• San Francisco Public Defender Jeff Adachi leads a protest in response to police killings in the Bay area. Photo (c) Jeff Adachi 

NAPD mourns the passing of San Francisco Public Defender Jeff Adachi while ackoweldging his many, many talents and achievements. NAPD will always be aware of the absence of his leadership, and is committed to continuing his vision in every community served by public defenders/public defense professionals working for freedom, fairness and racial justice.

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Recent Contributors

  • Marty Feinman, Director of Juvenile Justice Trainings, Legal Aid Society (NY)
  • Aaron Goldstein, Attorney Supervisor, Cook County Public Defender, Cook County, IL
  • Jennifer Kinsley, Professor, Northern Kentucky University School of Law
  • Richard Pittman, Director of Juvenile Defender Services, Louisiana Public Defender Board
  • Prya Murad, Assistant Public Defender, 15th Circuit Public Defender (Palm Beach, FL)
  • Melinda Drewer and Flint Stebbins, ABC Law Group, Everett, WA 
  • Chant'a Parker, Innocence Project
  • Lisa Feinman, Director of Special Litigation & Law Reform, Legal Aid Society, New York, NY
  • Jill Paperno, Second Asst. Public Defender, Monroe County Public Defender's Office, NY
  • Jefff Adachi, Chief Public Defender, San Francisco Public Defender's Office, CA
  • Emily Coward, Project Attorney, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
  • Sarah Buchanan, Director of Social Services, Knox County Community Law Office (TN)
     
  • Patrick Brayer, Coordinator of Law Students and Interns, Missouri State Public Defender System
  • Janene McCabe, Director of Technical Litigation, Colorado State Public Defender
  • Andre Vitale, Special Assistant Public Defender, Monroe County Public Defender's Office (NY)
  • Terence Davidson, Paralegal, Legal Aid Society (New York, NY)
  • Michael Barrett, State Public Defender, Missouri State Public Defender System
  • Alex Bunin, Chief Public Defender, Harris County Public Defender's Office, TX

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