205 W. Kincaid, Suite #301
Mount Vernon, WA 98273
Phone: 360-416-1690
Website: Visit the Skagit County website

Snohomish County

Snohomish County Office of Public Defense
3000 Rockefeller Avenue M/S 209
Everett, WA 98201
Phone: 425-388-3500
Website: Visit the Snohomish County website.

Snohomish County Public Defender Association
2722 Colby Avenue, Suite 200
Everett, WA 98201
Phone: 425-339-6300
Website: Visit the SnoCo PDA website.

Spokane County

Spokane County Public Defender Office
1033 West Gardner
Spokane, WA 99260
Phone: 509-477-4246
Website: Visit the Spokane County website.

City of Spokane Public Defender
824 North Monroe
Spokane, WA 99201
Phone: 509-835-5955
Website: Visit the City of Spokane website.

Stevens County

Stevens County Office of Public Defense
215 S Oak, Room 210
Colville, WA 99114
Phone: 509-684-3024
Website: Visit the Stevens County website.

Thurston County

Thurston County Public Defense
926 24th Way SW
Olympia, WA 98502
Phone: 360-754-4897
Website: Visit the Thurston County website.

Whatcom County

Whatcom County Public Defender
215 North Commercial Street
Bellingham, WA 98225
Phone: 360-778-5640
Website: Visit the Whatcom County website.

Yakima County

Yakima County Department of Assigned Counsel
104 North 1st Street
Yakima, WA 98901
Phone: 509-574-1160
Website: Visit the Yakima County website.

Federal public defenders

If your case is in federal court, contact the federal public defender's office serving your area. Use the links below to find the office and its contact information.

Western District of Washington

1601 Fifth Avenue, Suite 700
Seattle, Washington
Phone: 206-553-1100

1331 Broadway Plaza, Suite 400
Tacoma, Washington
Phone: 253-593-6710

Website: Visit the Western District Federal Public Defender website.

Federal Defenders of Eastern Washington and Idaho

601 West Riverside Ave., Suite 900
Spokane, WA 99201
Phone: 509-624-7606

306 East Chestnut Avenue
Yakima, WA 98901
Phone: 509-248-8920

Website: Visit the Eastern Washington & Idaho Federal Public Defender website.