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Anacortes approves three-year, $855,000 contract with Periscope Legal for public defense services
Summary
Facing the departure of its interim public defender and uncertainty about forthcoming state caseload rules, the Anacortes City Council on May 27 approved a three‑year contract with Periscope Legal to provide indigent defense services beginning June 9, 2025.
The Anacortes City Council on May 27 authorized the mayor to sign contract 125-148-DEFDash001 with Periscope Legal for $855,000 to provide public defense services from 2025 to 2028.
City staff presenter Amanda Hsu described the background: in 2014 changes followed litigation referenced in the meeting and the Washington State Bar Association later recommended further caseload standards. "Back in 2014, there was a change in the standards ... as a result of the Mount Vernon and Burlington versus Wilbur case," Hsu said, and staff said the Washington…
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