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Charlottesville-Albemarle public defender thanks council for supplement, outlines caseload and services
Summary
Public Defender Nick Bricucci thanked Charlottesville City Council for supplemental funding, described office staffing and caseload pressures, and highlighted coordination with local behavioral-health and reentry programs.
Nick Bricucci, public defender for Charlottesville-Albemarle, told Charlottesville City Council on Oct. 20 that the office is grateful for a longstanding local supplement that helps retain staff and provide client-centered criminal defense.
Bricucci said the public defender's office has 16 employees, including nine attorneys, two investigators, a mitigation specialist and a paralegal. “We provide excellent criminal defense via negotiation and litigation,” he said, and emphasized that the office serves “the most vulnerable, the poorest people in our community in their time of…
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